SHEER

Meaning of SHEER in English

v. & n.

v.intr. 1 esp. Naut. swerve or change course. 2 (foll. by away, off) go away, esp. from a person or topic one dislikes or fears.

n. Naut. a deviation from a course.

[ perh. f. MLG scheren = SHEAR v. ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

SHEER — I. ˈshi(ə)r, -iə adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English schere acquitted, purged of sin or guilt, probably alteration (influenced …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEER — (v. i.) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — ( v. i. ) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( v. i. ) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — sheer 1 — sheerly , adv. — sheerness , n. /shear/ , adj., sheerer, sheerest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — I. ˈshir verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of shear (I) Date: 1539 intransitive verb : to deviate from a course : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEER — adv clean; quite; at once. 2. sheer ·noun a turn or change in a course. 3. sheer ·vi bright; clear; …
Webster English vocab
SHEER — ~ 1 ■ adjective 1》 nothing other than; unmitigated: ~ hard work. 2》 (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHEER — [sheer] vb [perh. alter. of [1]shear] vi (1539): to deviate from a course: swerve ~ vt: to cause to sheer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHEER — sheer BrE AmE ʃɪə AmE ʃɪ ə r ▷ sheered ʃɪəd AmE ʃɪ ə rd ▷ sheerer ˈʃɪər ə AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEER — / ʃɪə(r); NAmE ʃɪr/ adjective , adverb , verb ■ adjective 1. [ only before noun ] used to emphasize …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEER — I. sheer 1 /ʃɪə $ ʃɪr/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Probably from Old Norse skærr 'pure' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHEER — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 no more or less than; mere, unqualified, absolute (sheer luck; sheer determination). 2 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEER — adj. & adv. adj. 1 no more or less than; mere, unqualified, absolute (sheer luck; sheer determination). 2 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEER — 1. adj. & adv. --adj. 1. no more or less than; mere, unqualified, absolute (sheer luck; sheer determination). 2 (of …
Oxford English vocab
SHEER — ( sheerer, sheerest) 1. You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHEER — (~er, ~est) 1. You can use ~ to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHEER — n. 25B6; adjective the sheer audacity of the plan : UTTER, complete, absolute, total, pure, downright, out-and-out, arrant, thorough, thoroughgoing, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHEER — adj. 1 steep, precipitous, abrupt, perpendicular, bluff, vertical There is a sheer drop of 2000 feet to the valley below …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHEER — I 1. прил. 1) абсолютный, полнейший, сущий, явный it is sheer trash ≈ это полнейшая халтура Syn : absolute, perfect …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEER — sheer.ogg _I 1. ʃıə n мор. 1. резкое отклонение от курса; рыскание 2. кривизна борта, продольная погибь 2. ʃıə v …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHEER — _I 1. ʃıə n мор. 1. резкое отклонение от курса; рыскание 2. кривизна борта, продольная погибь 2. ʃıə v мор. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
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Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHEER — _I 1. _a. 1> сущий, явный 2> абсолютный, полнейший; sheer waste of time - совершенно бесполезная трата времени; sheer exhaustion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHEER — I 1. a. 1. сущий, явный 2. абсолютный, полнейший; sheer waste of time - совершенно бесполезная трата времени; sheer exhaustion …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHEER — _I ʃɪə 1. _a. 1> сущий, явный 2> абсолютный, полнейший; by sheer force одной только силой; sheer waste of time …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHEER — 1) грузовая стрела 2) седловатость 3) рыскать на волне 4) уклоняться от курса - sheer about - sheer off - …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SHEER — I 1. прил. 1) абсолютный, полнейший, сущий, явный it is sheer trash ≈ это полнейшая халтура Syn : absolute, perfect …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEER — perpendiculari; abrupt, scarp
English interlingue dictionary
SHEER — I. verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1shear Date: 1539 intransitive verb to deviate from a course ; swerve , transitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHEER — (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (v. i.) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (v. t.) To shear.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (adv.) Clean; quite; at once.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (v. i.) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — (v. i.) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Английский словарь Webster
SHEER — ( v. t. ) To shear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( v. i. ) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( v. i. ) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( v. i. ) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( n. ) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( n. ) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( n. ) Shears See Shear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( n. ) A turn or change in a course.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — ( adv. ) Clean; quite; at once.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHEER — adv. completely, totally; very steeply
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEER — adj. thin and nearly transparent; not combined with anything else; utter, complete; very steep, almost perpendicular
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEER — v. swerve, change course suddenly, change direction abruptly; cause to change course quickly, cause to swerve
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEER — n. swerve, sudden change of direction, abrupt change of course
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEER — n. Function: noun Etymology: perhaps alteration of 2 shear Date: 1691 : the fore-and-aft curvature from bow to stern of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. Function: noun Date: circa 1920 : a sheer fabric also : an article of such a fabric
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. Function: adverb Date: 1599 1 : in a complete manner : ALTOGETHER 2 : straight up or down without …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English schere freed from guilt, probably alteration of skere, from Old Norse skærr pure; akin …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. Function: noun Date: 1670 1 : a turn, deviation, or change in a course (as of a ship) 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. Pronunciation: ' shir Function: verb Etymology: perhaps alteration of 1 shear Date: 1539 intransitive verb : to deviate from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHEER — n. the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern. [prob. f. SHEAR n.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEER — v. & n. --v.intr. 1 esp. Naut. swerve or change course. 2 (foll. by away, off) go away, esp. from …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHEER — n. the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern. [ prob. f. SHEAR n. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHEER — (TURN) [verb] [I usually + adverb or preposition] - to change direction suddenlyIt looked as if the boats were going …
Cambridge English vocab
SHEER — Synonyms and related words : aberrancy, aberration, about ship, abrupt, absolute, absolutely, airy, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-out, all-pervading, angle, angle off, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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