SHEERNESS

Meaning of SHEERNESS in English

/shear"nis/ , n.

a seaport in N Kent, in SE England on the Isle of Sheppey, at the mouth of the Thames: government dockyards. 31,541.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SHEERNESS — County: Kent Post Code: ME12
UK Post Codes and Counties English vocabulary
SHEERNESS — noun see: sheer
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHEERNESS — noun ( -es ) : the quality or state of being sheer
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEERNESS — n. steepness, abruptness; quality of being thin and nearly transparent (about a fabric)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHEERNESS — see sheer III
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHEERNESS — Sheerness BrE AmE ˌʃɪə ˈnes ◂ AmE \ ˌʃɪr-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHEERNESS — легкость
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHEERNESS — Нагота
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHEERNESS — легкость
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHEERNESS — легкость
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SHEERNESS — легкость
Англо-Русский словарь
CHIFFON — I. noun Etymology: French, literally, rag, from chiffe old rag, alteration of Middle French chipe, from Middle English chip chip …
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RENNIE, JOHN — born June 7, 1761, Phantassie, East Lothian, Scot. died Oct. 4, 1821, London, Eng. Scottish civil engineer. He built three …
Английский словарь Британика
TISSUE — I. ˈti(ˌ)shü, ˈtish(ˌ)yü, ˈti(ˌ)shu̇, ˈtish(ˌ)yu̇, before a vowel often -_sh(y)əw; chiefly South -_sh(y)ə before a consonant or pause or before …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thinner ; thinnest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
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CHIFFON — I. shiˈfän, ˈshifˌän sometimes -ȯn noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, rag, from chiffe old rag, alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHEER — sheer 1 — sheerly , adv. — sheerness , n. /shear/ , adj., sheerer, sheerest , adv. , n. adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PRECIPITOUSNESS — n. steepness, quality of being nearly vertical, sheerness
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THIN — I. ˈthin adjective ( thin·ner ; thin·nest ) Etymology: Middle English thinne, from Old English thynne; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIFFON — I. shi-ˈfän, ˈshi-ˌ noun Etymology: French, literally, rag, from chiffe old rag, alteration of Middle French chipe, from Middle English …
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THIN — [thin] adj thin.ner ; thin.nest [ME thinne, fr. OE thynne; akin to OHG dunni thin, L tenuis thin, tenere to …
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CHIFFON — [chif.fon] n [F, lit., rag, fr. chiffe old rag, alter. of MF chipe, fr. ME chip chip] (1765) 1: an …
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HOSIERY — knit or woven coverings for the feet and legs designed to be worn inside shoes, particularly women's stockings and tights; …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWALE — borough (district), administrative and historic county of Kent, southeastern England, on the south side of the Thames estuary at its …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHEPPEY, ISLE OF — island at the mouth of the River Thames in Swale borough, administrative and historic county of Kent, England. It covers …
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RENNIE, JOHN — born June 7, 1761, Phantassie, East Lothian, Scotland died October 4, 1821, London, England Scottish civil engineer who built or …
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NORE, THE — sandbank in the Thames Estuary, extending between Shoeburyness (north) and Sheerness (south), county of Kent, southeastern England. The Nore Lightship, …
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KENT — administrative, geographic, and historic county of England, lying along the English Channel at the southeastern extremity of Great Britain. A …
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KEAN, EDMUND
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JOHNSON, UWE — born July 20, 1934, Cammin, Ger. died March 12, 1984, Sheerness, Kent, Eng. German author, many of whose novels explore …
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-NESS — I -ness nəs nɪs —The noun-forming suffix has no effect upon word stress: ˈ careless, ˈ carelessness . —In singing, …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary

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