SHEER (11)

Meaning of SHEER (11) in English

(n.) Shears See Shear.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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AVERAGE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an average length ▪ These worms grow to an average length of about 1 …
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES — A. WEIGHTS.-The general principle of the present inquiry is to give the evidence of the monuments the preference on all …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
PTOLEMAEUS, OR PTOLEMY — was the common name of the Greek dynasty of Egyptian kings. PTOLEMAEUS I. SOTER, the son of Lagus, a Macedonian …
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LAW OF MOSES — It will be the object of this article to give a brief analysis of the substance of this law, to …
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