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sheer



sheer - verb

  • turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • cause to sheer

sheer - adjective

  • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
  • not mixed with extraneous elements
  • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
  • so thin as to transmit light

sheer - adverb

  • straight up or down without a break
  • directly

sheer - thesaurus

absolute   bluff   bold   cobwebby   curve   cut   diaphanous   downright   filmy   gauzy   gossamer   perpendicularly   plain   rank   slew   slue   swerve   transparent   trend   unmingled   unmixed   vaporous   vapourous   veer  

Scrabble score for sheer

s is 1 h is 4 e is 1 e is 1 r is 1
Scrabble score = 8

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