Sheers – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sheer
v.
swerve, change course suddenly, change direction abruptly; cause to change course quickly, cause to swerve
n.
swerve, sudden change of direction, abrupt change of course
Shear legs
Shear legs, also known as
sheers,
shears, or
sheer legs, are a form of two-legged lifting device. Shear legs may be permanent, formed of a solid A-frame and supports, as commonly seen on land and the floating
sheerleg, or temporary, as aboard a vessel lacking a fixed crane or derrick.
sheer
Verb
1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
(synonym) swerve, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) peel off
2. cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
(hypernym) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
Adjective
1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job through sheer persistence"; "sheer stupidity"
(synonym) absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)
(similar) complete
2. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
(synonym) plain, unmingled, unmixed
(similar) pure
3. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
(synonym) bluff, bold
(similar) steep
4. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
(synonym) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby
(similar) thin
Adverb
1. straight up or down without a break
(synonym) perpendicularly
2. directly; "he fell sheer into the water"
sheer
n.
naprostý; čirý; strmý; bylo to pouhé štěstí
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