sheer – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: turn,
maneuver,
direct,
channelise,
manoeuver,
guide,
channelize,
head,
manoeuvre,
steer,
point
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
adv.
completely, totally; very steeply
adj.
thin and nearly transparent; not combined with anything else; utter, complete; very steep, almost perpendicular
Sheer
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
sheer
Przym.
czysty; stromy