sheer

Definition

  • verb: to deviate from a course
  • verb: to turn suddenly
  • adjective: complete and total
  • adjective: of very thin or transparent texture
  • used to emphasize the large amount, size, or degree of something
  • synonyms: bright, swerve, diaphanous

Examples

  • The 'sheer' force of the wind knocked me to the ground.

  • The boat 'sheered' [='swerved'] 'away' from the rocks.

  • The 'sheer' number of questions overwhelmed her.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) tell the others, to scare them. How this beast can crawl on walls, like the best rock climbers using this lightest friction and in perfections. to hold his body close to seemingly sheer surfaces. How his skin is thick and tough, like rhinoceros. Do you really believe the stories about the beast? (..)
    2016 Split