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

  • (..) and the promise this country holds. Now, here on this rugged patch of earth called Plataea... ...Xerxes' hordes face obliteration! Just there the barbarians huddle... ...sheer terror gripping tight their hearts... ...with icy fingers... ...knowing full well what merciless horrors they suffered... (..)
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