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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 quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Five points... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...will be awarded to each of you... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...for sheer dumb luck. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Perhaps you ought to go.\Nlt might wake up. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone