sheerer - Meaning in Telugu

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sheer - Meaning in Telugu

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Definitions and Meaning of sheerer in English

sheer adjective

1. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

   Synonyms

   absolute, absolute, absolute, downright, out-and-out, rank, rank, right-down

   Examples

   • "a downright lie"
   • "a rank outsider"
   • "absolute freedom"
   • "an absolute dimwit"
   • "an out-and-out lie"
   • "got the job through sheer persistence"
   • "many right-down vices"
   • "out-and-out mayhem"
   • "sheer stupidity"
2. very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

   Synonyms

   bluff, bold

   Examples

   • "a bluff headland"
   • "a sheer descent of rock"
   • "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"
3. not mixed with extraneous elements

   Synonyms

   plain, unmingled, unmixed

   Examples

   • "not an unmixed blessing"
   • "plain water"
   • "sheer wine"
4. so thin as to transmit light

   Synonyms

   cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, transparent, vaporous, vapourous

   Examples

   • "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"

sheer abverb

1. directly

   Example

   • "he fell sheer into the water"
2. straight up or down without a break

   Synonyms

   perpendicularly

sheer verb

1. cause to sheer

   Example

   • "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
2. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

   Synonyms

   curve, cut, cut, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer

   Examples

   • "The car cut to the left at the intersection"
   • "The motorbike veered to the right"

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