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Sheer Pronunciation

Pronounce Sheer as S HH EH EH R.

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    Sheer phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'sheer'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of sheer: /shɛɛr/
    • Modern IPA representation of sheer: /shɛɛr/

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    List of meaning for sheer

    of transparently thin quality, usually of fabric

    absolute, downright, out-and-out(a), rank(a), right-down, sheer(a)(adj)

    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"

    plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed(adj)

    not mixed with extraneous elements

    "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"

    bluff, bold, sheer(adj)

    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"

    diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby(verb)

    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"

    swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut(verb)

    turn sharply; change direction abruptly

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

    sheer(adverb)

    cause to sheer

    "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

    sheer, perpendicularly(adverb)

    straight up or down without a break

    sheer(adverb)

    directly

    "he fell sheer into the water"

    to change one's course or direction

    the cruise ship sheered to the northwest, putting it safely out of the path of the hurricane

    to depart abruptly from a straight line or course

    the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog

    very thin and easy to see through

    we had to get window shades because passersby could see right through our sheer curtains

    having no exceptions or restrictions

    survivors of the earthquake told of experiencing sheer terror

    having an incline approaching the perpendicular

    the sheer slopes of the ravine

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    sheer in sentence

    1. The sheer sheets my grandmother bought us for Christmas were not thick enough to keep us warm at nights.

    2. The gold trimmings in the celebrity’s bathroom are nothing but sheer decadence.

    3. I tried to sort all of my homework into piles based on what classes they were for, but the sheer amount of work depressed me so much I could not continue.

    4. Three boats were damaged by the sheer force of the winds from the gale.

    5. Direct sunlight couldn’t be avoided, but a sheer curtain was able to block a majority of it.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term sheer

    There is ideology and populism and then there's sheer madness of sending your country into a recession to prove a point no one understands.

    – Flavio Volpe

    The sheer volume of searches shows how much interest there is, but it's also an alarm bell, there is a lack of information or general awareness.

    – Carl Sciortino

    Based on the law of probability, everything is possible because the sheer existence of possibility confirms the existence of impossibility.

    – Dejan Stojanovic

    The most important thing is that creativity or quality of performance should never be judged on the basis of color, or ethnicity, or physical likeness, quality entertainment should be measured by the sheer force of creativity and the commitment that an actor or actress brings to the performance.

    – Chairman Robert L. Johnson

    The images of neighborhoods across Europe reduced to rubble due to wartime air raids are a lasting reminder of the destruction that can be caused by man-made explosions, but the impact of these bombs way up in the Earth's atmosphere has never been realized until now. It is astonishing to see how the ripples caused by man-made explosions can affect the edge of space. Each raid released the energy of at least 300 lightning strikes. The sheer power involved has allowed us to quantify how events on the Earth's surface can also affect the ionosphere.

    – Chris Scott

    I have lost friends, some by death... others through sheer inability to cross the street.

    – Virginia Woolf

    The sheer volume of counterfeits on the site as reported by our members, along with the company's unwillingness to make serious reforms is why, after three years, we feel it is necessary to recommend that Taobao be added back to the list and that the U.S. elevate the pressure on them to make substantive, measurable improvements to the counterfeit problem.

    – Juanita Duggan

    People are also animals and it is sheer foolishness on part of a person to even proclaim or consider ever that we are better than other living organism on an intelligence level.

    – Anuj Somany

    Other than just the sheer awful news that Australia has lost so many of its species is the fact that it's done it across areas that are very, very sparsely populated, it tells us that by being careless, particularly with invasive species, that we can do an extraordinary amount of environmental harm even in places where there aren't a lot of people.

    – Stuart Pimm

    The crippling economics of Broadway have long since ushered in the era of downsized casts and mini-orchestras, so the sheer spectacle value of an opulently costumed 50-member troupe, accompanied by 29 musicians in the pit, is enough to make a musical-theater lover's head explode.

    – The Hollywood Reporter

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