Changing direction. Some of those books are sheer magic. The sheer size of the engine makes it difficult to transport. She hauled herself up the sheer slope of the mountain. Examples of sheer. Destroyer wished him good luck and sheered off. From the Hansard archive. Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3. Such fighter aircraft as were encountered sheered off when fired upon.
Such fighter aircraft as were encountered sheered off on meeting our fire. He always comes up to this point and sheers away from the logic of what he is saying. From that he sheered off into his familiar statement of the case about our insular and naval position, and so on. She was diagnosed as having epidermolysis bullosa, which is a genetic disease that results in blistering and sheering of the skin if it is so much as touched. They may have sheered off afterwards, but they had at one time intended it, otherwise they would not have passed legislation empowering them to do so.
In , a relatively insignificant incident illustrates the sheer peculiarity of the colonial regimes drive to raise revenue at all costs. From the Cambridge English Corpus. In addition, the sheer breadth of its material will make this an invaluable resource for students and researchers alike across a range of disciplines. The sheer volume of the collections of specimens secured was impressive.
Selective amnesia: how rats and humans are able to actively forget distracting memories, University of Cambridge. He was crying with sheer rage and eagerness as he circled back and forth for a chance to spring in. He fought from sheer joy, finding in it an expression of much that he felt and that otherwise was without speech. Double-click any word on the page to look it up in the dictionary.
Context examples But they sheered clear of him. Dracula, by Bram Stoker Next, he sheered to the left, to escape the foot of the bed; but this sheer , if too generous, brought him against the corner of the table. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British. Wendy British. Fred US English.
Tessa South African. How to say sheer in sign language? To turn aside sharply from a course; swerve. The oblique heading or position of a ship riding at a single bow anchor. The upward curve of a ship's deck toward the bow and stern, as seen from the side. Very thin; transparent; diaphanous. Not mixed or mingled with anything else; pure. Absolute; downright; unqualified; utter. Perpendicular or extremely steep, as the face of a cliff. Completely; utterly; outright.
Her light, sheer dress caught everyone's attention. Sheer is defined as a very thin, or extremely steep. Thin, fine material, or a curtain, etc.
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