Definition of sheer

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Sheer (v. t.) To shear.

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Sheerly :: Sheerly (adv.) At once; absolutely.
Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
Main :: Main (a.) Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.
Sny :: Sny (n.) An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.
Sheering :: Sheering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shee.
Sheer :: Sheer (v. t.) To shear.
Surfeit :: Surfboat (n.) A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of waves and of contact with the beach..
String :: String (n.) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it..
Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Sheered :: Sheered (imp. & p. p.) of Shee.
Sheer :: Sheer (adv.) Clean; quite; at once.
Sheerwater :: Sheerwater (n.) The shearwater.
Shear :: Shear (v. i.) To deviate. See Sheer.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece..
Tabasheer :: Tabasheer (n.) A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings, bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases..
Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense..
Stark :: Stark (n.) Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.
Sheer :: Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side..
Plank-sheer :: Plank-sheer (n.) The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
Sheer :: Sheer (v. i.) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle..
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