v.1.to swerve from a course, or cause a vehicle or vessel to swerve from its course
adv.1.with an almost vertical rise or fall
2.completely and utterly
3.something that rises or falls sheer has a very steep slope
n.1.an abrupt or sudden change of course
2.the position of a ship in relation to its anchor
3.the upward curve of a boat's hull as seen from the side, or the degree to which the hull curves upwards
4.a fabric or piece of clothing that is very thin and fine and almost transparent
1.an abrupt or sudden change of course
2.the position of a ship in relation to its anchor
3.the upward curve of a boat's hull as seen from the side, or the degree to which the hull curves upwards
4.a fabric or piece of clothing that is very thin and fine and almost transparent
adj.1.used to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something
2.considered by itself without reference to anything else, or acting by itself without help from anything else
3.free of any impurities, or not mixed with anything else
4.rising nearly straight up or falling nearly straight down over a long distance
5.so thin and fine as to be almost transparent
6.used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something
7.extremely steep
8.sheer cloth is very thin
1.used to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something
2.considered by itself without reference to anything else, or acting by itself without help from anything else
3.free of any impurities, or not mixed with anything else
4.rising nearly straight up or falling nearly straight down over a long distance
5.so thin and fine as to be almost transparent
6.used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something
7.extremely steep
8.sheer cloth is very thin
