sheer
ADJECTIVEVERBADVERB
/ʃir/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S
sheer is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4E1E1R1
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does sheer mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
Not mixed with extraneous elements.
“sheer wine”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front.
“a sheer descent of rock”
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SIMILAR
3
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
“got the job through sheer persistence”
“sheer stupidity”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
4
So thin as to transmit light.
“sheer silk stockings”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Cause to sheer.
“She sheered her car around the obstacle”
BROADER
ADVERB · 1 SENSE
1
Straight up or down without a break.
SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD