āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to sheer
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āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to move with a sudden and rapid change in direction, turning away from the current path or trajectory
Intransitive: to sheer | to sheer to a direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The motorcyclist deftly sheered to the side, avoiding a deep pothole.
āĻŽā§āĻāĻ°āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĨ¤
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āĻšāĻ āĻžā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to change the course or direction of something quickly and abruptly, often in response to an unexpected obstacle or situation
Transitive: to sheer a moving object or animal | to sheer a moving object or animal to a direction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The experienced rider sheered the horse to the side to avoid a fallen branch on the trail.
āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻ¸āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
sheer
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻā§āĻ, āĻšāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻž
(of a fabric) very thin, light, and transparent, often giving a delicate or ethereal appearance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dress was made of sheer chiffon, flowing gracefully in the breeze.
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻĢāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The sheer joy on her face when she saw the surprise was unforgettable.
āĻāĻļā§āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŽā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ¨āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛
unmixed and pure in composition
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The spring water was sheer, clear and naturally filtered by the earth.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ°āĻŦāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻˇā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mountain had a sheer drop that made it dangerous to climb without proper gear.
āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŖāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻāĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The arrow flew sheer at the target with perfect aim.
āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻš āĻ˛āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rock face rose sheer, impossible to climb.
āĻĒāĻžāĻĨāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻ°ā§āĻšāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻļāĻŋāĻĢāĻ¨, āĻŽāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¨
a fine, translucent fabric, often used for clothing or curtains
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The dress was made of a delicate sheer that added an elegant touch.
āĻĒā§āĻļāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
