Shear vs. Sheer
Shearverb
To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
Shearverb
To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
Shearverb
(physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
Shearverb
(Scotland) To reap, as grain.
Shearverb
(figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
Shearnoun
A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
Shearnoun
The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
Shearnoun
(physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
Shearnoun
(geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
Shearadjective
misspelling of sheer
Shearverb
To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.
Shearverb
To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece.
Shearverb
To reap, as grain.
Shearverb
Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.
Shearverb
To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See Shear, n., 4.
Shearverb
To deviate. See Sheer.
Shearverb
To become more or less completely divided, as a body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.
Shearnoun
A pair of shears; - now always used in the plural, but formerly also in the singular. See Shears.
Shearnoun
A shearing; - used in designating the age of sheep.
Shearnoun
An action, resulting from applied forces, which tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact; - also called shearing stress, and tangential stress.
Shearnoun
A strain, or change of shape, of an elastic body, consisting of an extension in one direction, an equal compression in a perpendicular direction, with an unchanged magnitude in the third direction.
Shearnoun
(physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves;
Shearnoun
(usually plural) large scissors with strong blades
Shearnoun
a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Shearverb
cut with shears;
Shearverb
shear the wool from;
Shearverb
cut or cut through with shears
Shearverb
cut the wool off (a sheep or other animal)
Shearverb
cut off (something such as hair, wool, or grass), with scissors or shears
Shearverb
have something cut off
Shearverb
break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain
Shearnoun
a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are laterally shifted in relation to each other
Sheeradjective
(textiles) Very thin or transparent.
Sheeradjective
(obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.
Sheeradjective
(by extension) Downright; complete; pure.
Sheeradjective
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
Sheeradjective
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
Sheeradverb
(archaic) Clean; quite; at once.
Sheernoun
A sheer curtain or fabric.
Sheernoun
(nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
Sheernoun
(nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
Sheerverb
To swerve from a course.
Sheerverb
(obsolete) To shear.
Sheeradjective
Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Sheeradjective
Very thin or transparent; - applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
Sheeradjective
Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
Sheeradjective
Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
Sheeradverb
Clean; quite; at once.
Sheerverb
To shear.
Sheerverb
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.
Sheernoun
The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Sheernoun
A turn or change in a course.
Sheernoun
Shears See Shear.
Sheerverb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly;
Sheerverb
cause to sheer;
Sheeradjective
complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers;
Sheeradjective
not mixed with extraneous elements;
Sheeradjective
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
Sheeradjective
so thin as to transmit light;
Sheeradverb
straight up or down without a break
Sheeradverb
directly;
Sheeradjective
nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis)
Sheeradjective
(especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so
Sheeradjective
(of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous
Sheeradverb
perpendicularly
Sheeradverb
completely; right
Sheernoun
a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article
Sheernoun
a sudden deviation from a course, especially by a boat.
Sheernoun
the upward slope of a ship's lines towards the bow and stern.
Sheerverb
(typically of a boat) swerve or change course quickly
Sheerverb
avoid or move away from an unpleasant topic
