Sheer vs. Vast
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
Vastadjective
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Vastadjective
Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
Vastadjective
(obsolete) Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Vastnoun
(poetic) A vast space.
Vastadjective
Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Vastadjective
Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia.
Vastadjective
Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money.
Vastadjective
Very great in force; mighty; as, vast labor.
Vastadjective
Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.
Vastnoun
A waste region; boundless space; immensity.
Vastadjective
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope;
