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sheers (verb)

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  • sheer — sheer1 [ ʃır ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something: Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc. of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work. sheer… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fang — [11] Fang originally meant ‘prey, spoils’ – a sense which survived well into the 18th century (‘Snap went the sheers, then in a wink, The fang was stow’d behind a bink [bench]’, Morrison, Poems 1790). It was related to a verb fang ‘take, capture’ …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • sheer — sheer1 adjective 1》 nothing other than; unmitigated: sheer hard work. 2》 (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3》 (of a fabric) very thin. adverb 1》 perpendicularly. 2》 archaic completely; right. Derivatives sheerly adverb… …   English new terms dictionary

  • sheer — I UK [ʃɪə(r)] / US [ʃɪr] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work.… …   English dictionary

  • sheer away — phrasal verb sheer off or sheer away [intransitive] Word forms sheer off : present tense I/you/we/they sheer off he/she/it sheers off present participle sheering off past tense sheered off past participle sheered off to change direction very… …   English dictionary

  • sheer off — phrasal verb sheer off or sheer away [intransitive] Word forms sheer off : present tense I/you/we/they sheer off he/she/it sheers off present participle sheering off past tense sheered off past participle sheered off to change direction very… …   English dictionary

  • fang — [11] Fang originally meant ‘prey, spoils’ – a sense which survived well into the 18th century (‘Snap went the sheers, then in a wink, The fang was stow’d behind a bink ’, Morrison, Poems 1790). It was related to a verb fang ‘take, capture’ which… …   Word origins

  • sheer off — ˌsheer ˈoff ˌsheer a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sheer off he/she/it sheers off present participle sh …   Useful english dictionary

  • sheer away — ˌsheer ˈoff ˌsheer a ˈway [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sheer off he/she/it sheers off prese …   Useful english dictionary

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