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1 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) sclavie2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) sclavagism3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) sclavie -
2 application
[æpli-]1) (a formal request; an act of applying: several applications for the new job; The syllabus can be obtained on application to the headmaster.) candidatură; cerere2) (hard work: He has got a good job through sheer application.) sârguinţă3) (an ointment etc applied to a cut, wound etc.) alifie -
3 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) picătură2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) strop3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) cădere; scădere4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) povârniş2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) a scăpa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) a cădea3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) a abandona, a renunţa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) a lăsa5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) a lăsa/a scrie un bilet•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
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4 greed
[ɡri:d](a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) lăcomie, aviditate- greedy- greedily
- greediness
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sheer — I. /ʃɪə / (say shear) adjective 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as fabrics, etc. 2. unmixed with anything else. 3. unqualified; utter: a sheer waste of time. 4. extending down or up very steeply: a sheer descent of rock. 5. Obsolete bright;… …
sheer — Ⅰ. sheer [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) nothing but; absolute: sheer hard work. 2) (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3) (of a fabric) very thin. ► ADVERB ▪ perpendicularly. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
sheer batten — noun : a long strip of wood to guide carpenters in following the sheer plan in shipbuilding; also : sheer pole … Useful english dictionary
sheer-hulk — sheerˈ hulk or shearˈ hulk noun 1. An old dismantled ship with a pair of sheers mounted on it 2. Popularly, a mere hulk, as if from ↑sheer1 • • • Main Entry: ↑sheer … Useful english dictionary
sheer boom — noun Etymology: sheer (VII) : shear boom … Useful english dictionary
sheer draft — noun archaic : sheer plan … Useful english dictionary
sheer line — noun Etymology: sheer (VII) : the stretched rope of a trail bridge to which a boat or raft is attached and along which it passes … Useful english dictionary
sheer-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the phrase sheer off : an act or instance of sheering off … Useful english dictionary
sheer ratline — noun Etymology: sheer (VIII) : every fifth ratline of the rigging of a ship extending to the swifters, after shrouds, and backstays … Useful english dictionary
sheer thursday — noun Usage: usually capitalized S&T Etymology: Middle English scherethursday, from schere purged of sin or guilt + thursday; probably from the practice of confessing one s sins on Maundy Thursday more at sheer : maundy thursday … Useful english dictionary
sheer|hulk — «SHIHR HUHLK», noun. an old ship with hoists mounted on it, used especially for loading … Useful english dictionary
