Definition of sheer

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• sheer is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
• sheer is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
• sheer is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of sheer

• not mixed with extraneous elements (adjective)

  Examples

  1. sheer wine

  Synonyms

  1. plain
  2. unmingled
  3. unmixed
• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a sheer descent of rock

  Synonyms

  1. bluff
  2. bold
• turn sharply; change direction abruptly (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. curve
  2. cut
  3. slew
  4. slue
  5. swerve
  6. trend
  7. veer
• straight up or down without a break (adverb)

  Synonyms

  1. perpendicularly
• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers (adjective)

  Examples

  1. got the job through sheer persistence
  2. sheer stupidity

  Synonyms

  1. absolute
  2. downright
  3. out-and-out
  4. rank
  5. right-down
• so thin as to transmit light (adjective)

  Examples

  1. sheer silk stockings

  Synonyms

  1. cobwebby
  2. diaphanous
  3. filmy
  4. gauze-like
  5. gauzy
  6. gossamer
  7. see-through
  8. transparent
  9. vaporous
  10. vapourous
• cause to sheer (verb)

  Examples

  1. She sheered her car around the obstacle

See definition of sheer in Merriam Webster