sheer: Information About The Word 'sheer'

sheer is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'sheer' is made up of 5 letters.

Meanings:
  • (r) straight up or down without a break
  • (r) directly; "he fell sheer into the water"
  • (s) not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
  • (s) very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; "a bluff headland"; "where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise"; "a sheer descent of rock"
  • (s) so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
  • (v) turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
  • (v) cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle"
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Using the word 'sheer' in Scrabble will fetch you 8 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 7 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'sheer'

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Words Starting With 'sheer'

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Words Containing 'sheer'

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Points in Scrabble for sheer8
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Number of Letters in sheer5
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