Sheer

Portuguese Meaning

puro

simples

absoluto

completo

finamente tecido

fino

descascado

sem mistura

diƔfano

total

desvio do curso

guinada

vestido transparente

English Meaning

  1. To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
  2. A swerving or deviating course.
  3. Nautical The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
  4. Nautical The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
  5. Thin, fine, and transparent: sheer curtains; sheer chiffon. See Synonyms at airy.
  6. Completely such, without qualification or exception: sheer stupidity; sheer happiness.
  7. Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed: sheer alcohol. See Synonyms at pure.
  8. Considered or operating apart from anything else: got the job through sheer persistence.
  9. Almost perpendicular; steep: sheer rock cliffs. See Synonyms at steep1.
  10. Almost perpendicularly.
  11. Completely; altogether.