"sheer" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʃɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sheer.ogg [US], en-au-sheer.ogg [Australia] Forms: sheerer [comparative], more sheer [comparative], sheerest [superlative], most sheer [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English shere, scheere, schere, skere, from Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), from Proto-Germanic *skairiz; supplanted the semantically close shire (dialectal), from Middle English schyre, schire, shire, shir, from Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), beside which existed Middle English skyr, from Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), both from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”). Cognate with Danish skær, German schier (“sheer”), Dutch schier (“almost”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|shere}} Middle English shere, {{m|enm|scheere}} scheere, {{m|enm|schere}} schere, {{m|enm|skere}} skere, {{inh|en|ang|sċǣre|t=pure, sheer; shining, clear}} Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skairiz}} Proto-Germanic *skairiz, {{m|en|shire}} shire, {{inh|en|enm|schyre}} Middle English schyre, {{m|enm|schire}} schire, {{m|enm|shire}} shire, {{m|enm|shir}} shir, {{inh|en|ang|sċīr|t=clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure}} Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), {{inh|en|enm|skyr}} Middle English skyr, {{der|en|non|skírr|t=pure, bright, clear}} Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skīriz|t=pure, sheer}} Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₁y-|t=luster, gloss, shadow}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”), {{cog|da|skær}} Danish skær, {{cog|de|schier|t=sheer}} German schier (“sheer”), {{cog|nl|schier|t=almost}} Dutch schier (“almost”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃|t=clear, lucid}} Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”), {{cog|sq|hir|t=grace, beauty; goodwill}} Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”) Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} sheer (comparative sheerer or more sheer, superlative sheerest or most sheer)
  1. (textiles) Very thin or transparent. Categories (topical): Textiles Synonyms (very thin or transparent): diaphanous, see-through, thin Translations (very thin or transparent): شَفَّاف (šaffāf) [masculine] (Arabic), тънък (tǎnǎk) (Bulgarian), прозрачен (prozračen) (Bulgarian), 透明 (tòumíng) (Chinese Mandarin), flinterdun (Dutch), läpinäkyvä (Finnish), harsomainen (Finnish), seitinohut (Finnish), läpikuultava (Finnish), transparent (French), diaphane (French), hauchdünn (German), transparent (German), durchsichtig (German), áttetsző (Hungarian), vékony (Hungarian), könnyű (Hungarian), mín (Irish), 透明な (tōmei na) (alt: とうめいな) (Japanese), gjennomskinnelig (Norwegian Bokmål), skir (Old Saxon), przezroczysty (Polish), fino (Portuguese), прозра́чный (prozráčnyj) (Russian), proziran [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), прозиран (Serbo-Croatian), číry [masculine] (Slovak), priesvitný [masculine] (Slovak), fino (Spanish), transparente (Spanish), muy delgado (Spanish), ince (Turkish), прозо́рий (prozóryj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adj-soLHnAYj Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles Disambiguation of 'very thin or transparent': 78 1 2 1 19 Disambiguation of 'very thin or transparent': 78 1 2 1 19
  2. (obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (pure, unmixed): pure, undiluted
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adj-LDVMK2h9 Disambiguation of 'pure, unmixed': 3 55 36 2 4
  3. (by extension) Downright; complete; pure. Tags: broadly Synonyms (downright): downright [completive], mere [completive, obsolete], pure [completive], unmitigated [completive] Translations (downright; complete): شَدِيْد (šadīd) (Arabic), пълен (pǎlen) (Bulgarian), абсолютен (absoljuten) (Bulgarian), ren og skær (Danish), silkka (Finnish), puhdas (Finnish), pelkkä (Finnish), pur [masculine] (French), absolu (French), total (French), vero e proprio [masculine] (Italian), 純粋な (junsui-na) (alt: じゅんすいな) (Japanese), merus (Latin), kaha (Maori), по́лный (pólnyj) (Russian), чи́стый (čístyj) (Russian), ren och skär (Swedish), rena rama (Swedish), по́вний (póvnyj) (Ukrainian), чи́стий (čýstyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adj-PmuPrlAV Disambiguation of 'downright': 4 2 90 1 4 Disambiguation of 'downright; complete': 3 2 91 1 3
  4. Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something. Translations ((used to emphasize)): silkka (Finnish), pelkkä (Finnish), bloß (German), schier (German), pur (German), rein (German), mero [masculine] (Italian), су́щий (súščij) (Russian), чи́стый (čístyj) (Russian), настоя́щий (nastojáščij) (Russian), чи́стий (čýstyj) (Ukrainian), і́стиний (ístynyj) (Ukrainian), спра́вжній (správžnij) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adj-e5IMjBg~ Disambiguation of '(used to emphasize)': 1 1 1 94 3
  5. Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular. Translations (straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular): ἠλίβατος (ēlíbatos) (Ancient Greek), αἰπύς (aipús) [Epic] (Ancient Greek), отвесен (otvesen) (Bulgarian), вертикален (vertikalen) (Bulgarian), 峻峭 (jùnqiào) (Chinese Mandarin), 陡峭 (dǒuqiào) (Chinese Mandarin), recht (Dutch), steil (Dutch), äkkijyrkkä (Finnish), pystysuora (Finnish), suora (Finnish), vertical (French), abrupt (French), steil (German), vertikal (German), senkrecht (German), mote (Maori), taparere (Maori), rett (Norwegian Bokmål), vertikal (Norwegian Bokmål), bratt (Norwegian Bokmål), urwisty [masculine] (Polish), direto (Portuguese), вертика́льный (vertikálʹnyj) (Russian), отве́сный (otvésnyj) (Russian), escarpado (Spanish), acantilado (Spanish), vertical (Spanish), перпендикуля́рний (perpendykuljárnyj) (Ukrainian), прямови́сний (prjamovýsnyj) (Ukrainian), вертика́льний (vertykálʹnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adj-tnYyIcST Disambiguation of 'straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular': 9 4 13 10 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer Synonyms (straight up and down): perpendicular, steep, vertical Hypernyms: thin, translucent Derived forms: sheerly, sheerness, sheer-to-waist Related terms: total, slope, transparent
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'straight up and down': 33 3 27 21 16

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʃɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sheer.ogg [US], en-au-sheer.ogg [Australia] Forms: more sheer [comparative], most sheer [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English shere, scheere, schere, skere, from Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), from Proto-Germanic *skairiz; supplanted the semantically close shire (dialectal), from Middle English schyre, schire, shire, shir, from Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), beside which existed Middle English skyr, from Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), both from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”). Cognate with Danish skær, German schier (“sheer”), Dutch schier (“almost”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|shere}} Middle English shere, {{m|enm|scheere}} scheere, {{m|enm|schere}} schere, {{m|enm|skere}} skere, {{inh|en|ang|sċǣre|t=pure, sheer; shining, clear}} Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skairiz}} Proto-Germanic *skairiz, {{m|en|shire}} shire, {{inh|en|enm|schyre}} Middle English schyre, {{m|enm|schire}} schire, {{m|enm|shire}} shire, {{m|enm|shir}} shir, {{inh|en|ang|sċīr|t=clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure}} Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), {{inh|en|enm|skyr}} Middle English skyr, {{der|en|non|skírr|t=pure, bright, clear}} Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skīriz|t=pure, sheer}} Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₁y-|t=luster, gloss, shadow}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”), {{cog|da|skær}} Danish skær, {{cog|de|schier|t=sheer}} German schier (“sheer”), {{cog|nl|schier|t=almost}} Dutch schier (“almost”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃|t=clear, lucid}} Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”), {{cog|sq|hir|t=grace, beauty; goodwill}} Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”) Head templates: {{en-adv}} sheer (comparative more sheer, superlative most sheer)
  1. (archaic) Clean; completely; at once. Tags: archaic Translations (at once): oitis (Finnish), kerralla (Finnish) Translations (clean): täysin (Finnish), tyystin (Finnish), vallan (Finnish), tykkänään (Finnish) Translations (quite): aivan (Finnish), varsin (Finnish), täysin (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-adv-f8Ic0zsh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʃɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sheer.ogg [US], en-au-sheer.ogg [Australia] Forms: sheers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English shere, scheere, schere, skere, from Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), from Proto-Germanic *skairiz; supplanted the semantically close shire (dialectal), from Middle English schyre, schire, shire, shir, from Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), beside which existed Middle English skyr, from Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), both from Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”). Cognate with Danish skær, German schier (“sheer”), Dutch schier (“almost”), Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”). Outside Germanic, cognate to Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|shere}} Middle English shere, {{m|enm|scheere}} scheere, {{m|enm|schere}} schere, {{m|enm|skere}} skere, {{inh|en|ang|sċǣre|t=pure, sheer; shining, clear}} Old English sċǣre (“pure, sheer; shining, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skairiz}} Proto-Germanic *skairiz, {{m|en|shire}} shire, {{inh|en|enm|schyre}} Middle English schyre, {{m|enm|schire}} schire, {{m|enm|shire}} shire, {{m|enm|shir}} shir, {{inh|en|ang|sċīr|t=clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure}} Old English sċīr (“clear, bright; brilliant, gleaming, shining, splendid, resplendent; pure”), {{inh|en|enm|skyr}} Middle English skyr, {{der|en|non|skírr|t=pure, bright, clear}} Old Norse skírr (“pure, bright, clear”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skīriz|t=pure, sheer}} Proto-Germanic *skīriz (“pure, sheer”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)ḱeh₁y-|t=luster, gloss, shadow}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₁y- (“luster, gloss, shadow”), {{cog|da|skær}} Danish skær, {{cog|de|schier|t=sheer}} German schier (“sheer”), {{cog|nl|schier|t=almost}} Dutch schier (“almost”), {{cog|got|𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃|t=clear, lucid}} Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”), {{cog|sq|hir|t=grace, beauty; goodwill}} Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheer (plural sheers)
  1. A sheer curtain or fabric. Translations (a sheer curtain or fabric): estor [masculine] (Catalan), voilee (Finnish), voile (Finnish), valoverhokangas (Finnish), valoverho (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-noun-TmLEyp-b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʃɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sheer.ogg [US], en-au-sheer.ogg [Australia] Forms: sheers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps from Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”); see also shear. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=Perhaps}} Perhaps, {{der|en|nl|scheren||to move aside, skim}} Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”), {{m|en|shear}} shear Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheer (plural sheers)
  1. (nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: curve of main deck): ketka (Finnish), βιάρισμα (viárisma) [neuter] (Greek), λουνάδα (lounáda) [feminine] (Greek), καραβίζι (karavízi) [neuter] (Greek), σιμότητα (simótita) [feminine] (Greek), כְּפָף (kfaf) [masculine] (Hebrew)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-noun-vFzxlWT5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 3 3 10 5 16 3 24 7 9 4 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 14 4 5 10 6 13 5 22 8 9 4 Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: curve of main deck': 88 12
  2. (nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: abrupt swerve): отклонение от курса (otklonenie ot kursa) [neuter] (Bulgarian), jiiraus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-noun-~vcq4euJ Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: abrupt swerve': 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: break sheer, plank-sheer, sheer hulk
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈʃɪə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʃɪɹ/ [US] Audio: en-us-sheer.ogg [US], en-au-sheer.ogg [Australia] Forms: sheers [present, singular, third-person], sheering [participle, present], sheered [participle, past], sheered [past]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps from Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”); see also shear. Etymology templates: {{unk|en|title=Perhaps}} Perhaps, {{der|en|nl|scheren||to move aside, skim}} Dutch scheren (“to move aside, skim”), {{m|en|shear}} shear Head templates: {{en-verb}} sheer (third-person singular simple present sheers, present participle sheering, simple past and past participle sheered)
  1. (chiefly nautical) To swerve from a course. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (nautical: swerve from course): отклонявам се от курса (otklonjavam se ot kursa) (Bulgarian), jiirata (Finnish), poiketa kurssista (Finnish), סוֹטֵט (sotet) (Hebrew), crogh (Manx), отклоня́ться от ку́рса (otklonjátʹsja ot kúrsa) (Russian), відхиля́тися від ку́рсу (vidxyljátysja vid kúrsu) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-verb-J6ZbIKJC Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical: swerve from course': 97 3
  2. Obsolete spelling of shear Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: shear
    Sense id: en-sheer-en-verb-ED~zM1bB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "translucent"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "total"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "slope"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "transparent"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Textiles",
          "orig": "en:Textiles",
          "parents": [
            "Materials",
            "Manufacturing",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 17, in The Subtle Minotaur",
          "text": "She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 53",
          "text": "She was cunningly dressed in a black, sheer gown with gold ornaments showing her figure to perfection.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very thin or transparent."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheer-en-adj-soLHnAYj",
      "links": [
        [
          "textiles",
          "textiles"
        ],
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "transparent",
          "transparent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(textiles) Very thin or transparent."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "diaphanous"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "see-through"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "thin"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šaffāf",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "شَفَّاف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "tǎnǎk",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "тънък"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "prozračen",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "прозрачен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tòumíng",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "透明"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "flinterdun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "läpinäkyvä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "harsomainen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "seitinohut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "läpikuultava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "transparent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "diaphane"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "hauchdünn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "transparent"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "durchsichtig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "áttetsző"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "vékony"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "könnyű"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "mín"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "alt": "とうめいな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tōmei na",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "透明な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "gjennomskinnelig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "osx",
          "lang": "Old Saxon",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "skir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "przezroczysty"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "fino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prozráčnyj",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "прозра́чный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "proziran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "прозиран"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "číry"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "priesvitný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "fino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "transparente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "muy delgado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "ince"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "78 1 2 1 19",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "prozóryj",
          "sense": "very thin or transparent",
          "word": "прозо́рий"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheer-en-adj-LDVMK2h9",
      "links": [
        [
          "Pure",
          "pure"
        ],
        [
          "unmixed",
          "unmixed"
        ],
        [
          "unadulterated",
          "unadulterated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 55 36 2 4",
          "sense": "pure, unmixed",
          "word": "pure"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 55 36 2 4",
          "sense": "pure, unmixed",
          "word": "undiluted"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This poem is sheer nonsense.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries[…].",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited",
          "text": "Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Downright; complete; pure."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheer-en-adj-PmuPrlAV",
      "links": [
        [
          "Downright",
          "downright"
        ],
        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Downright; complete; pure."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 90 1 4",
          "sense": "downright",
          "tags": [
            "completive"
          ],
          "word": "downright"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 90 1 4",
          "sense": "downright",
          "tags": [
            "completive",
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "mere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 90 1 4",
          "sense": "downright",
          "tags": [
            "completive"
          ],
          "word": "pure"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 2 90 1 4",
          "sense": "downright",
          "tags": [
            "completive"
          ],
          "word": "unmitigated"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "šadīd",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "شَدِيْد"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "pǎlen",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "пълен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "absoljuten",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "абсолютен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "ren og skær"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "silkka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "puhdas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "pelkkä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "absolu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "total"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "vero e proprio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "alt": "じゅんすいな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "junsui-na",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "純粋な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "merus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "kaha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pólnyj",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "по́лный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čístyj",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "чи́стый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "ren och skär"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "rena rama"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "póvnyj",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "по́вний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 2 91 1 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čýstyj",
          "sense": "downright; complete",
          "word": "чи́стий"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Reels From Storm's Thrashing”, in New York Times, retrieved 2021-09-20",
          "text": "Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheer-en-adj-e5IMjBg~",
      "links": [
        [
          "emphasize",
          "emphasize#English"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "silkka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "pelkkä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "bloß"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "schier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "pur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "rein"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mero"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "súščij",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "су́щий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "čístyj",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "чи́стый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nastojáščij",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "настоя́щий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "čýstyj",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "чи́стий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ístynyj",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "і́стиний"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 94 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "správžnij",
          "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
          "word": "спра́вжній"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular."
      ],
      "id": "en-sheer-en-adj-tnYyIcST",
      "links": [
        [
          "steep",
          "steep"
        ],
        [
          "vertical",
          "vertical"
        ],
        [
          "perpendicular",
          "perpendicular"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otvesen",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "отвесен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vertikalen",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "вертикален"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jùnqiào",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "峻峭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "dǒuqiào",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "陡峭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "recht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "steil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "äkkijyrkkä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "pystysuora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "suora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "vertical"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "abrupt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "steil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "vertikal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
          "word": "senkrecht"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "ēlíbatos",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "word": "taparere"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
          "code": "pt",
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          "word": "direto"
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 4 13 10 65",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪə/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃɪɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
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      "homophone": "Scheer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shear"
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "33 3 27 21 16",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 3 27 21 16",
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      "word": "steep"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 3 27 21 16",
      "sense": "straight up and down",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "gauzy"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "gossamer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "sheer"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "shere"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English shere",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "scheere"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*skairiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *skairiz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "shire"
      },
      "expansion": "shire",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "schyre"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English schyre",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "schire"
      },
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "shire",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "shir",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "skyr"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English skyr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "skær"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish skær",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schier",
        "t": "sheer"
      },
      "expansion": "German schier (“sheer”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "schier",
        "t": "almost"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch schier (“almost”)",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃",
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      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃 (skeirs, “clear, lucid”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "hir",
        "t": "grace, beauty; goodwill"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "form": "more sheer",
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          "ref": "1791, William Cowper, The Iliad of Homer, translation of original by Homer, Book XVI",
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        {
          "ref": "1888, Francis Hastings Doyle, “Hylas”, in The Return of the Guards: And Other Poems, translation of original by Theocritus",
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          "clean"
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          "completely"
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          "at once"
        ]
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        "(archaic) Clean; completely; at once."
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          "code": "fi",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "word": "tyystin"
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        },
        {
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "clean",
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "aivan"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quite",
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        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "quite",
          "word": "täysin"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "at once",
          "word": "oitis"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "at once",
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      "ipa": "/ʃɪɹ/",
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        "US"
      ]
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      "homophone": "shear"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      "args": {
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    {
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "3": "skyr"
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    {
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        "1": "en",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "skær"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schier",
        "t": "sheer"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "schier",
        "t": "almost"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍂𐍃",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "hir",
        "t": "grace, beauty; goodwill"
      },
      "expansion": "Albanian hir (“grace, beauty; goodwill”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "plural"
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    {
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        {
          "text": "Use sheers to maximize natural light.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1992, Tammy Young, Naomi Baker, Serged Garments in Minutes, page 22",
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        }
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          "fabric"
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        {
          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "a sheer curtain or fabric",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estor"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a sheer curtain or fabric",
          "word": "voilee"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a sheer curtain or fabric",
          "word": "voile"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "a sheer curtain or fabric",
          "word": "valoverhokangas"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
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          "text": "She was cunningly dressed in a black, sheer gown with gold ornaments showing her figure to perfection.",
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very thin or transparent."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "textiles",
          "textiles"
        ],
        [
          "thin",
          "thin"
        ],
        [
          "transparent",
          "transparent"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(textiles) Very thin or transparent."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business",
        "manufacturing",
        "textiles"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Pure",
          "pure"
        ],
        [
          "unmixed",
          "unmixed"
        ],
        [
          "unadulterated",
          "unadulterated"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This poem is sheer nonsense.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries[…].",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited",
          "text": "Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Downright; complete; pure."
      ],
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        [
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          "downright"
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        [
          "complete",
          "complete"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) Downright; complete; pure."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Reels From Storm's Thrashing”, in New York Times, retrieved 2021-09-20",
          "text": "Perhaps as startling as the sheer toll was the devastation to some of the state’s well-known locales. Boardwalks along the beach in Seaside Heights, Belmar and other towns on the Jersey Shore were blown away. Amusement parks, arcades and restaurants all but vanished. Bridges to barrier islands buckled, preventing residents from even inspecting the damage to their property.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something."
      ],
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        [
          "emphasize",
          "emphasize#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular."
      ],
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        [
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          "steep"
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        [
          "vertical",
          "vertical"
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        [
          "perpendicular",
          "perpendicular"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈʃɪə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɪɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Scheer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shear"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/En-au-sheer.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "diaphanous"
    },
    {
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "see-through"
    },
    {
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "thin"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pure, unmixed",
      "word": "pure"
    },
    {
      "sense": "pure, unmixed",
      "word": "undiluted"
    },
    {
      "sense": "downright",
      "tags": [
        "completive"
      ],
      "word": "downright"
    },
    {
      "sense": "downright",
      "tags": [
        "completive",
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "mere"
    },
    {
      "sense": "downright",
      "tags": [
        "completive"
      ],
      "word": "pure"
    },
    {
      "sense": "downright",
      "tags": [
        "completive"
      ],
      "word": "unmitigated"
    },
    {
      "sense": "straight up and down",
      "word": "perpendicular"
    },
    {
      "sense": "straight up and down",
      "word": "steep"
    },
    {
      "sense": "straight up and down",
      "word": "vertical"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "filmy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "gauzy"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "gossamer"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:sheer",
      "word": "sheer"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šaffāf",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "شَفَّاف"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tǎnǎk",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "тънък"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prozračen",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "прозрачен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tòumíng",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "透明"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "flinterdun"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "läpinäkyvä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "harsomainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "seitinohut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "läpikuultava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "transparent"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "diaphane"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "hauchdünn"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "transparent"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "durchsichtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "áttetsző"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "vékony"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "könnyű"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "mín"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とうめいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tōmei na",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "透明な"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "gjennomskinnelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "osx",
      "lang": "Old Saxon",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "skir"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "przezroczysty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "fino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prozráčnyj",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "прозра́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "proziran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "прозиран"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "číry"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "priesvitný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "fino"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "transparente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "muy delgado"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "ince"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prozóryj",
      "sense": "very thin or transparent",
      "word": "прозо́рий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "šadīd",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "شَدِيْد"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎlen",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "пълен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "absoljuten",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "абсолютен"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "ren og skær"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "silkka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "puhdas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "pelkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "absolu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "total"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "vero e proprio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅんすいな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "junsui-na",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "純粋な"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "merus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "kaha"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pólnyj",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "по́лный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čístyj",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "чи́стый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "ren och skär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "rena rama"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "póvnyj",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "по́вний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čýstyj",
      "sense": "downright; complete",
      "word": "чи́стий"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "silkka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "pelkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "bloß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "schier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "pur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "rein"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mero"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "súščij",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "су́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čístyj",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "чи́стый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nastojáščij",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "настоя́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "čýstyj",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "чи́стий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ístynyj",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "і́стиний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "správžnij",
      "sense": "(used to emphasize)",
      "word": "спра́вжній"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otvesen",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "отвесен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vertikalen",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "вертикален"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jùnqiào",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "峻峭"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dǒuqiào",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "陡峭"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "recht"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "steil"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "äkkijyrkkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "pystysuora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "suora"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "vertical"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "abrupt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "steil"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "vertikal"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "senkrecht"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "ēlíbatos",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "ἠλίβατος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "aipús",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "tags": [
        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "αἰπύς"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "mote"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "taparere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "rett"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "vertikal"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "bratt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "urwisty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "direto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vertikálʹnyj",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "вертика́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvésnyj",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "отве́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "escarpado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "acantilado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "vertical"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perpendykuljárnyj",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "перпендикуля́рний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prjamovýsnyj",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "прямови́сний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vertykálʹnyj",
      "sense": "straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular",
      "word": "вертика́льний"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheer"
}

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a3/En-us-sheer.ogg/En-us-sheer.ogg.mp3",
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        "US"
      ],
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    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/25/En-au-sheer.ogg/En-au-sheer.ogg.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "word": "ketka"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "viárisma",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βιάρισμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "lounáda",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "λουνάδα"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "karavízi",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "καραβίζι"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "simótita",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "σιμότητα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "kfaf",
      "sense": "nautical: curve of main deck",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כְּפָף"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otklonenie ot kursa",
      "sense": "nautical: abrupt swerve",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "отклонение от курса"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: abrupt swerve",
      "word": "jiiraus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheer"
}

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    "English nouns",
    "English positive polarity items",
    "English terms derived from Dutch",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "English terms with unknown etymologies",
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "shear"
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        {
          "ref": "2018 October 17, Drachinifel, 15:10 from the start, in Last Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918, archived from the original on 2022-08-04",
          "text": "Seydlitz correctly identifies the larger shell splashes as coming from the two \"large light cruisers\" at the rear, and takes aim. Moments later, Courageous sheers out of line, smoke and steam venting through a massive hole in her side, the shells having blasted right through whatever excuse for armor was present and detonated amidst the boiler rooms. She is doomed.",
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        "To swerve from a course."
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        "(chiefly nautical) To swerve from a course."
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
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          "shear#English"
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɪɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɪə(ɹ)"
    },
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      "homophone": "Scheer"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "shear"
    },
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otklonjavam se ot kursa",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "отклонявам се от курса"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "jiirata"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "poiketa kurssista"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sotet",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "סוֹטֵט"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "crogh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otklonjátʹsja ot kúrsa",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "отклоня́ться от ку́рса"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidxyljátysja vid kúrsu",
      "sense": "nautical: swerve from course",
      "word": "відхиля́тися від ку́рсу"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sheer"
}

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