Betekenis van:
sheer

sheer
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • driedubbel; drievoudig; driema(a)l(ig)
  • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
"got the job through sheer persistence"
"sheer stupidity"

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Hyperoniemen

sheer
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
  • heel dun
  • so thin as to transmit light
"sheer silk stockings"

Synoniemen

sheer
Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
    • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
    "got the job through sheer persistence"
    "sheer stupidity"

    Synoniemen

    sheer
    Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
      • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
      "a sheer descent of rock"

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      sheer
      Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
        • not mixed with extraneous elements
        "sheer wine"

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        to sheer
        Werkwoord
        • een botsing voorkomen; opzij gaan
        • turn sharply; change direction abruptly

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        Hyperoniemen

        Hyponiemen

        to sheer
        Werkwoord
          • cause to sheer
          "She sheered her car around the obstacle"

          Hyperoniemen

          to sheer
          Werkwoord
          • afzwenken, evolueren, uitzwenken, zwaaien, zwenken
          • turn sharply; change direction abruptly

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          Hyperoniemen

          Hyponiemen

          sheer
          Bijwoord
            • directly
            "he fell sheer into the water"
            sheer
            Bijwoord
              • straight up or down without a break

              Synoniemen


              Voorbeeldzinnen

              1. We survived by sheer luck.
              2. A calamity was avoided by sheer luck.
              3. He ran sheer into the wall.
              4. His face betrayed his sheer puzzlement.
              5. Leaving the children alone was sheer thoughtlessness.
              6. It is a sheer waste of time.
              7. And yet this is sheer hard work.
              8. She accomplished the task through sheer will.
              9. Sheer badness is just one of her fine qualities.
              10. Her success was due to sheer hard work.
              11. Gina's sheer coldness attracted scads of men with low self-esteem.
              12. He recalled that a collision had been avoided by sheer luck.
              13. It was sheer coincidence that Mary and I were on the same train.
              14. Some birds indulge in aerobatics, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of doing so.
              15. New York City has long been unusual because of its sheer size.