Clues for the word "SHEER"

We've had 98 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 275 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on May 15, 2026.

Definition of sheer

v. i. - Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
v. i. - Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
v. i. - Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
v. i. - Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
adv. - Clean; quite; at once.
v. t. - To shear.
v. i. - To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
n. - The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
n. - The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
n. - A turn or change in a course.
n. - Shears See Shear.