Sheer vs Upper - What's the difference?
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(textiles) Very thin or transparent.
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(obsolete) Pure; unmixed.
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Being only what it seems to be; mere.
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Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
Used to emphasize the amount or degree of something.
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(nautical) The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.
(nautical) An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
(chiefly, nautical) To swerve from a course.
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(obsolete) To shear.
(Webster 1913)
That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
(shoemaking) The piece of leather, etc., that forms the top part of a shoe above the sole.
A stimulant such as amphetamine that increases energy and decreases appetite.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly.
(geology, of strata or geological time periods) younger, more recent
(education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
As adjectives the difference between sheer and upper
is that sheer is (textiles) very thin or transparent while upper is at a higher level, rank or position.As nouns the difference between sheer and upper
is that sheer is (nautical) the curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern while upper is that which is higher, contrasted with the lower.As an adverb sheer
is (archaic) clean; quite; at once.As a verb sheer
is (chiefly|nautical) to swerve from a course.sheer
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .Adjective
(en-adj)- sheer ale
- Thou sheer , immaculate, and silver fountain.
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- Cycling's complex etiquette contains an unwritten rule that riders in contention for a race win should not be penalised for sheer misfortune.
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- 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.
Synonyms
* (very thin or transparent) diaphanous, see-through, thin * downright, mere, pure, undiluted, unmitigated * (straight up and down) perpendicular, steep, verticalEtymology 2
; see also (m).Noun
(en noun)Verb
(en verb)- A horse sheers at a bicycle.
- I sheered her well inshore—the water being deepest near the bank, as the sounding–pole informed me.
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Anagrams
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Noun
(en noun)- As the restless sleeper here, I'll take the lower berth. You take the upper .
