direct vs sheer

direct and sheer both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direct	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
sheer	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, sheer is a hyponym of direct; that is, sheer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:

Other hyponyms of direct include dock, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, channel, corner, tree, park.

direct (adjective)	sheer (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short	complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
(of a current) flowing in one direction only	not mixed with extraneous elements
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action	very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity	so thin as to transmit light
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence

direct (verb)	sheer (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public	cause to sheer
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage

direct (adverb)	sheer (adverb)
without deviation	completely
	straight up or down without a break