Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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gossamer | Yes | Yes | No | No |
sheer | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
gossamer (noun) | sheer (noun) |
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a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture | |
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider |
gossamer (adjective) | sheer (adjective) |
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characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers |
so thin as to transmit light | not mixed with extraneous elements |
very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front | |
so thin as to transmit light |
gossamer (verb) | sheer (verb) |
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turn sharply; change direction abruptly | |
cause to sheer |
gossamer (adverb) | sheer (adverb) |
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completely | |
straight up or down without a break |