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