Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 19 compound words that contain sheer. The most common are listed below. Open sheer in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Sheer ThursdaySynonym of Maundy Thursday: The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.
- sheer hulkAn old dismasted ship with a pair of shear legs mounted on it for masting ships.
- sheer khormaAlternative form of sheer khurma: A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.
- sheer khurmaA vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.
- break sheerTo deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
- sheer-to-waistof tights or pantyhose, having the same denier (thickness) for the top or panty as for the legs, creating a more see-through effect right up to the waistband.
- sheer hulksplural of sheer hulk: An old dismasted ship with a pair of shear legs mounted on it for masting ships.
- plank-sheerThe course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of a vessel's frame.
Compound words 19
- ultrasheerExtremely sheer.
- sheerlyAbsolutely; purely; quite.
- sheerishSomewhat sheer.
- semisheerSomewhat thin and translucent.
- supersheerVery sheer.
- sheernessThe property of being sheer.
- Sheeransplural of Sheeran: A surname.
- sheerestsuperlative form of sheer: most sheer
- Sheerinsplural of Sheerin: A surname.
- Sheeriosplural of Sheerio: A fan of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.