Difference between Steeps and Sheer

STEEPS vs SHEER: NOUN

The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
One that is sheer, such as a curtain.
A swerving or deviating course.
A turn or change in a course.
The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
A long strip of wood to guide the carpenters in following the sheer plan.
A boom slanting across a stream to direct floating logs to one side.
See Shear hulk, under Hulk.
A light scaffold, usually with three inclined legs, on which miners stand in drilling to get above the drill-rod.
A curving course or sweep; a deviation or divergence from a particular course.
Shears See Shear.
The position in which a ship at single anchor is placed to keep her clear of the anchor.
The rise from a horizontal plane of the longitudinal lines of a ship as seen in looking along its side.
A projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel.
An iron rod lashed to the shrouds just above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.
The strake under the gunwale on the top side.
To deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
The paint-strake or sheer-strake of a vessel.

To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve.
To turn or move aside to a distance; to move away.
To approach obliquely.

Pure; clear; bright; shining.
Uncombined with anything else; simple; mere; bare; by itself.
Absolute; utter; downright: as, sheer nonsense or ignorance; sheer waste; sheer stupidity.
Straight up or straight down; perpendicular; precipitous; unobstructed: as, a sheer descent.
Very thin and delicate; diaphanous: especially said of cambric or muslin.
Quite; right; straight; clean.
To make pure; clear; purify.
An obsolete spelling of shear.
Nautical, to swerve or deviate from a line or course; turn aside or away, as for the purpose of avoiding collision or other danger: as, to sheer off from a rock.
Very steep
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
Change direction abruptly
Turn sharply
Completely
(intransitive; transitive verb) To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.

Sheer, Perpendicular, Bold, Unconscionable, Outrageous, Absorb, Extortionate, Bluff, High, Abrupt, Exorbitant, Heavy, Plunge, Sharp, Precipitous

Steep, Thin, Rank, Filmy, Unmixed, Complete, Gauzy, Cobwebby, Downright, Vaporous, Diaphanous, Plain, Gossamer, Absolute, Pure

Immoderate, Sheer, Perpendicular, Bold, Unconscionable, Outrageous, Extortionate, Bluff, High, Abrupt, Exorbitant, Heavy, Plunge, Sharp, Precipitous

Steep, Thin, Rank, Filmy, Unmixed, Complete, Gauzy, Cobwebby, Downright, Vaporous, Diaphanous, Plain, Gossamer, Absolute, Pure

Outback, the legendary expansive terrain with forested steeps, open glades and ungroomed slopes that are nothing short of heavenly.
As a skier, Graham has skied steeps from Alaska to the Cascades to New Zealand.
You can tackle epic XC trails one minute and rip down the steeps the next.
For some great steeps and terrain check Mammoth out, it is well worth it.
Squaw Valley has enough cliffs and steeps to challenge the best skiers and riders.
Manadanock Region of New Hampshire, and challenging steeps catering to a variety of experience.
The longer a juice steeps, the darker it will become.
Beau working the steeps up high on the face.
Backcountry pros have serious steeps and rocky bowls to tackle.
This is usually applied to steeps and bumps.

The Jumeirah Zabeel Saray is about sheer indulgence.
Not to mention the sheer pleasure of it.
For a more sheer coverage, warm between fingertips.
We gasped before our television with sheer excitement.
Wallenda, who defied gravity out of sheer heart.
The growth in sheer numbers brought heavy clout.
Sheer chaos seems inevitable in that unhappy instance.
Cooper is sheer class as his mirror image.
The airport can be the springboard for sheer frustration or sheer joy, depending on the day, your destination and the service.
We also carry sheer weight interfacing, which is meant to be used for clothing and decorations that utilize sheer fabrics.