Difference between Thin and Sheer

THIN vs SHEER: NOUN

To deviate from sheer, and risk fouling the anchor.
The strake under the gunwale on the top side.
An iron rod lashed to the shrouds just above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.
A projection of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane passing through the middle line of the vessel.
See Shear hulk, under Hulk.
A boom slanting across a stream to direct floating logs to one side.
A long strip of wood to guide the carpenters in following the sheer plan.
Shears See Shear.
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 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.
The paint-strake or sheer-strake of a vessel.
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.
The position in which a ship at anchor is maintained in order to keep it clear of the anchor.
The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
A swerving or deviating course.
One that is sheer, such as a curtain.

THIN vs SHEER: ADJECTIVE

Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.
Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant
Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft mixtures.
Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite
Not having enough photographic density or contrast to make satisfactory prints. Used of a negative.
Lacking radiance or intensity.
Lacking resonance or fullness; tinny.
Lacking force or substance; flimsy.
Having a low number of transactions.
Sparsely supplied or provided; scanty.
Watery.
Flowing with relative ease; not viscous.
More rarefied than normal.
Not dense or concentrated; sparse.
Having little bodily flesh or fat; lean or slender.
Not great in diameter or cross section; fine.
Relatively small in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension.
Having little substance or significance
Not dense
Very narrow
Lacking excess flesh
Relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous
Of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section
Lacking spirit or sincere effort
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume

Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright.
Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics.
Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Almost perpendicular; steep: : steep.
Considered or operating apart from anything else.
Free from admixture or adulterants; unmixed.
Completely such, without qualification or exception.
Thin, fine, and translucent: : airy.
So thin as to transmit light
Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front
Not mixed with extraneous elements

THIN vs SHEER: VERB

Take off weight
Lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Lose thickness; become thin or thinner
Make thin or thinner

Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
Cause to sheer

THIN vs SHEER: INTRANSITIVE VERB

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

THIN vs SHEER: TRANSITIVE VERB

To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

To shear.

THIN vs SHEER: ADVERB

Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state.
So as to be thin.
In a thin manner.
Without viscosity

Clean; quite; at once.
Completely; altogether.
Almost perpendicularly.
Straight up or down without a break
Directly

THIN vs SHEER: OTHER WORD TYPES

A fragile claim to fame"
Not viscous
Become thin or thinner
Lose thickness
Lacking substance or significance
A Middle English form of thine.
To become thin.
To make bare or empty.
To reduce in numbers or frequency.
To make lean or spare.
To reduce in strength or richness: as, to thin the blood.
To reduce in consistency or viscosity: said of liquids: as, to thin starch.
To make less dense or compact; make sparse; specifically, to rarefy, as a gas.
To make thin.
Having insufficient density or contrast to give a good photographic print or a satisfactory image on the screen; weak: said of a negative or a lantern-slide.
Having no depth: said of a school of fish.
Scantily occupied or furnished; bare; empty: used absolutely or with of.
Limited in quantity or number; small or infrequent; scanty.
Meager; lean; spare; not plump or fat.
Limited in power or capacity; feeble; weak.
Of sound, lacking in fullness; faint, and often somewhat shrill or metallic in tone.
Deficient in some characteristic or important ingredient; lacking strength or richness; specifically, of liquors, small: opposed to strong.
Having slight consistency or viscosity: said of liquids: as, thin syrup; thin gruel.
Hence, easily seen through; transparent, literally or figuratively; shallow; flimsy; slight: as, a thin disguise.
Having the constituent parts loose or sparse in arrangement; lacking density, compactness, or luxuriance; rare; specifically, of the air and other gases, rarefied.
Very narrow in one diameter; having the opposite surfaces very near together; having little thickness or depth; not thick; not heavy: as, thin paper; thin boards: opposed to thick.
Very narrow in all diameters; slender; slim; long and fine: as, a thin wire; a thin string.
Thinly.
14. In art, characterized, in composition, by few and widely separated elements, by absence of serious interest, or by lack of body and force in technique.
(transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become thin or thinner.

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

THIN vs SHEER: RELATED WORDS

Pale, Anorexic, Spindly, Stringy, Lean, Wispy, Ribbonlike, Narrow, Sparse, Flat, Flimsy, Weak, Slender, Skinny, Slim

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

THIN vs SHEER: DESCRIBE WORDS

Pale, Anorexic, Spindly, Stringy, Lean, Wispy, Ribbonlike, Narrow, Sparse, Flat, Flimsy, Weak, Slender, Skinny, Slim

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

THIN vs SHEER: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Do you have a thin kerf rip blade?
Examples include chap, ship, thin, whiz, and photo.
Europa has a thin atmosphere rich with oxygen.
Patient skin is velvety thin, loose, and stretchable.
US, or thin clothes when it is snowing.
It adds a thin coating of silicone over your case and then caps it with a thin aluminum shell with a matte finish.
The tart looks amazing, thin on crust meaning thin on calories!
They may become abnormally thin, or thin for their body, and still talk about feeling fat.
Bandgap engineering of titanium based oxynitride thin films and molybdenum disulfide thin fi.
Shannon Thin Elk, Julie Thin Elk and Carrie Thin Elk.

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.

THIN vs SHEER: QUESTIONS

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What are the disadvantages of thin client computing?
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What is high-performance thin layer chromatography?
Do thin capitalization rules affect leverage ratios?
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Are ultra thin socks thin enough to go barefoot in shoes?
Why do most Africans have thin noses and thin lips?

How much is Britney Spears Fantasy sheer EDT spray?
What undergarments do you wear under a sheer dress?
Is Neutrogena Ultra sheer dry-touch sunscreen any good?
What is the SPF of Neutrogena sheer zinc sunscreen?
What is sheer fabric and semi-transparent material?
Why choose Navarro sheer grommet top window curtains?
Which luxury fashion brands are Embracing sheer clothes?
Why choose luxaflex luminette privacy sheer blinds?
What makes a swimsuit sheer when wet and sheer when dry?
Was his success due to sheer willpower or sheer chance?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIN AND SHEER

THIN vs SHEER: NOUN

THIN vs SHEER: ADJECTIVE

THIN vs SHEER: VERB

THIN vs SHEER: INTRANSITIVE VERB

THIN vs SHEER: TRANSITIVE VERB

THIN vs SHEER: ADVERB

THIN vs SHEER: OTHER WORD TYPES

THIN vs SHEER: RELATED WORDS

THIN vs SHEER: DESCRIBE WORDS

THIN vs SHEER: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

THIN vs SHEER: QUESTIONS