1 absolute: Her singing was a sheer delight; It all happened by sheer chance.
az: açıq, aydın
ru: абсолютный, полнейший
2 very steep: a sheer drop to the sea.
az: dik, şaquli
ru: отвесный
3 (of cloth) very thin: sheer silk.
az: zərif, nazik
ru: лёгкий, прозрачный
♦ adverb
verticaly: The land rises sheer out of the sea.
az: dikinə, şaquli vəziyyətdə
ru: прямо, отвесно
sheer2 [ʃiə] phrasal verb
also sheer off sheer away
to turn aside or swerve: The speedboat sheered off course.
az: yolundan çıxmaq, tutduğu yoldan yayınmaq
ru: отклоняться, уклоняться