ˈæb.səˌluːt ˈæb.səˌlut kɜːv kɝv kʌt

daɪˈæf.ən.əs ˈdaʊnˌɹaɪt ˈfɪlmi ˈɡɒ.sə.mə ˈɡɑ.sə.mɚ sluː swɜː(ɹ)v swɝv tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt ˈveɪpəɹəs completely and at once he fell sheer into the water straight up or down without a break complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers absolute freedom an absolute dimwit a downright lie out-and-out mayhem an out-and-out lie a rank outsider many right-down vices got the job through sheer persistence sheer stupidity very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front a bluff headland where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise a sheer descent of rock cause to sheer She sheered her car around the obstacle not mixed with extraneous elements plain water sheer wine not an unmixed blessing turn sharply; change direction abruptly The car cut to the left at the intersection The motorbike veered to the right so thin as to transmit light a hat with a diaphanous veil filmy wings of a moth gauzy clouds of dandelion down gossamer cobwebs sheer silk stockings transparent chiffon vaporous silks