sheer
adjective (STEEP) /ʃɪər/
/ʃɪr/ Definition
C2 extremely steep; almost vertical: a sheer mountain side a sheer drop of 100 metresHills and mountains
(Definition of sheer adjective (STEEP) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- brow noun (HILL)
- chimney noun (PASSAGE)
- fell noun
- hillside noun
- hummock noun
- massif noun
- mound noun (PILE)
- Mountains noun
- mountainside noun
- mountaintop noun
- palisade noun
- ridge noun
- scree noun
- shelf noun
- slag heap noun
- snow line noun
- steeply adverb
- summit noun (HIGHEST POINT)
- undulating adjective
- watershed noun (HIGH GROUND)
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