Homophones for shear, sheer

shear / sheer [ʃi:r]

shear – n. usually used in the plural – one of the two blades in large scissors; 2. cutting action; 3. an animal that has been shaved such as a sheep; 4. Physics – a type of strain; 5. a bar forming the bottom of a lathe; v. – 1. cut with a sharp instrument; 2. remove with sharp scissors

sheer – adj., adv., n. & v. – adj. – 1. undiluted; 2. of fabrics – fine, diaphanous; 3. existing alone; 4. steep, almost perpendicular; adv. – 1. completely, absolutely; 2. steeply; n. – 1. an abrupt deviation from the course; 2. Naut. the curve of a vessel as seen in cross-section; v. – of a ship: to turn aside, alter its direction, swerve to either side of its course, in obedience to the helm; 2. to change one's course; to depart, go away; to go off in a new direction