sheers

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of sheer. Often means thin, see-through curtains.

   She hung light white sheers across the big window.

   The sheers let in soft light but kept the room private.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of sheer. Use it with he, she, or it.

   The small boat sheers off course when the wind picks up.

   He pulls the rope and the raft sheers toward the bank.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   A lifting tool made of two long poles joined at the top, used to raise heavy loads.

   Like a tall set of poles leaning together to lift heavy things.

   The dock workers used sheers to lift the heavy engine onto the deck.

   A pair of wooden sheers stood ready to hoist the broken mast.

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