sheers

Cuts with blades

Sheers are lightweight, translucent curtains that filter light while maintaining privacy: The morning sun glowed through the sheers.

The word also names large hoisting apparatus used on ships or at dockyards—a crane-like structure of poles lashed together at the top.

As a verb form, sheers means swerves or turns sharply: The car sheers left to avoid the pothole.

fabric

chiffon

Delicate transparent textile

tulle · batiste · gossamer · translucent · lightweight · diaphanous · delicate · airy · see-through · filmy

curtain

drapery

Ornamental hanging cloth

panel · gauze · privacy · rod · valance · organza · ethereal · gossamer · sunlight · interior

gardening

pruning

Cutting vegetation for health

hedging · topiary · cutting · shrubs · branches · bypass · blades · snipping · shaping · deadheading

scissors

cutting

Dividing via sharp edge

sewing · tailoring · pattern · snipping · trimming · sharp · handles · pivot · steel · precision

hosiery

run

Move swiftly on foot

  • snagUnforeseen complication
  • ladderPortable climbing frame
  • tightsStretchy leg garment

stockings · nylons · pantyhose · tear · rip · pull · delicate · fragile

sheep

shearing

Cutting away fleece

  • fleeceWool still on sheep
  • woolSheared animal fiber
  • flockAnimals gathered together

shearers · clipping · blade · handpiece · comb · cutter · lanolin · sheds · ewes · rams

swerves

veers

Turns off course

  • turnsRotations or chances
  • deviatesDeparts from standard
  • anglesRotation between intersecting lines

pulls · swings · cuts · diverges · drifts · shifts · steers · curves · banks · slews

Categories
Opposites
opacity/light blocking

sheersblackout curtains

Opaque window coverings blocking light

blackouts · heavy drapes · velvet curtains · thermal curtains · velvet drapes

fabric weight/density

sheersheavy drapes

Thick window fabric panels

velvet curtains · brocade · tapestry · damask

Phrases
Family

sheer, sheerness, sheered, sheerest, sheerer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G