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.
Delicate transparent textile
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- organzaSheer, crisp dress fabric
- georgetteSheer, crinkled dress fabric
- tulleFine net fabric
batiste · gossamer · translucent · lightweight · diaphanous · delicate · airy · see-through
Ornamental hanging cloth
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
- panelDistinct flat section
gauze · privacy · rod · valance · organza · ethereal · gossamer · sunlight
Cutting vegetation for health
- clippersHandheld cutting implements
- secateursGarden cutting tool
- trimmingCutting away excess
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
topiary · cutting · shrubs · branches · bypass · blades · snipping · shaping
Dividing via sharp edge
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- fabricWoven or knit material
- dressmakingConstructing garments from fabric
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
tailoring · pattern · snipping · trimming · sharp · handles · pivot · steel
Move swiftly on foot
chiffon
Delicate transparent textile
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- organzaSheer, crisp dress fabric
- georgetteSheer, crinkled dress fabric
tulle · batiste · gossamer · translucent · lightweight · diaphanous · delicate · airy · see-through · filmy
drapery
Ornamental hanging cloth
- voileSheer, lightweight textile
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- windowGlass-fitted wall opening
panel · gauze · privacy · rod · valance · organza · ethereal · gossamer · sunlight · interior
pruning
Cutting vegetation for health
hedging · topiary · cutting · shrubs · branches · bypass · blades · snipping · shaping · deadheading
cutting
Dividing via sharp edge
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- fabricWoven or knit material
- dressmakingConstructing garments from fabric
sewing · tailoring · pattern · snipping · trimming · sharp · handles · pivot · steel · precision
run
Move swiftly on foot
stockings · nylons · pantyhose · tear · rip · pull · delicate · fragile
shearing
Cutting away fleece
shearers · clipping · blade · handpiece · comb · cutter · lanolin · sheds · ewes · rams
veers
Turns off course
pulls · swings · cuts · diverges · drifts · shifts · steers · curves · banks · slews
- window treatmentscurtain, blinds, shades, shutters, panels
- curtainsdrape, drapes, valance, swag, panel
- home fabricsupholstery, drapery, curtains, slipcovers, throw pillows
- draperydrapery, curtain, swag, fabric folds, drape
- surface coveringscoat, paint, covering, tiles, felt
- nail polishnail polish, lacquer, enamel, varnish, nail lacquer
sheersblackout curtains
Opaque window coverings blocking light
blackouts · heavy drapes · velvet curtains · thermal curtains · velvet drapes
sheersheavy drapes
Thick window fabric panels
velvet curtains · brocade · tapestry · damask
- sheer joy
- sheer strengthPower without technique
- sheer rock face
- sheer curtainsTransparent window coverings
- sheer nonsense
- sheer stockingsTranslucent hosiery for legs