sheer >> ʃɪə
Definition: [adjective] nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis).
Example: she giggled with sheer delight
Definition: [adjective] (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so.
Example: the sheer ice walls
Definition: [adjective] (of a fabric) very thin; diaphanous.
Example: sheer white silk chiffon
Definition: [adverb] perpendicularly.
Example: the ridge fell sheer, in steep crags
Definition: [adverb] completely; right.
Example: she went sheer forward when the door was open
Definition: [noun] a very fine or diaphanous fabric or article.
Example: I put up the new curtains and sheers