The difference between Pure and Sheer

When used as nouns, pure means feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century england for use in the tanning of leather, whereas sheer means a sheer curtain or fabric.

When used as adverbs, pure means to a great extent or degree, whereas sheer means clean.

When used as verbs, pure means to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately, whereas sheer means to swerve from a course.

When used as adjectives, pure means free of flaws or imperfections, whereas sheer means very thin or transparent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Pure and Sheer

  1. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied.

  2. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of foreign material or pollutants.

  3. Pure as an adjective:

    Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean.

  4. Pure as an adjective (of a branch of science):

    Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science.

  5. Pure as an adjective (phonetics):

    Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.

  6. Pure as an adjective (of sound):

    Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant.

  1. Pure as an adverb (Liverpool):

    to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly.

    Examples:

    "You’re pure busy."

  1. Pure as a noun (obsolete, colloquial, euphemistic, sometimes, [[pluralize]]d):

    Feces, especially dog feces gathered in pre-20th-century England for use in the tanning of leather.

  1. Pure as a verb (golf):

    to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately

    Examples:

    "Tiger Woods pured his first drive straight down the middle of the fairway."

  1. Pure as a noun:

  1. Sheer as an adjective (textiles):

    Very thin or transparent.

    Examples:

    "Her light, sheer dress caught everyone’s attention."

  2. Sheer as an adjective (obsolete):

    Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

  3. Sheer as an adjective (by extension):

    Downright; complete; pure.

    Examples:

    "I think it is sheer genius to invent such a thing."

    "This poem is sheer nonsense."

    "Through technological wizardry and sheer audacity, Google has shown how we can transform the intellectual riches of our libraries...."

  4. Sheer as an adjective:

    Examples:

    "The army's sheer size made it impossible to resist."

  5. Sheer as an adjective:

    Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.

    Examples:

    "It was a sheer drop of 180 feet."

  1. Sheer as an adverb (archaic):

    Clean; quite; at once.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  1. Sheer as a noun:

    A sheer curtain or fabric.

    Examples:

    "Use sheers to maximize natural light."

  1. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.

  2. Sheer as a noun (nautical):

    An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.

  1. Sheer as a verb (chiefly, nautical):

    To swerve from a course.

    Examples:

    "A horse sheers at a bicycle."

  2. Sheer as a verb (obsolete):

    To shear.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

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