The difference between Sheer and Vertical

When used as nouns, sheer means a sheer curtain or fabric, whereas vertical means a vertex or zenith.

When used as adjectives, sheer means very thin or transparent, whereas vertical means standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down.

Sheer is also adverb with the meaning: clean.

Sheer is also verb with the meaning: to swerve from a course.

check bellow for the other definitions of Sheer and Vertical

  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"

  1. Vertical as an adjective:

    Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

  2. Vertical as an adjective:

    In a two-dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis y oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis x.

  3. Vertical as an adjective:

    In a three-dimensional co-ordinate system, describing the axis z oriented normal (perpendicular, orthogonal) to the basic plane xy.

  4. Vertical as an adjective (marketing):

    Of or pertaining to vertical markets.

  5. Vertical as an adjective (wine tasting):

    Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.

  1. Vertical as a noun:

    A vertex or zenith.

  2. Vertical as a noun:

    A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.

  3. Vertical as a noun:

    An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.

  4. Vertical as a noun:

    A vertical component of a structure.

  5. Vertical as a noun (marketing):

    A vertical market.

    Examples:

    "We offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals."

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