Homófonos de "shear"
Palavras pronunciadas exatamente como "shear", com IPA e definições.
The homophone of “shear” is “sheer”.
Pronounced ⁄ʃɪər⁄. Sheer is perpendicular or pure; shear is clip wool with blades.
Significados e frases de exemplo
Compare as definições:
sheer
AdjectiveNothing other than; unmitigated; perpendicular and steep; fine/transparent.
“The climbers scaled a two-thousand-foot sheer granite rock cliff.”
shear
VerbCut the wool off a sheep or other animal; break off owing to structural strain.
“Ranchers gather each spring to shear sheep for their wool.”
Como lembrar a diferença
A SHEER drop down the canyon cliff; SHEAR the thick wool coat off a sheep.
Comparação de pronúncia: sheer vs shear
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Difference between "shear" and "sheer"?
Both are pronounced identically as ⁄ʃɪər⁄. Definitions: "sheer": Nothing other than; unmitigated; perpendicular and steep; fine/transparent.; "shear": Cut the wool off a sheep or other animal; break off owing to structural strain..
Pronunciation of "shear"?
Transcribed as ⁄ʃɪər⁄ in standard English.