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  • 1sheer — Ⅰ. sheer [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) nothing but; absolute: sheer hard work. 2) (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3) (of a fabric) very thin. ► ADVERB ▪ perpendicularly. DERIVATIVES …

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  • 2sheer — sheer1 [ ʃır ] adjective ** 1. ) only before noun used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something: Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc. of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work. sheer… …

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  • 3sheer — I UK [ʃɪə(r)] / US [ʃɪr] adjective ** 1) [only before noun] used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something Maya succeeded through sheer hard work. the sheer size/volume etc of something: We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work.… …

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  • 4work — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort/product of effort ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ▪ It s hard work trying to get him to do a few things for himself. ▪ It doesn t require skill it s a matter of sheer hard work. ▪ arduous, back breakin …

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  • 5sheer — [ʃɪə] adj 1) used for emphasizing the amount or degree of something Maya succeeded through sheer hard work.[/ex] We were overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work.[/ex] The journey to work every day was sheer hell.[/ex] 2) extremely steep a sheer… …

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  • 6sheer — sheer1 adjective 1》 nothing other than; unmitigated: sheer hard work. 2》 (of a cliff, wall, etc.) perpendicular or nearly so. 3》 (of a fabric) very thin. adverb 1》 perpendicularly. 2》 archaic completely; right. Derivatives sheerly adverb… …

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  • 7Sheer Heart Attack — This article is about the album by Queen. For the song of the same name by Queen, see News of the World (album). Sheer Heart Attack Studio album by Queen …

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  • 8Hard Attack (Sirius) — Infobox Radio Station name = Hard Attack area = United States, Canada slogan = airdate = frequency = SIRIUS 27 DISH Network 6027 format = Heavy metal| Hardcore owner = Sirius Satellite Radio class = Satellite Radio Station website =… …

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  • 9work — [[t]wɜrk[/t]] n. adj. v. worked (Archaic except in some senses, esp.35,37,40)wrought; working. 1) exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil 2) something on which exertion or labor is expended; a task or… …

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  • 10Work-life balance — The expression work life balance was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual s work and personal life. (New Ways to Work and the Working Mother s Association in the United Kingdom). In the United States, this… …

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