sheer luck
11sheer — I [[t]ʃɪər[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. n. 1) transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings[/ex] 2) unmixed with anything else; unadulterated: sheer rock; sheer luck[/ex] 3) unqualified; utter: sheer nonsense[/ex] 4) extending down… …
12sheer — shear, sheer Shear is a verb meaning ‘to remove by cutting’ or ‘to cut the wool off (a sheep)’, and has the past form sheared and the past participle shorn or (in the context of metal cutting) sheared. Sheer is an adjective describing a steep… …
13sheer — 1. adj. & adv. adj. 1 no more or less than; mere, unqualified, absolute (sheer luck; sheer determination). 2 (of a cliff or ascent etc.) perpendicular; very steep. 3 (of a textile) very thin; diaphanous. adv. 1 directly, outright. 2… …
14sheer — adj. Sheer is used with these nouns: ↑abundance, ↑accident, ↑agony, ↑amazement, ↑annoyance, ↑arrogance, ↑beauty, ↑bliss, ↑boredom, ↑bravado, ↑breadth, ↑ …
15Dumb Luck — When something happens by sheer dumb luck , it is considered to have happened unintentionally and without planning. See Luck. Dumb Luck might refer to: Dumb Luck (novel), a 1936 novel by Vũ Trọng Phụng Dumb Luck (book), a compilation of art by… …
16The Greed of Man — (Traditional Chinese: 大時代, Great Era ) was a Drama Series that was broadcast by TVB in Hong Kong during 1993. It is extremely controversial for its depiction of violence and is well remembered for its effects of the stock market in general, known …
17MADtv recurring characters — This article contains synopses for many of the more noteworthy recurring characters and sketches that have appeared on the sketch comedy television series MADtv. Contents: Top · 0–9 · A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V …
18The Deer and the Cauldron — Lu Ding Ji redirects here. For other uses, see Lu Ding Ji (disambiguation). The Deer and the Cauldron   Author(s) Jin Yong …
19Growing Up in the Universe — Cover of the DVD Written by Richard Dawkins Directed by Stuart McDonald Starring …
20In Search of the Castaways — This article is about the novel by Jules Verne. For the 1962 Walt Disney Studios film, see In Search of the Castaways (film).Infobox Book | name = In Search of the Castaways title orig = Les Enfants du capitaine Grant , The Children of Captain… …
