sheer

adjective96 collocationsAvg. frequency: 8.1

to emphasize that something happened only by chance

to emphasize a feeling of great happiness

to emphasize great physical or mental power

to emphasize the very large size of something

to emphasize a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction

to emphasize the very large scale of something

to emphasize a sudden, overwhelming feeling of fear

to emphasize a very large quantity of people or things

to emphasize great self-control and determination

to emphasize a very large amount or quantity of something

to emphasize that events happened at the same time by chance

to describe something that is completely untrue or silly

to emphasize the great importance or seriousness of something

a cliff that is almost vertical

a vertical drop