Rest and Sheer

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Rest verb - To refrain from labor or exertion.

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Sheer and rest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sheer" instead a verb "Rest".

Nearby Words: restless, rested, restive, resting, restful

Sheer verb - To change one's course or direction.

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Rest and sheer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rest" instead a verb "Sheer".

Nearby Words: sheered, sheering

He could have easily corrected this, but by sheer dumb luck, a helicopter gets under him and causes the Titan to explode, killing the rest of them.

Source: Shoot The Shaggy Dog / Web Original
Percival from Arthurian myths dumbfounds the rest of the knights with his sheer stupidity.

Source: Idiot Hero / Mythology & Religion
The implication being that through out the rest of the movie, he's basically holding himself together through sheer grit and drugs.

Source: Film / John Wick

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