Shear and Thin

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Shear verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

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Thin and shear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead a verb "Shear".

Nearby Words: sheared, shearing

Thin verb - To alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances.

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Shear and thin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shear" instead a verb "Thin".

Nearby Words: thinned, thinly, thinness, thinning

The shear dress that Banning wears to the dance was literally the only thing actress Rene Russo was wearing, and was so gossamer thin that extra care had to be taken to (not) light the scene so as to keep her from appearing naked on film.

Source: Film / The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

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