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32 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• shear v. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
• shear v. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.
• shear v. To cut the hair of (a person).
• shear v. (Physics) To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
• shear v. (Aviation, meteorology, intransitive, of wind) To change in direction or speed.
• shear v. (Mathematics) To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a…
• shear v. (Mining, intransitive) To make a vertical cut in coal.
• shear v. (Scotland) To reap, as grain.
• shear v. (Figurative) To deprive of property; to fleece.
• shear n. A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger.
• shear n. (Metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
• shear n. The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.
• shear n. (Physics) Forces that push in opposite directions.
• shear n. (Aviation, meteorology) Wind shear, or an instance thereof.
• shear n. (Mathematics) A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line…
• shear n. (Geology) The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures.
• shear adj. Misspelling of sheer.
• Shear prop.n. A surname.

— English words, defined in German —

• shear V. Landwirtschaft: etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät von etwas entfernen.
• shear V. Technik: etwas mit einer Schere oder ähnlichem Gerät durchtrennen; abschneiden.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• shear w. Overgankelijk, onovergankelijk knippen, snoeien.
• shear w. Overgankelijk afsnijden, terugsnijden, wegsnijden.
• shear w. Overgankelijk verwringen, verdraaien.
• shear w. Overgankelijk (een schaap) scheren.
• shear w. Overgankelijk (haar) knippen.
• shear w. Overgankelijk, (figuurlijk) ontroven, ontluisteren.
• shear n. (Gereedschap) schaar.
• shear n. Het scheren.
• shear n. De geschoren wol.

— English words, defined in French —

• shear v. Couper avec des ciseaux, cisailler, découper, tondre.
• shear n. Cisaille.
• shear n. Tonte, tondaison.

99 English words from 18 English definitions

act as␣if Aviation because because␣of bladed but change clipping coal compressive cut cut␣in cutting deform deformation deprive direction directions displaces displacing etc every Figurative fleece for forces from Geology given grain hair in␣particular instance intransitive large larger line machine make Mathematics metal Metalworking meteorology Mining Misspelling now of␣a often opposite originally or␣something other parallel particular person Physics point property push push␣in pushing reap remove removed response resulting rock scissors Scotland shear shearing shears sheep sheer sheet sheet␣metal similar some something speed stress surname sword textures that the thereof tool transform transformation use using usually vertical weapon wind Wind␣shear with

4 English words from 14 foreign definitions

des een haar Het

39 foreign words from 14 foreign definitions

abschneiden afsnijden ähnlichem avec Cisaille cisailler ciseaux Couper découper durchtrennen einer entfernen etwas figuurlijk Gerät Gereedschap geschoren knippen Landwirtschaft mit oder onovergankelijk ontluisteren ontroven Overgankelijk schaap schaar Schere scheren snoeien Technik tondaison tondre Tonte verdraaien verwringen von wegsnijden wol

90 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sheard Sheard shearn Shearn shears Shears 'sheart Shearan sheards Sheards sheared shearer Shearer Shearin Shearns Shearon shearers shearest sheareth shear␣hog shearing Shearins Shearlaw shearleg shearlet shearman Shearman shearmen Shearons shearable shearbill shear-cake shearfree shear␣hogs shearings shearlegs shear␣legs shearless shearlets shearlike shearline shear␣line shearling Shearmans shearpole shear-pole shear␣pole sheartail shearwall shear␣wall +40 words

141 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

adsheart beshears Boshears disheart misheard mishears reshears Brashears dishearts mishearer resheared unsheared beshearing Boshearses clipshears dishearted dishearten gun␣shearer loses␣heart megashears mishearers mishearing reshearing windshears wind␣shears Blackshears disheartens dishearting gun␣shearers lever␣shears mishearings nonshearing woolshearer disheartened disheartener eat␣one's␣heart for␣one's␣heart garden␣shears nonshearable pair␣of␣shears sheepshearer trauma␣shears woolshearers woolshearing athlete's␣heart bare␣one's␣heart bullock's␣heart dishearteners disheartenest dishearteneth +91 words

17 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

beshear mishear reshear toshear Brashear preshear clipshear megashear windshear wind␣shear Blackshear hydroshear Kepler␣shear magnetoshear alligator␣shear crocodile␣shear throatless␣shear

15 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ear EAR 'ear hea HEA hea' hear she She SHE s/he she- (s)he shea Shea

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ehs EHS EH&S Rae

13 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

asher Asher earsh hares harse hears heras Rahes rheas sehar sehra share Share

120 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Absher achers afresh Aheers Aherns Ahners ahorse arches Arches arsech Ascher ashier ashler ashore ASHRAE Baehrs basher Basher Behars Brahes casher chares chaser Dahers dasher Dasher Eraskh eschar e-sharp E-sharp e␣sharp E␣sharp ferash freash gasher gerahs Haders Hagers haires Haires halers halser Hamres Haners harees harems Harens harles Harles harpes Harpes +69 words

65 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Ahre Ahrs AHRS ares Ares AREs arse ARSE ashe Ashe ears EARs Eash EHRs eras ERAs Ersa ersh HAES hare Hare hars HARs hase Hase hear HEAs hera Hera hers Hers her's Her's HRAs H.Res. H.␣Res. HSer Rahe rahs rase rash Rash reas rehs resh Resh RHAe rhea Rhea RSeH RSHE Sahr sare Sare seah Seah sear Sear sera Sera SERA shea Shea Sher SHRA

19 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

chear scear Shead sheaf sheal Shean Sheas sheat Sheay sheer Sheer shoar Shuar skear smear spear Spear stear swear

6 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

hear sear Sear shea Shea Sher

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

shetar shmear sphear

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