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sheard


Meanings
  • Verb

    To cut or tear something with a sharp instrument, leaving rough edges.


Rhymes
Words rhyming with sheard
heard , herd , bird , absurd , nurd , murd
Variants
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sheared , shear , shearer , shearers , shearing , shears , shorn , shear off , sheared off , shearing off , shears off , shorn off
Forms
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past tense: sheared, past participle: sheared


Etymology
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Originally meant 'to tear' or 'to split'. Derived from the Old English word 'scieran', meaning 'to shear' or 'to cut'.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'sheared' is often used in the context of car accidents to describe the damage caused to the vehicle.

  2. In the world of textiles, 'shearing' refers to the process of removing the wool from a sheep's back.


Related Concepts
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  1. Sever: Related concept: To completely cut or divide something.

  2. Shear force: Physics term: The force that causes an object to deform by cutting through it.


Culture
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In literature, 'sheared' is used to describe the aftermath of violent events, such as battles or accidents. In music, the term 'shearing' refers to the process of extracting harmonics from a sound wave.

How to Memorize "sheard"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a sharp tool slicing through a material, leaving rough edges.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the image of a farmer shearing a sheep.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the phrase 'Shear the sheep, leave the edges rough'.


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