noun Download 🔗Share A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger. Examples : "The farmer used a large shear to trim the overgrown hedges. " utensil machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing. Examples : "The sheep farmer carefully collected the shear, ready to harvest the wool. " agriculture animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Forces that push in opposite directions. Examples : "The earthquake caused significant shear in the rock layers, creating a visible shift in the ground. " physics material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A transformation that displaces every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line. Examples : "The shear of the wind caused the leaves to be blown off the trees in different directions, with leaves further from the trunk being displaced farther. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The response of a rock to deformation usually by compressive stress, resulting in particular textures. Examples : "The geologist studied the metamorphic rock, noting the shear visible in the distorted alignment of its mineral grains, a result of intense pressure deep within the Earth. " geology physics science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. Examples : "The farmer used shears to shear the sheep. " action utensil agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping. Examples : "The farmer will shear the sheep next week. " animal agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions. Examples : "The earthquake caused the bridge supports to shear, leading to its collapse. " physics science material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line. Examples : "The earthquake caused the building to shear, making the windows slant diagonally. " math technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a vertical cut in the coal. Examples : "The miner used a special tool to shear a vertical cut in the coal seam. " technical industry job work machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To reap, as grain. Examples : "The farmers will shear the wheat fields next week, bringing in the harvest. " agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deprive of property; to fleece. Examples : "The landlord tried to shear his tenants of their savings by raising the rent drastically. " property business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading