Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sheared
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ɪɹd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: sheared
    Meaning: (used especially of fur or wool) shaped or finished by cutting or trimming to a uniform length; "a coat of sheared lamb"
  • Synonyms: sheared, shorn
    Meaning: having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep"
Usage examples
  • In newspaper offices you belong at once or you never belong; and to belong is to have your name sheared to as few syllables as possible.