shear
Definitions
Noun
- (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves
- A large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it
Verb
- Cut with shears
- Shear the wool from
- Cut or cut through with shears
- Become deformed by forces tending to produce a shearing strain
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Words that contain the term "shear".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shear | 1 | 40 |
| 2 | shearing | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | disheartening | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | shearn | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | beshears | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | blackshear | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | boshears | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | brashear | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | brashears | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | breshears | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | broshears | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | disheartened | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | mishear | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | misheard | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | shear's | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | sheard | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | sheared | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | shearer | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | shearin | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | shearman | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | shearon | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | shearouse | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | shears | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | shearson | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | shearson's | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "shear".
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Words that are statistically associated with "shear" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 6
Fragments: 25
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 9
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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A Lagrangian view of mixing in stratified shear flows
Oct 24, 2025 Cambridge University Press & Assessment
Oct 24, 2025 Cambridge University Press & Assessment