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sheared
[ sheerd ]
/ ʃɪərd /
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adjective
shaped or completed by or as if by shearing.
trimmed to an even, symmetrical, or uniform length, as fur, shrubbery, etc.: a sheared muskrat coat.
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OTHER WORDS FROM sheared
un·sheared, adjectiveWords nearby sheared
sheading, sheaf, shealing, shea nut, shear, sheared, Shearer, shear force, Shearing, shearing gang, shearing shed
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