Bluff
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. An attempt to represent yourself as holding a stronger hand than you do. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. A small wood or stand of trees, typically poplar or willow.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make a bluff.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain.
Example sentence: The hardest tumble a man can make is to fall over his own bluff.
Sheer
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The curve of the main deck or gunwale from bow to stern.An abrupt swerve from the course of a ship.
Part of speech: adverb
Definition: clean; quite; at once.
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Very thin or transparent.Pure; unmixed; being only what it seems to be.Straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To swerve from a course.To shear.
Example sentence: I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo. The next time a woman runs, or a black, a Jew, or anyone from a group that the country is 'not ready' to elect to its highest office, I believe that he or she will be taken seriously from the start.