Difference between Sheer and Thin

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: The power of the ballot we need in sheer defense, else what shall save us from a second slavery?

Thin

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Slim, narrow in size, and (of a person or animal) usually carrying little fat.Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.Scarce.Overly strict.Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make thin or thinnerTo become thin or thinnerTo dilute

Example sentence: Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.