This done, the sailyards to the wind we veer, / and leave the Grecians and the land of fear.
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Veer
/vɪə̯/
Synonyms for "veer" (282 found)
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Closest matches (57)
aberrancyaberrationabout shipalterameliorateangleangle offapexavertback and fillbe changedbe converted intobe renewedbear awaybear offbear to starboardbeatbeat aboutbendbent
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Noun(3 words)
Verb(2 words)
change directionchanged direction
Strong matches (84)
crookcrotchetcurvedeclinationdeflectdeflectiondegeneratedepart fromdeparturedeterioratedetourdeviancedeviancydeviatedeviationdeviousnessdigressdigressiondipdiscursion
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divagatedivagationdivaricatedivaricationdivergedivergencediversifydiversiondivertdodgedoglegdoubledouble a pointdraw asidedriftdriftingease offedgeedge offelbowellerrantryexcursionexcursusexorbitationfetch aboutflopfly offforkfurcatefurcationgeeglanceglance offgo aboutgo crabwisego offgo sidewaysgybehairpinhaul aroundhawhead offheave roundheelhook
Verb(9 words)
Related words (141)
Noun(22 words)
improveindirectioninflectionjibjibejibe all standingkneellaterallateralizelurchmake leewaymake way formelioratemiss staysmitigatemodulatemove asidemutatenook
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obliqueobliquitypererrationpivotpivot aboutplypointput aboutput backquoinramblingreviveroundround a pointsheersheer offshiftshiftingshifting courseshifting pathshove asideshuntshyshy offsidesideslipsidestepsidetracksidleskewskidslantslewsluespinsteer clear ofstep asidestrayingswaysweepswerveswervingswingswing roundswing the sternswingingswitchswiveltacktake a turnthrow abouttrendturnturn aboutturn aroundturn asideturn awayturn backturn intoturn roundturn tailturn the cornerturningtwistundergo a changevariationvaryveer aroundveer offvertexwanderingwarpwearwear shipwheelwheel aboutwhipwhirlwindworsenyawzagzigzigzag
Adjective(1 words)
minor drift
Determiner(1 words)
more turning points
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6 entriesCollocations
11 entriesabrupt shiftabrupt turncourse deviationdirection changeleftward turnoff courserightward turnsudden veerto the leftto the righttoward the exit
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
You shouldn't veer off from the focus.
Source: tatoeba (12653031)
As when a skilfull Marriner doth reed / A storme approching, that doth perill threat, / He will not bide the daunger of such dread, / But strikes his sayles, and vereth his mainsheat, / And lends vnto it leaue the emptie ayre to beat.
Source: wiktionary
[…] there is always a sudden, though small rise in the barometer, and a sudden drop of temperature of several degrees, sometimes as much as ten or fifteen degrees; there is also a sudden veer in the wind direction.
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