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shearable

shearable adjective: that is subject to shear.

Adjective

shearable (comparative more shearable, superlative most shearable)

  1. That is subject to shear

Forms of shearable

comparativemore shearable
superlativemost shearable

Origin of shearable

From shear + -able.

Words formed from shearable

Questions about shearable

What does shearable mean?
Shearable means that is subject to shear.
What part of speech is shearable?
Shearable is an adjective.

Words near shearable in the dictionary

  1. shear-pole
  2. shear-poles
  3. shear-thickening
  4. shear-thinning
  5. shearability
  6. shearable
  7. Shearan
  8. shearbill
  9. shearbills
  10. sheard
  11. sheards

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