| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shakespearean | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works. |
| shallow-pated | adjective | Shallow-brained. |
| sharpshooting | noun | A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen contest of wit or argument. |
| sharp-sighted | adjective | Having quick or acute sight; — used literally and figuratively. |
| shatter-pated | adjective | Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild. |
| sheath-winged | adjective | Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle. |
| sheep-shearer | noun | One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep. |
| sherryvallies | noun pl. | Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback. |
| shetland pony | One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie. | |
| shield-bearer | noun | One who, or that which, carries a shield., Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves. |
| shilly-shally | adverb | In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner., To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one’s self with trifles., Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles. |
| short circuit | A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low resistance because shorter or of relatively great conductivity. | |
| short-circuit | verb t. | To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance. |
| short-jointed | adjective | Having short intervals between the joints; — said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short. |
| short-waisted | adjective | Having a short waist. |
| shrill-gorged | adjective | Having a throat which produces a shrill note. |