| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shabbed | imp. & past participle | of Shab, Shabby. |
| shabble | noun | Alt. of Shabble, A kind of crooked sword or hanger. |
| shackle | noun | Stubble., Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or a strap; a gyve; a fetter., Hence, that which checks or prevents free action., A fetterlike band worn as an ornament., A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt, so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a clevis., A link for connecting railroad cars; — called also drawlink, draglink, etc., The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is hung to the staple., To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain., Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or embarrass action; to impede; to cumber., To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. |
| shackly | adjective | Shaky; rickety. |
| shading | present participle & vb. noun | of Shade, Act or process of making a shade., That filling up which represents the effect of more or less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in a picture or a drawing. |
| shadily | adverb | In a shady manner. |
| shadoof | noun | A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation. |
| shadowy | adjective | Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow., Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim., Not brightly luminous; faintly light., Faintly representative; hence, typical., Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor. |
| shaffle | verb i. | To hobble or limp; to shuffle. |
| shafted | adjective | Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted arch., Having a shaft; — applied to a spear when the head and the shaft are of different tinctures. |
| shagged | imp. & past participle | of Shag, Shaggy; rough. |
| shaking | present participle & vb. noun | of Shake |
| shallon | noun | An evergreen shrub (Gaultheria Shallon) of Northwest America; also, its fruit. See Salal-berry. |
| shallop | noun | A boat. |
| shallot | noun | A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or eschalot. |
| shallow | superl. | Not deep; having little depth; shoal., Not deep in tone., Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning., A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf., The rudd., To make shallow., To become shallow, as water. |
| shammed | imp. & past participle | of Sham |
| shamble | noun | One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level., A place where butcher’s meat is sold., A place for slaughtering animals for meat., To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along. |
| shaming | present participle & vb. noun | of Shame |
| shammer | noun | One who shams; an impostor. |
| shamois | noun | Alt. of Shamoy |
| shampoo | verb t. | To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath., To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing., The act of shampooing. |
| shanked | adjective | Having a shank. |
| shanker | noun | See Chancre. |
| shaping | present participle & vb. noun | of Shape |
| shapely | superl. | Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical., Fit; suitable. |
| sharded | adjective | Having elytra, as a beetle. |
| sharing | present participle & vb. noun | of Share |
| sharked | imp. & past participle | of Shark |
| sharker | noun | One who lives by sharking. |
| sharock | noun | An East Indian coin of the value of 12/ pence sterling, or about 25 cents. |
| sharped | imp. & past participle | of Sharp |
| sharpen | adjective | To make sharp., To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper; as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw., To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more ready or ingenious., To make more eager; as, to sharpen men’s desires., To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain or disease., To make biting, sarcastic, or severe., To render more shrill or piercing., To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of the sun sharpen vinegar., To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to apply a sharp to., To grow or become sharp. |
| sharper | noun | A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester. |
| sharpie | noun | A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts carrying a triangular sail. They are often called Fair Haven sharpies, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where they originated. |
| sharply | adverb | In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely. |
| shaster | noun | Alt. of Shastra |
| shastra | noun | A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the Vedas. |
| shatter | verb t. | To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning., To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered; his hopes were shattered., To scatter about., To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by any force applied., A fragment of anything shattered; — used chiefly or soley in the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters. |
| shaving | present participle & vb. noun | of Shave, The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically, the act of cutting off the beard with a razor., That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting instrument. |
| sheaves | plural | of Sheaf |
| sheared | imp. | of Shear, of Shear |
| shearer | noun | One who shears., A reaper. |
| sheathe | verb t. | To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or cover with, or as with, a sheath or case., To fit or furnish, as with a sheath., To case or cover with something which protects, as thin boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a ship with copper., To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp particles. |
| sheathy | adjective | Forming or resembling a sheath or case. |
| sheaved | adjective | Made of straw. |
| shebang | noun | A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop. |
| shebeen | noun | A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold. |
| shedder | noun | One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears., A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; — applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state. |
| sheenly | adverb | Brightly. |
| sheered | imp. & past participle | of Sheer |
| sheerly | adverb | At once; absolutely. |
| sheeted | imp. & past participle | of Sheet |
| shelves | plural | of Shelf |
| shelled | imp. & past participle | of Shell, Having a shell. |
| shellac | noun | See the Note under 2d Lac. |
| sheller | noun | One who, or that which, shells; as, an oyster sheller; a corn sheller. |
| shelter | noun | That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a protection; a screen., One who protects; a guardian; a defender., The state of being covered and protected; protection; security., To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect., To screen or cover from notice; to disguise., To betake to cover, or to a safe place; — used reflexively., To take shelter. |
| sheltie | noun | Alt. of Shelty |
| shelved | imp. & past participle | of Shelve |
| shemite | noun | A descendant of Shem. |
| sherbet | noun | A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc., A flavored water ice., A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; — called also sherbet powder. |
| shereef | noun | Alt. of Sherif |
| sheriat | noun | The sacred law of the Turkish empire. |
| sheriff | noun | The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace. |
| sherris | noun | Sherry. |
| shifted | imp. & past participle | of Shift |
| shifter | noun | One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener., An assistant to the ship’s cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions., An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another., A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc. |
| shikari | noun | A sportsman; esp., a native hunter. |
| shimmer | verb i. | To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer., A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer. |
| shinned | imp. & past participle | of Shin |
| shindle | noun | A shingle; also, a slate for roofing., To cover or roof with shindles. |
| shining | present participle & vb. noun | of Shine, Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor., Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity., Having the surface smooth and polished; — said of leaves, the surfaces of shells, etc., Emission or reflection of light. |
| shiness | noun | See Shyness. |
| shingle | noun | Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the seashore and elsewhere., A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one end thinner than the other, — used in covering buildings, especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping the thin ends of the row below., A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one’s shingle., To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof., To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all over the head, as shingles on a roof., To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron from the pudding furnace. |
| shingly | adjective | Abounding with shingle, or gravel. |
| shinney | noun | The game of hockey; — so called because of the liability of the players to receive blows on the shin. |
| shipped | imp. & past participle | of Ship |
| shipful | noun | As much or as many as a ship will hold; enough to fill a ship. |
| shiplet | noun | A little ship. |
| shipmen | plural | of Shipman |
| shipman | noun | A seaman, or sailor. |
| shippen | noun | A stable; a cowhouse. |
| shipper | noun | One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water. |
| shippon | noun | A cowhouse; a shippen. |
| shirked | imp. & past participle | of Shirk |
| shirker | noun | One who shirks. |
| shirley | noun | The bullfinch. |
| shirred | adjective | Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred bonnet., Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the fire; — said of eggs. |
| shirted | imp. & past participle | of Shirt |
| shittah | noun | Alt. of Shittah tree |
| shittim | noun | Alt. of Shittim wood |
| shittle | noun | A shuttle., Wavering; unsettled; inconstant. |
| shivery | adjective | Tremulous; shivering., Easily broken; brittle; shattery. |
| shoaled | imp. & past participle | of Shoal |
| shocked | imp. & past participle | of Shock |
| shoding | See Shoad, Shoading. | |
| shoeing | present participle & vb. noun | of Shoe |
| shoggle | verb t. | To joggle. |
| shotten | of Shoot, Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring., Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone. | |
| shooter | noun | One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner., That which shoots., A firearm; as, a five-shooter., A shooting star. |
| shopped | imp. & past participle | of Shop |
| shopboy | noun | A boy employed in a shop. |
| shopmen | plural | of Shopman |
| shopman | noun | A shopkeeper; a retailer., One who serves in a shop; a salesman., One who works in a shop or a factory. |
| shopper | noun | One who shops. |
| shorage | noun | Duty paid for goods brought on shore. |
| shoring | present participle & vb. noun | of Shore, The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or shore., A system of props; props, collectively. |
| shorten | adjective | To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity., To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc., To make deficient (as to); to deprive; — with of., To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like., To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold. |
| shortly | adverb | In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly., In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose. |
| shotted | imp. & past participle | of Shot, Loaded with shot., Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture. |
| shotgun | noun | A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game. |
| shouted | imp. & past participle | of Shout |
| shouter | noun | One who shouts. |
| shoving | present participle & vb. noun | of Shove |
| showing | present participle & vb. noun | of Show, Appearance; display; exhibition., Presentation of facts; statement. |
| showery | adjective | Raining in showers; abounding with frequent showers of rain., Of or pertaining to a shower or showers. |
| showily | adverb | In a showy manner; pompously; with parade. |
| showish | adjective | Showy; ostentatious. |
| showmen | plural | of Showman |
| showman | noun | One who exhibits a show; a proprietor of a show. |
| shreddy | adjective | Consisting of shreds. |
| shrieve | noun | A sheriff., To shrive; to question. |
| shright | imp. & p. p. of Shriek., A shriek; shrieking. | |
| shrilly | adverb | In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice., Somewhat shrill. |
| shrived | imp. | of Shrive, of Shrive |
| shriven | past participle | of Shrive, p. p. of Shrive. |
| shrivel | verb i. | To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age; — often with up., To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto corruptions. |
| shriver | noun | One who shrives; a confessor. |
| shroudy | adjective | Affording shelter. |
| shrubby | superl. | Full of shrubs., Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. |
| shucked | imp. & past participle | of Shuck |
| shucker | noun | One who shucks oysters or clams |
| shudder | verb i. | To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake., The act of shuddering, as with fear. |
| shuffle | verb t. | To shove one way and the other; to push from one to another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand., To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of, as of the cards in a pack., To remove or introduce by artificial confusion., To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to shuffle and cut., To change one’s position; to shift ground; to evade questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate., To use arts or expedients; to make shift., To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape the feet in walking or dancing., The act of shuffling; a mixing confusedly; a slovenly, dragging motion., A trick; an artifice; an evasion. |
| shunned | imp. & past participle | of Shun |
| shunted | imp. & past participle | of Shunt |
| shunter | noun | A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another. |
| shutter | noun | One who shuts or closes., A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind., A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle. |
| shuttle | noun | An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp., The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch., A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal., To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle. |
| shyness | noun | The quality or state of being shy. |
| shyster | noun | A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. |