| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Shab |
| shabbily | adverb | In a shabby manner. |
| shabrack | noun | The saddlecloth or housing of a cavalry horse. |
| shackled | imp. & past participle | of Shackle |
| shadbird | noun | The American, or Wilson’s, snipe. See under Snipe. So called because it appears at the same time as the shad., The common European sandpiper. |
| shaddock | noun | A tree (Citrus decumana) and its fruit, which is a large species of orange; — called also forbidden fruit, and pompelmous. |
| shadeful | adjective | Full of shade; shady. |
| shadowed | imp. & past participle | of Shadow |
| shadrach | noun | A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed of its intended effect; — so called from Shadrach, one of the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See Dan. iii. 26, 27.) |
| shaffler | noun | A hobbler; one who limps; a shuffer. |
| shafiite | noun | A member of one of the four sects of the Sunnites, or Orthodox Mohammedans; — so called from its founder, Mohammed al-Shafei. |
| shafting | noun | Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion. |
| shaftman | noun | Alt. of Shaftment |
| shagging | present participle & vb. noun | of Shag |
| shagbark | noun | A rough-barked species of hickory (Carya alba), its nut. Called also shellbark. See Hickory., The West Indian Pithecolobium micradenium, a legiminous tree with a red coiled-up pod. |
| shag-rag | noun | The unkempt and ragged part of the community. |
| shagreen | verb t. | To chagrin., A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and grained so as to be covered with small round granulations. This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering small cases and boxes., The skin of various small sharks and other fishes when having small, rough, bony scales. The dogfishes of the genus Scyllium furnish a large part of that used in the arts., Alt. of Shagreened |
| shakings | noun pl. | Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc. |
| shalloon | noun | A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff. |
| shamming | present participle & vb. noun | of Sham |
| shamanic | adjective | Of or pertaining to Shamanism. |
| shambled | imp. & past participle | of Shamble |
| shameful | adjective | Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful., Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. |
| shamrock | noun | A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. |
| shanghai | verb t. | To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition., A large and tall breed of domestic fowl. |
| shannies | plural | of Shanny |
| shanties | plural | of Shanty |
| shapable | adjective | That may be shaped., Shapely. |
| sharking | present participle & vb. noun | of Shark, Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices. |
| sharping | present participle & vb. noun | of Sharp |
| sharpsaw | noun | The great titmouse; — so called from its harsh call notes. |
| shattery | adjective | Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture; brittle; as, shattery spar. |
| shawfowl | noun | The representation or image of a fowl made by fowlers to shoot at. |
| shawnees | noun pl. | A tribe of North American Indians who occupied Western New York and part of Ohio, but were driven away and widely dispersed by the Iroquois. |