| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| sheading | verb t. | A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings. |
| shealing | noun | The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell., Same as Sheeling. |
| shearing | present participle & vb. noun | of Shear, The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth., The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth., Same as Shearling., The act or operation of reaping., The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates., The process of preparing shear steel; tilting., The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. |
| shearmen | plural | of Shearman |
| shearman | noun | One whose occupation is to shear cloth. |
| sheathed | imp. & past participle | of Sheathe, Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath., Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm in grasses; vaginate. |
| sheating | present participle & vb. noun | of Sheathe |
| sheather | noun | One who sheathes. |
| shedding | present participle & vb. noun | of Shed, The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood., That which is shed, or cast off. |
| sheeling | noun | A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed. |
| sheepcot | noun | Alt. of Sheepcote |
| sheepish | adjective | Of or pertaining to sheep., Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess. |
| sheering | present participle & vb. noun | of Sheer |
| sheeting | present participle & vb. noun | of Sheet, Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width., A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment., The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces; also, material made into sheets. |
| sheetful | noun | Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold. |
| sheiling | noun | See Sheeling. |
| shekinah | noun | The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; — a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. |
| shelduck | noun | The sheldrake. |
| shelling | present participle & vb. noun | of Shell, Groats; hulled oats. |
| sheltery | adjective | Affording shelter. |
| shelving | present participle & vb. noun | of Shelve, Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore., The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet., The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim., Material for shelves; shelves, collectively. |
| shemitic | adjective | Alt. of Shemitish |
| shending | present participle & vb. noun | of Shend |
| shendful | adjective | Destructive; ruinous; disgraceful. |
| shepherd | noun | A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep, esp. a flock grazing at large., The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of others., To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a shepherd. |
| shepster | noun | A seamstress. |
| shetting | present participle & vb. noun | of Shet |