| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shook | imp. | of Shake, of Shake, imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake., A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form., A set of boards for a sugar box., The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together., To pack, as staves, in a shook. |
| shore | of Shear, imp. of Shear., A sewer., A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging., To support by a shore or shores; to prop; — usually with up; as, to shore up a building., The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an ocean, lake, or large river., To set on shore. | |
| shorn | of Shear, p. p. of Shear. | |
| shone | imp. & past participle | of Shine, imp. & p. p. of Shine. |
| shoad | noun | A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore which have become separated by the action of water or the weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines. |
| shoal | noun | A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; — said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass., To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place., Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water., A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow., A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal., To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals., To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. |
| shoar | noun | A prop. See 3d Shore. |
| shoat | noun | A young hog. Same as Shote. |
| shock | noun | A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in number from twelve to sixteen; a stook., A lot consisting of sixty pieces; — a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods., To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as, to shock rye., To be occupied with making shocks., A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow, collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or onset., A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering event., A sudden depression of the vital forces of the entire body, or of a port of it, marking some profound impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe injury, overpowering emotion, or the like., The sudden convulsion or contraction of the muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from a charged body., To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence., To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates., To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter., A dog with long hair or shag; — called also shockdog., A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a shock of sandy hair., Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair. |
| shode | verb t. | The parting of the hair on the head., The top of the head; the head., Alt. of Shoding |
| shoes | plural | of Shoe |
| shoon | plural | of Shoe, pl. of Shoe. |
| shoer | noun | One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on shoes; as, a shoer of horses. |
| shola | noun | See Sola. |
| shole | noun | A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground under the end of a shore or the like., See Shoal. |
| shooi | noun | The Richardson’s skua (Stercorarius parasiticus);- so called from its cry. |
| shoop | imp. of Shape. Shaped. | |
| shoot | noun | An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course., To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; — followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object., To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; — followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; — often with off; as, to shoot a gun., To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; — followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object., To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit., To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; — often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud., To plane straight; to fit by planing., To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar., To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches., To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; — said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides., To discharge a missile; — said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well., To be shot or propelled forcibly; — said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star., To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains., To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain., To germinate; to bud; to sprout., To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly., To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify., To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory., To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee., The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle., A young branch or growth., A rush of water; a rapid., A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode., A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick., A shoat; a young hog. |
| shorl | adjective | Alt. of Shorlaceous |
| short | superl. | Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight., Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not protracted; as, short breath., Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water., Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the ordinary, standard; — usually with of; as, to be short of money., Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the trith., Not distant in time; near at hand., Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory., Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or equivalent; less (than); — with of., Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short answer to the question., Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth; crisp; as, short pastry., Brittle., Engaging or engaged to deliver what is not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock. See The shorts, under Short, n., and To sell short, under Short, adv., Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in utterance; — opposed to long, and applied to vowels or to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the short sound of a in pate, etc. See Quantity, and Guide to Pronunciation, //22, 30., A summary account., The part of milled grain sifted out which is next finer than the bran., Short, inferior hemp., Breeches; shortclothes., A short sound, syllable, or vowel., In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as, to stop short in one’s course; to turn short., To shorten., To fail; to decrease. |
| shory | adjective | Lying near the shore. |
| shots | plural | of Shot, The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. |
| shote | verb t. | A fish resembling the trout., A young hog; a shoat. |
| shout | verb i. | To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc., To utter with a shout; to cry; — sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man’s name., To treat with shouts or clamor., A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage. |
| shove | verb t. | To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor., To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle., To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling., To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off., The act of shoving; a forcible push., p. p. of Shove. |
| shown | past participle | of Show, p. p. of Show. |
| showy | adjective | Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. |