| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| shriek | verb i. | To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish., To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks., A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. |
| shrift | noun | The act of shriving., Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it. |
| shrike | verb i. | Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher. |
| shrill | verb i. | Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; — said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound., A shrill sound., To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill., To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound. |
| shrimp | verb t. | To contract; to shrink., Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea belonging to Crangon and various allied genera, having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are used as food. The larger kinds are called also prawns. See Illust. of Decapoda., In a more general sense, any species of the macruran tribe Caridea, or any species of the order Schizopoda, having a similar form., In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under Fairy, and Brine., Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; — in contempt. |
| shrine | noun | A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint., Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like., A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art., To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. |
| shrink | verb i. | To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted., To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress., To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake., To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by imersing it in boiling water., To draw back; to withdraw., The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil; withdrawal. |
| shrive | verb t. | To hear or receive the confession of; to administer confession and absolution to; — said of a priest as the agent., To confess, and receive absolution; — used reflexively., To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession and absolution. |