Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
shielded |
imp. & past participle |
of Shield |
shieling |
noun |
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling. |
shifting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Shift, Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles., Adapted or used for shifting anything. |
shikaree |
noun |
Alt. of Shikari |
shilling |
noun |
A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency., In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized., The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; — formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2. |
shinning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Shin |
shindies |
plural |
of Shindy |
shingled |
imp. &. past participle |
of Shingle |
shingler |
noun |
One who shingles., A machine for shingling puddled iron. |
shingles |
noun |
A kind of herpes (Herpes zoster) which spreads half way around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with violent neuralgic pain. |
shipping |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Ship, Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns., Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk., The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool., The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage., Navigation. |
shipfuls |
plural |
of Shipful |
shipless |
adjective |
Destitute of ships. |
shipload |
noun |
The load, or cargo, of a ship. |
shipmate |
noun |
One who serves on board of the same ship with another; a fellow sailor. |
shipment |
noun |
The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat from the West., That which is shipped. |
shipworm |
noun |
Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of Teredo and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See Teredo. |
shipyard |
noun |
A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired. |
shirking |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Shirk |
shirting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Shirt, Cloth, specifically cotton cloth, suitable for making shirts. |
shistose |
|
See Shist, Schistose. |
shivered |
imp. & past participle |
of Shiver |