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English Word Dictionary

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shadowed

adjective · filled with shade

Example: the shady side of the street

shake off

verb · get rid of

Example: he shed his image as a pushy boss

shake up

verb · make fuller by shaking

Example: fluff up the pillows

shallow-draught

adjective · of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline

Example: a shallow-draft river boat

shamefaced

adjective · showing a sense of guilt- Eric Linklater

Example: a guilty look

shamelessly

adverb · without shame

Example: he unashamedly abandoned the project when he realized he would not gain from it

shapelessly

adverb · in a shapeless manner

Example: the dress hung shapelessly on her thin body

shared

adjective · distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

sharp-set

adjective · extremely hungry

Example: they were tired and famished for food and sleep

sharply

adverb · in an aggressive manner

Example: she was being sharply questioned

sharpy

noun · a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

she-bop

verb · get sexual gratification through self-stimulation

sheathed

adjective · enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination

Example: his sheathed sword

shed light on

verb · make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

Example: Could you clarify these remarks?

shelve

verb · place on a shelf

Example: shelve books

shingly

adjective · abounding in small stones

Example: landed at a shingly little beach

shitty

adjective · very bad

Example: a lousy play

shoo

verb · drive away by crying `shoo!'

shoo away

verb · drive away by crying `shoo!'

shoot up

verb · rise dramatically

Example: Prices shot up overnight

short list

noun · a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen

short-change

verb · deprive of by deceit

Example: He swindled me out of my inheritance

short-winged

adjective · (especially of certain insects) having very short or rudimentary wings

shorten

verb · edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

Example: bowdlerize a novel

shortly

adverb · in the near future

Example: the doctor will soon be here

shoulder-to-shoulder

adverb · side by side and close together

Example: the troops marched shoulder-to-shoulder

show

noun · the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

Example: a remarkable show of skill

shrilly

adverb · in a shrill voice

Example: she sang rather shrilly

shrinkwrap

verb · wrap something tightly with heated plastic that shrinks upon cooling

Example: shrinkwrap the CDs

shrive

verb · grant remission of a sin to

Example: The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's

shut off

verb · block off the passage through

Example: We shut off the valve

shut out

verb · prevent from entering; shut out

Example: The trees were shutting out all sunlight

shyly

adverb · in a shy or timid or bashful manner

Example: he smiled shyly

si

noun · the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization

siberian pea tree

noun · large spiny shrub of eastern Asia having clusters of yellow flowers; often cultivated in shelterbelts and hedges

sickening

adjective · causing or able to cause nausea

Example: a nauseating smell

sickeningly

adverb · in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree

Example: the beggar was disgustingly filthy

sidewise

adverb · toward one side

Example: the car slipped sideways into the ditch

siege of orleans

noun · a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429

sierra redwood

noun · extremely lofty evergreen of southern end of western foothills of Sierra Nevada in California; largest living organism

sighting

noun · the act of observing

Example: several sightings of enemy troops were reported

sign up

verb · join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate,

Example: Sign up for yoga classes

silver

adjective · expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Example: able to dazzle with his facile tongue

simonize

verb · polish with wax

Example: The motorcycle has been Simonized

simperingly

adverb · with a lack of courage and determination

Example: simperingly, the accused begged for mercy

simplicity

noun · lack of ornamentation

Example: the room was simply decorated with great restraint

simulate

verb · make a pretence of

Example: She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger

simultaneously

adverb · at the same instant

Example: they spoke simultaneously

sincerely

adverb · written formula for ending a letter

sinewy

adjective · (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Example: a hefty athlete

single-barrelled

adjective · having one barrel

Example: most guns are single-barreled

single-handedly

adverb · without assistance

Example: I built this house single-handedly

singly

adverb · one by one; one at a time

Example: they were arranged singly