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Traditional English :: shampoo
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shampo.html - n. & v. --n. 1 liquid or cream used to lather and wash the hair. 2 a similar substance for washing a car or carpet etc. 3 an act or instance of cleaning with shampoo. --v.tr. (shampoos, shampooed) wash with shampoo. [Hind. chhampo, imper. of chhampna to press] |
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Traditional English :: shampoo
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shampo.html - n. & v. --n. 1 liquid or cream used to lather and wash the hair. 2 a similar substance for washing a car or carpet etc. 3 an act or instance of cleaning with shampoo. --v.tr. (shampoos, shampooed) wash with shampoo. [Hind. chhampo, imper. of chhampna to press] |
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English Idioms :: shame
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shampo.html - See: FOR SHAME, PUT TO SHAME. |
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Traditional English :: sham
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shampo.html - v., n., & adj. --v. (shammed, shamming) 1 intr. feign, pretend. 2 tr. a pretend to be. b simulate (is shamming sleep). --n. 1 imposture, pretence. 2 a person or thing pretending or pretended to be what he or she or it is not. --adj. shammer n. [perh. north. dial. var. of SHAME] |
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Traditional English :: shaman
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shampo.html - n. a witch-doctor or priest claiming to communicate with gods etc. shamanism n. shamanist n. & adj. shamanistic adj. [G Schamane & Russ. shaman f. Tungusian samÁn] |
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Traditional English :: shamateur
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shampo.html - n. derog. a sports player who makes money from sporting activities though classed as an amateur. shamateurism n. [SHAM + AMATEUR] |
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