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Traditional English :: shrimp
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shrimp.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any of various small (esp. marine) edible crustaceans, with ten legs, grey-green when alive and pink when boiled.
2 colloq. a very small slight person. --v.intr. go catching shrimps. shrimp plant an evergreen shrub, Justicia brandegeana, bearing small white flowers in clusters of pinkish-brown bracts. shrimper n. [ME, prob. rel. to MLG schrempen wrinkle, MHG schrimpfen contract, and SCRIMP] |
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Traditional English :: shrimp
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shrimp.html - n. & v. --n. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any of various small (esp. marine) edible crustaceans, with ten legs, grey-green when alive and pink when boiled.
2 colloq. a very small slight person. --v.intr. go catching shrimps. shrimp plant an evergreen shrub, Justicia brandegeana, bearing small white flowers in clusters of pinkish-brown bracts. shrimper n. [ME, prob. rel. to MLG schrempen wrinkle, MHG schrimpfen contract, and SCRIMP] |
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English Idioms :: shrift
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shrimp.html - See: SHORT SHRIFT. |
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English Idioms :: shrink
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shrimp.html - See: HEAD SHRINKER. |
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Traditional English :: shriek
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shrimp.html - v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a utter a shrill screeching sound or words esp. in pain or terror. b (foll. by of) provide a clear or blatant indication of.
2 tr. a utter (sounds or words) by shrieking (shrieked his name). b indicate clearly or blatantly. --n. a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream. shriek out say in shrill tones. shriek with laughter laugh uncontrollably. shrieker n. [imit.: cf. dial. screak, ON skrókja, and SCREECH] |
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Traditional English :: shrieval
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shrimp.html - adj.
of or relating to a sheriff. [shrieve obs. var. of SHERIFF] |
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