shrine - n. & v. 1 esp. RC Ch. a a chapel, church, altar, etc., sacred to a saint, holy person,...

shematic - adj. & n. 1 of or concerning a scheme or schema. 2 representing objects

sheen - sense assim. to SHINE]...

sholarship - n. 1 a academic achievement; learning of a high level. b the methods and standards...

shizophrenia - n. a mental disease marked by a breakdown in the...

shack - n. & v. a roughly built hut or cabin. intr. (foll. by up) sl. cohabit ,...

shep - 33). sheep-dip 1 a preparation for cleansing sheep of vermin or preserving their...

shcolarship - n. 1 a academic achievement; learning of a high level. b the methods and standards...

shortning - n. fat used for making pastry, esp. for making short pastry. ...

sholastic - adj. & n. 1 of or concerning universities, schools, education, teachers, etc. 2...

shadow - n. & v. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure...

shove - v. & n. 1 tr. (also absol.) push vigorously; move by hard or rough pushing (shoved...

shoulder - n. & v. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached....

shutle - cf . SHOOT]...

shadi - adj. (shadier, shadiest) 1 giving shade. 2 situated in shade. 3 (of a

shaggy - adj. (shaggier, shaggiest) 1 hairy, rough-haired. 2 unkempt. 3 (of the hair) coarse...

sheap - 33). sheep-dip 1 a preparation for cleansing sheep of vermin or preserving their...

shoo - int. & v. an exclamation used to frighten away birds, children, etc. (shoos, shooed)...

sholder - n. & v. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached....

shizoid - adj. & n. (of a person or personality etc.) tending to or resembling schizophrenia...

shall - v.aux. (3rd sing. present shall; archaic 2nd sing. present shalt as below; past...

shrip - n. & v. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any ...

shin - n. & v. 1 the front of the leg below the knee. 2...

shink - cf. skrynka to wrinkle]...

shrik - cf. dial. screak, ON skrkja, and SCREECH]...

shrinp - n. & v. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any ...

showel - n. & v. 1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow ....

sheep - 33). sheep-dip 1 a preparation for cleansing sheep of vermin or preserving their...

shapoo - n. & v. 1 liquid or cream used to lather and wash the hair. 2 a similar substance...

showdown - n. 1 a final test or confrontation; a decisive situation. 2 the laying down face...

sheikh - n. (also shaikh, sheik) 1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village....

shank - n. 1 a the leg. b the lower part of the leg; the leg ...

shallot - see SCALLION]...

shorthand - n. 1 (often attrib.) a method of rapid writing in abbreviations and symbols esp....

shown - past part. of SHOW. ...

shawn - n. Mus. a medieval double-reed wind instrument with...

shaow - n. & v. 1 shade or a patch of shade. 2 a dark figure...

shocking - adj. & adv. 1 causing indignation or disgust. 2 colloq. very bad (shocking weather)....

shout - cf. ON skta SCOUT]...

sharif - n. (also shereef, sherif) 1 a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima,...

shrek - cf. dial. screak, ON skrkja, and SCREECH]...

shellback - n. sl. an old sailor. ...

shake - v. & n. (past shook; past part . shaken) 1 tr. &...

shanghai - v. & n. tr. (shanghais, shanghaied, shanghaiing) 1 force (a person) to be a sailor...

shifty - adj. colloq. (shiftier, shiftiest) not straightforward; evasive; deceitful. shiftily...

shaft - n. & v. 1 a an arrow or spear. b the long slender stem of these. 2 a remark intended...

shyed - prob. orig. = board, rel. to SCALE(1)]...

shiatsu - n. a kind of therapy of Japanese origin, in which pressure ...

shwer - n. & v. 1 a brief fall of esp. rain, hail, sleet, or snow ....

sharkskin - n. 1 the skin of a shark. 2 a smooth dull-surfaced fabric. ...

shuttle - cf . SHOOT]...

shrimp - n. & v. 1 (pl. same or shrimps) any ...

shoudler - n. & v. 1 a the part of the body at which the arm, foreleg, or wing is attached....

shawl - n. a piece of fabric, usu. rectangular and often...

shut - cf. SHOOT]...

shepherd - n. & v. 1 (fem. shepherdess) a person employed to tend sheep, esp. at pasture. 2...

shame - n. & v. 1 a feeling of distress or humiliation caused by consciousness of the guilt...

shiny - adj. (shinier, shiniest) 1 having a shine; glistening; polished; bright. 2 (of clothing,...

sheath - n. (pl. sheaths) 1 a close-fitting cover, esp. for the blade of a knife or sword....

shoting - n. & adj. 1 the act or an instance of shooting. 2 a the right of shooting over an...

shrimk - cf. skrynka to wrinkle]...

shlom - n. & int. a Jewish salutation at meeting or parting. [Heb. salm peace]...

shingles - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) an acute painful viral inflammation of the nerve...

shortening - n. fat used for making pastry, esp. for making short pastry. ...

shampo - n. & v. 1 liquid or cream used to lather and wash the hair. 2 a similar substance...

shrapnel - n. 1 fragments of a bomb etc. thrown out by an explosion. 2 a shell containing bullets...

shngles - n.pl. (usu. treated as sing.) an acute painful viral inflammation of the nerve...

shogun - n. hist. any of a succession of Japanese hereditary Commanders-in-Chief and

sherton - n. (often attrib.) a style of furniture introduced in England c.1790, with delicate...

sheepdog - n. 1 a dog trained to guard and herd sheep. 2 a a dog of various breeds suitable...