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Look up: shag

  1. shag
    [n] - a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded 2. [n] - a matted tangle of hair or fiber 3. [n] - a fabric with long coarse nap 4. [n] - a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn 5. [v] - do the shag
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. shag
    ordinary napped cloth Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Shag
    Shag noun [ Anglo-Saxon sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icelandic skegg the beard, Swedish skägg , Danish skj...g . Confer Schock of hair.] 1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. « True Witney broa...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/80

  4. Shag
    Shag adjective Hairy; shaggy. Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/80

  5. Shag
    Shag transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Shagged ; present participle & verbal noun Shagging .] To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough. « Shag the green zone ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/80

  6. shag
    1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. 'True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.' (Gay) ... 2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. ... 3. A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine. ... 4. <zoology> Any species of cormorant. ... Origin: AS. Sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. Skegg...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. shag
    noun a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. shag
    noun a fabric with long coarse nap; `he bought a shag rug`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. shag
    noun a matted tangle of hair or fiber; `the dog`s woolly shag`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. shag
    noun a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Shag
    • (n.) A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine. • (a.) Hairy; shaggy. • (n.) A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap. • (n.) Any species of cormorant. • (n.) Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair. • (v. t.) To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. Shag
    Shag is slang for sexual intercourse.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Shag
    Shag is slang for sexual intercourse.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. shag
    • a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
    • a matted tangle of hair or fiber
    • a fabric with long coarse nap
    • slang terms for sexual intercourse
    • a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

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  15. Shag
    The Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) is a British sea bird, superficially similar to the cormorant, but smaller and with a green, oily sheen visible at close range in good light. Shags are to be found on rocky coastlines and diving into the sea, no matter how rough it is.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. Shag
    The shag or rooster cut, is a hair style popularised by Rod Stewart, and involving dishevelled short spiky tufts on top, with shoulder-length strands down the back.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  17. shag
    Waterbird Phalacrocorax aristoclis, order Pelecaniformes, related to the cormorant. It is smaller than the cormorant, with a green tinge to its plumage and in the breeding season has a crest. Its food consists mainly of sand eels for which it dives, staying underwater for up to 54 seconds. It breeds on deeply fissured cliffs, and...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  18. Shag
    (artist) `Josh Agle` (born August 31, 1962) is an American artist, better known by the nickname `SHAG`. Life: Agle`s nickname is derived from the last two letters of his first name, and the first two letters of his last name.<ref name=Stroheim83>Otto Von Stroheim, Tiki Art Now!: A Volca...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag

  19. Shag
    (tobacco) `Shag` or `rolling tobacco` is fine-cut tobacco used to make self-made cigarettes by hand rolling the tobacco into rolling paper or injecting it into filter tubes. It got its name from the finely cut strands appearing like `shag` and was originally considered poor quality. Various t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag

  20. Shag
    (fabric) `Shag` is typically used to make deep-pile carpets. This is the oldest use of the term. Shag carpet is sometimes evoked as an example of the aesthetic from the culture of the 1970s in the United States. Shag carpets are named after their "shaggy" appearance with longer than...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag

  21. Shag
    (hairstyle) A `shag` cut is a hairstyle that has been layered to various lengths. It was created by the barber Paul McGregor. The layers are often feathered at the top and sides. The layers make the hair full around the crown, and the hair thins to fringes around the edges. This unisex style ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shag



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12 February 2012

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/calendar/ On February 12, 1809, Charles Robert Darwin was born at The Mount in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Darwin was one of the last of the eclectic scientists who preceded the age of professional specialization. His genius lay in his ability to select, from the facts which he so diligently collected, every relevant point and fit it into his bold and far-reaching theories. He was not the first to advance a theory of evolution; but his massive weight of evidence carried conviction where earlier theorists had failed. He was shy and modest and shrank from controversy, an unfortunate trait in the author of the most controversial book of the century. read more

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