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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

sexual reproduction
amphimixis noun reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

sexually
adverb by sexual means; `reproduce sexually`

sexy
adjective marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; `feeling sexy`; `sexy clothes`; `sexy poses`; `a sexy book`; `sexy jokes`

Seychelles
Republic of Seychelles noun a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976

Seychelles
noun a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar

Seychelles islands
noun a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean north of Madagascar

Seychelles monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Seychelles

Seychelles rupee
noun the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents

Seychellois
adjective of the Seychelles or their people; `Seychellois fishermen`

Seyhan
Seyhan River noun a Turkish river flowing south southwest into the Mediterranean

Seymour
Jane Seymour noun Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)

sforzando
noun (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack

sgraffito
noun a ceramic or mural decoration made by scratching off a surface layer to reveal the ground

Sha`ban
Shaaban noun the eighth month of the Islamic calendar

shabbily
adverb in a mean and ungenerous manner; `the two were haggling shabbily in the drawing-room`

shabbiness
seediness noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

shabby
adjective mean and unworthy and despicable; `shabby treatment`

shabby-genteel
adjective trying to maintain dignity and self respect despite shabbiness

shack
verb move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly; `John trailed behind his class mates`; `The Mercedes trailed behind the horse cart`

shackle
bond noun a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner)

shad
noun herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

shad roe
noun roe of shad; may be parboiled or baked or sauteed gently

shad-like
adjective resembling the shad

shade
tint noun a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; `after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted`

shade tree
noun a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight

shades of
noun something that reminds you of someone or something; `aren`t there shades of 1948 here?`

shadiness
noun of questionable honesty or legality; `they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable`; `the shadiness of their transactions`

shading
blending noun a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

shadow
noun refuge from danger or observation; `he felt secure in his father`s shadow`

shadow box
noun a shallow rectangular box with a transparent front used to protect and display small items (jewelry, coins, etc.)

shadow cabinet
noun a group of senior members of the political party that is out of power; these members would probably assume corresponding positions as ministers in the British Cabinet if their party was elected

shadowboxing
noun sparring with an imaginary opponent (for exercise or training)

shadowing
tailing adjective following surreptitiously; keeping under surveillance; `always on guard against shadowing submarines`

shadowy
wraithlike adjective lacking in substance; `strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds`- W.A.Butler; `dim shadowy forms`; `a wraithlike column of smoke`

shady
shadowed adjective filled with shade; `the shady side of the street`; `the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed`; `we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove`; `cool umbrageous woodlands`

shaft
noun a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)

shaft
noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

shag
noun a lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn

shag rug
noun a rug with long pile

shagbark
shagbark hickory noun North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts

shagged
shaggy adjective having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; `junipers with shagged trunks`; `shaggy rugs`

shaggily
adverb in a shaggy manner; `shaggily unkempt mane`

shagginess
noun roughness of nap produced by long woolly hairs

shaggy dog story
noun a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness

shaggymane
shaggy cap noun common edible mushroom having an elongated shaggy white cap and black spores

Shah
Shah of Iran noun title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran

Shah Jahan
noun Mogul emperor of India during whose reign the finest monuments of Mogul architecture were built (including the Taj Mahal at Agra) (1592-1666)

shahadah
noun the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith

Shahaptian
Sahaptin noun a Penutian language spoken by the Shahaptian

shaheed
noun Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

Shahn
Ben Shahn noun United States artist whose work reflected social and political themes (1898-1969)

shaitan
shaytan noun (Islam) a rebellious jinni who leads men astray

shakable
shakeable adjective capable of being weakened; `the crisis proved his confidence was shakable`

shake
throw off verb get rid of; `I couldn`t shake the car that was following me`

shake off
throw off verb get rid of; `I couldn`t shake the car that was following me`

shake up
bump around verb shock physically; `Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game`

shakedown
adjective intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; `a shakedown cruise`

shakeout
noun a financial condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry; `they glutted the market in order to cause a shakeout of their competitors`

shaker
noun a container in which something can be shaken

shaker
noun a person who wields power and influence; `a shaker of traditional beliefs`; `movers and shakers in the business world`

Shakers
United Society of Believers in Christ`s Second Appearing noun a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States

Shakespeare
William Shakespeare noun English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)

Shakespearean sonnet
Elizabethan sonnet noun a sonnet consisting three quatrains and a concluding couplet in iambic pentameter with the rhyme pattern abab cdcd efef gg

Shakespearian
Shakespearean adjective of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works; `Shakespearean plays`

shakily
adverb in a manner characterized by trembling or shaking; ``I--I`m going to make you a cup of tea`, she explained shakily`

shakiness
noun the quality of being unstable and insecure; `the shakiness of the present regime`

shaking
noun the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

Shakti
Sakti noun the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi

Shaktism
Saktism noun worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva

Shaktist
noun worshipper of Shakti

shaky
shivering adjective vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze; `a quaking bog`; `the quaking child asked for more`; `quivering leaves of a poplar tree`; `with shaking knees`; `seemed shaky on her feet`; `sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier`; `trembling hands`

shale
noun a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

shale oil
noun oil extracted from oil shale by heating

shall-flower
Alpinia Zerumbet noun cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes

shallot
noun small mild-flavored onion-like or garlic-like clustered bulbs used for seasoning

shallow
adjective lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious; `shallow people`; `his arguments seemed shallow and tedious`

shallow
noun a stretch of shallow water

shallow fording
noun fording at a shallow place

shallow-draft
shallow-draught adjective of vessels whose keel is not far below the waterline; `a shallow-draft river boat`

shallowly
adverb in a shallow manner

shallowness
noun the quality of lacking physical depth; `take into account the shallowness at that end of the pool before you dive`

shallu
Sorghum vulgare rosburghii noun sorghum having slender dry stalks and small hard grains; introduced into United States from India

shaman
priest-doctor noun in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination

shamanism
noun an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans

shamanist
shamanistic adjective of or relating to shamanism

Shamash
noun the chief sun god; drives away winter and storms and brightens the earth with greenery; drives away evil and brings of justice and compassion

shamble
shambling noun walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; `from his shambling I assumed he was very old`

shambles
noun a condition of great disorder

shambolic
adjective (British slang) disorderly or chaotic; `it`s a shambolic system`

shambolically
adverb in a shambolic manner

shame
noun a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

shame plant
live-and-die noun prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled

shamefaced
adjective extremely modest or shy; `cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise`- H.O.Taylor

shamefaced
adjective showing a sense of shame

shamefacedly
adverb in a shamefaced manner; `quarrels and dissensions ensued among the cast, most of whom hurriedly and shamefacedly handed over their parts to understudies`

shamefacedness
sheepishness noun feeling embarrassed about yourself

shamefulness
disgracefulness noun unworthiness meriting public disgrace and dishonor

shameless
unblushing adjective feeling no shame; `a shameless imposter`; `an unblushing apologist for fascism`

shamelessness
brazenness noun behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

shampoo
noun the act of washing your hair with shampoo