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

shamrock pea
Parochetus communis noun trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers

shandygaff
shandy noun a drink made of beer and lemonade

Shang
Shang dynasty noun the imperial dynasty ruling China from about the 18th to the 12th centuries BC

shanghaier
seizer noun a kidnapper who drugs men and takes them for compulsory service aboard a ship

shank
waist noun the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole

shank`s mare
shanks` mare noun you own legs; `I traveled on shank`s mare`

Shannon
Claude Shannon noun United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)

shanny
Blennius pholis noun European scaleless blenny

shantung
noun a heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)

shantytown
noun a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties

shape
form 1 configuration noun any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); `he could barely make out their shapes`

shape
noun the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition` or `in shape` or `out of condition` or `out of shape`)

shape constancy
noun the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)

shape-up
noun a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired

shaped
molded adjective shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort); `a shaped handgrip`; `the molded steel plates`; `the wrought silver bracelet`

shapeless
adjective lacking symmetry or attractive form; `a shapeless hat on his head`

shapelessly
adverb in a shapeless manner; `the dress hung shapelessly on her thin body`

shapelessness
noun the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape

shapely
adjective having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; `a slim waist and shapely legs`

shaper
shaping machine noun a machine tool for shaping metal or wood

shaping
defining noun any process serving to define the shape of something

shaping
plastic adjective forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; `a formative influence`; `a formative experience`

shaping tool
noun a tool for shaping metal

Shapley
Harlow Shapley noun United States astronomer (1885-1972)

shard
sherd noun a broken piece of a brittle artifact

share
portion noun assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; `he wanted his share in cash`

sharecropper
cropper noun small farmers and tenants

shared
adjective have in common; held or experienced in common; `two shared valence electrons forming a bond between adjacent nuclei`; `a shared interest in philately`

shareholding
noun a holding in the form of shares of corporations

shareware
noun software that is available free of charge; may be distributed for evaluation with a fee requested for additional features or a manual etc.

Shari
Shari River noun an African river that flows northwest into Lake Chad

shariah
shariah law noun the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; `sharia is only applicable to Muslims`; `under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state`

sharing
adjective unselfishly willing to share with others; `a warm and sharing friend`

shark
noun any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

shark oil
shark-liver oil noun a fatty yellow to brown oil obtained from the livers of sharks; used for dressing leather and as a source of vitamin A

shark repellent
porcupine provision noun a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts

sharkskin
noun a smooth crisp fabric

sharksucker
Echeneis naucrates noun remoras found attached to sharks

sharp
sharp-worded adjective harsh; `sharp criticism`; `a sharp-worded exchange`; `a tart remark`

sharp
adverb changing suddenly in direction and degree; `the road twists sharply after the light`; `turn sharp left here`; `the visor was acutely peaked`; `her shoes had acutely pointed toes`

sharp tongue
noun a bitter or critical manner of speaking

sharp-cornered
sharp-angled adjective having sharp corners

sharp-eared
quick-eared adjective having keen hearing

sharp-limbed
adjective having sharp limbs

sharp-nosed
adjective having a sharply pointed nose

sharp-pointed
adjective having a sharp point

sharp-tailed grouse
sprigtail noun large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America

sharp-toothed
adjective having sharp teeth

sharpen
point verb give a point to; `The candles are tapered`

sharpened
adjective made sharp or sharper; `a sharpened knife cuts more cleanly`

sharpener
noun any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper; `a knife sharpener`

sharpie
noun a long narrow shallow-draft boat with a flat bottom and a triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States

sharply
adverb in a well delineated manner; `the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined`

sharpness
noun thinness of edge or fineness of point

sharpshooter
noun a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters

sharptail mola
Mola lanceolata noun caudal fin has a central projection

Shasta
noun the Shastan language spoken by the Shasta

shasta daisy
Leucanthemum superbum noun hybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisies; often placed in the genus Chrysanthemum

Shasta salamander
Hydromantes shastae noun primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area

Shastan
noun a group of languages of the Hokan family in California

shattered
tattered adjective ruined or disrupted; `our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity`; `a tattered remnant of its former strength`; `my torn and tattered past`

shattering
adjective seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; `shattering rain striking the windowpanes`; `the shattering tones of the enormous carillon`; `the shattering peal of artillery`

shatterproof
splinterless adjective resistant to shattering or splintering; `shatterproof automobile windows`

shave
shaving noun the act of removing hair with a razor

shaven
shaved adjective having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin

shaver
electric shaver noun a razor powered by an electric motor

Shavian
adjective of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works

shaving brush
noun a brush used to apply lather prior to shaving

shaving cream
shaving soap noun toiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shaving

shaving foam
noun toiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shaving

shaving-brush tree
Pseudobombax ellipticum noun tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear

Shavous
Shabuoth noun (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

Shaw
noun United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)

shawl
noun cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

shawm
noun a medieval oboe

Shawn
Ted Shawn noun United States dancer and choreographer who collaborated with Ruth Saint Denis (1891-1972)

Shawnee
noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Shawnee

Shawnee cake
noun form of johnnycake

Shawwal
noun the tenth month of the Islamic calendar

she-devil
noun a cruel woman

she-oak
noun any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina

shear
noun a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

sheared
shorn adjective having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; `picked up the baby`s shorn curls from the floor`; `naked as a sheared sheep`

shearer
noun a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

shearing
noun removing by cutting off or clipping

shears
noun large scissors with strong blades

shearwater
noun long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves

sheath
case noun an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

sheath knife
noun a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath

sheathed
adjective enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination; `his sheathed sword`; `the cat`s sheathed claws`; `a ship`s bottom sheathed in copper`; `copper-sheathed`

sheathing
overlay noun protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior

shebang
noun an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang`

Shebat
Shevat noun the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)

shed
noun an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

shed
shake off verb get rid of; `he shed his image as a pushy boss`; `shed your clothes`

shedder
spiller noun an attacker who sheds or spills blood; `a great hunter and spiller of blood`

shedding
sloughing noun the process whereby something is shed

sheep
noun woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

sheep bell
noun a bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily located

sheep botfly
sheep gadfly noun larvae are parasitic on sheep