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

sheep dip
noun a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

sheep fescue
sheep`s fescue noun cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass

sheep frog
noun mostly of Central America

sheep ked
sheep-tick 1 sheep tick 1 Melophagus Ovinus noun wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

sheep laurel
pig laurel noun North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock

sheep plant
Raoulia australis noun perennial prostrate mat-forming herb with hoary woolly foliage

sheep sorrel
sheep`s sorrel noun small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places

sheep tick
noun parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

sheep-tick
noun parasitic on sheep and cattle as well as humans; can transmit looping ill in sheep (acute viral disease of the nervous system); a vector for Lyme disease spirochete

sheepfold
sheep pen noun a pen for sheep

sheepherder
shepherd noun a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

sheepish
adjective showing a sense of shame

sheepishly
adverb in a sheepish manner; `sheepishly he handed her back the money`

sheeplike
sheepish adjective like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

sheepman
noun a man who raises (or tends) sheep

sheepshank
noun a knot for shortening a line

sheepshead
Archosargus probatocephalus noun large (up to 20 lbs) food fish of the eastern coast of the United States and Mexico

sheepshead porgy
Calamus penna noun from Florida and Bahamas to Brazil

sheepshearing
noun act of shearing sheep

sheepskin
noun tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

sheepskin coat
noun a coat made of sheepskin

sheepwalk
sheeprun noun farm devoted to raising sheep

sheer
adverb directly; `he fell sheer into the water`

sheet
piece of paper noun used for writing or printing

sheet
weather sheet noun (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

sheet anchor
waist anchor noun spare anchor for use in emergency

sheet bend
becket bend noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)

sheet iron
noun plate iron thinner than tank iron

sheet lighting
noun lightning that appears as a broad sheet; due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds

sheet metal
noun sheet of metal formed into a thin plate

sheet music
noun a musical composition in printed or written form; `she turned the pages of the music as he played`

sheet pile
sheath pile noun a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage

sheet web
noun an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks

sheet-metal work
noun the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems)

sheeting
noun fabric from which bed sheets are made

sheetlike
adjective resembling a sheet

Sheetrock
noun a kind of plasterboard

Sheffield
noun a steel manufacturing city in northern England famous for its cutlery industry

shegetz
noun an offensive term for non-Jewish young man; `why does she like all those shkotzim?`

sheik
tribal sheik noun the leader of an Arab village or family

sheika
sheikha noun the wife of a sheik

sheikdom
sheikhdom noun the domain ruled by a sheik

shekel
noun the basic unit of money in Israel

shelduck
noun female sheldrake

shelf
noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

shelf bracket
noun a bracket to support a shelf

shelf ice
ice shelf noun ice that is attached to land but projects out to sea

shelf life
noun the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating

shelfful
noun the amount that a shelf will hold; `he bought a shelfful of books`

shelflike
adjective resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf); `shelflike table`

shell
noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

shell
noun a very light narrow racing boat

shell bean
noun unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking

shell corporation
shell entity noun a company that is incorporated but has no assets or operations

shell game
thimblerig noun a swindling sleight-of-hand game; victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under

shell ginger
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

shell plating
noun the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship

shell stitch
noun a crochet stitch

shell-flower
snakehead noun showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

shellac
noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

shellac
noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

shellac varnish
noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood

shellac wax
lac wax noun a hard wax separated from shellac by its insolubility in alcohol

shelled
adjective of animals or fruits that have a shell

sheller
noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)

Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley noun Englishman and romantic poet (1792-1822)

Shelley
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley noun English writer who created Frankenstein`s monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

shellfire
noun shooting artillery shells

shellfish
noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)

shellflower
snakehead noun showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple

shelter
noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

sheltered
adjective protected from danger or bad weather; `a sheltered harbor`

sheltered workshop
noun a workshop that offers jobs to members of the physically or developmentally disabled population

shelver
noun a worker who puts things (as books) on shelves

Shem
noun (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah

Shema
noun a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith; `as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily`

Shen-pao
Spiritual Jewel noun a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse

Shenandoah National Park
noun a national park in Virginia for the Blue Ridge Mountains

Shenandoah River
noun a river of northern Virginia that empties into the Potomac at Harpers Ferry

Shenandoah Valley
noun a large valley between the Allegheny Mountains and the Blue Ridge Mountains in northern Virginia; site of numerous battles during the American Civil War

Shenyang
Mukden noun a city in northeastern China

Shepard
Alan Shepard noun astronaut who made the first United States` suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998)

shepherd dog
sheepdog noun any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep

shepherd`s pie
noun pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven

shepherd`s purse
shepherd`s pouch noun white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed

shepherdess
noun a woman shepherd

Sheraton
noun a furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation

sherbert
sherbet noun an ice containing milk

Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan noun Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)

sheriff
noun the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

sheriff`s sale
execution sale noun a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court`s writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation

Sherlock Holmes
Holmes noun a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle

Sherman
Roger Sherman noun American Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution (1721-1793)

Sherman
noun United States general who was commander of all Union troops in the West; he captured Atlanta and led a destructive march to the sea that cut the Confederacy in two (1820-1891)

Sherpa
noun a member of the Himalayan people living in Nepal and Tibet who are famous for their skill as mountaineers

Sherrington
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington noun English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952)

sherry
noun dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

Sherwood
Robert Emmet Sherwood noun United States playwright (1896-1955)

Sherwood Anderson
noun United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)

Sherwood Forest
noun an ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band