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

Shetland
Shetland Islands noun an archipelago of about 100 islands in the North Atlantic off the north coast of Scotland

Shetland pony
noun breed of very small pony with long shaggy mane and tail

Shetland sheepdog
Shetland sheep dog noun a small sheepdog resembling a collie that was developed in the Shetland Islands

Shetland wool
noun a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands

Shevchenko
Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko noun Ukranian poet (1814-1861)

Shiah
Shia noun one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

shibboleth
noun a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

shield
noun armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

shield fern
buckler fern noun any of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the sori

shielded
adjective (used especially of machinery) protected by a shield to prevent injury

shielding
noun the act of shielding from harm

shift
shifting noun the act of moving from one place to another; `his constant shifting disrupted the class`

shift
verb make a shift in or exchange of; `First Joe led; then we switched`

shift key
noun the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters

shift register
noun (computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right

shiftily
adverb in a shifty manner; `he looked at his new customer shiftily`

shiftiness
slipperiness 1 trickiness noun the quality of being a slippery rascal

shifting
shifty adjective changing position or direction; `he drifted into the shifting crowd`; `their nervous shifting glances`; `shifty winds`

shiftless
adjective lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative; lazy; `a shiftless student`; `studied in a shiftless way`

shiftlessness
noun a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition

shiga bacillus
Shigella dysentariae noun a bacillus that causes dysentery

shigella
noun rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon

shigellosis
bacillary dysentery noun an acute infection of the intestine by shigella bacteria; characterized by diarrhea and fever and abdominal pains

Shih-Tzu
noun a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese

Shiism
noun the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

shiitake
shiitake mushroom noun edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

Shiite
Shi`ite noun a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

Shikoku
noun the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; south of Honshu and east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainous

shiksa
shikse noun a derogatory term used by Jews to refer to non-Jewish women

shill
noun a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others

shillelagh
shillalah noun a cudgel made of hardwood (usually oak or blackthorn)

shilling
noun an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound

Shiloh
battle of Shiloh noun the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory

shim
noun a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices

Shimchath Torah
Simchat Torah noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah

shimmer
play noun a weak and tremulous light; `the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers`; `the play of light on the water`

shimmery
adjective glistening tremulously; `the shimmery surface of the lake`; `a dress of shimmery satin`

shimmy
noun lively dancing (usually to ragtime music) with much shaking of the shoulders and hips

shimmy
shift 1 slip noun a woman`s sleeveless undergarment

shin
shin bone noun a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

Shin Bet
General Security Services noun the Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency; `the Shin Bet also handles overall security for Israel`s national airline`

shin guard
shinpad noun a stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shins

shin splints
noun painful inflammation of the muscles around the shins; frequent among runners

Shina
noun a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir

shindig
shindy noun a large and noisy party of people

shine
strike verb touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; `Light fell on her face`; `The sun shone on the fields`; `The light struck the golden necklace`; `A strange sound struck my ears`

shiner
noun any of numerous small silvery North American cyprinid fishes especially of the genus Notropis

shingle
shake noun building material used as siding or roofing

shingle oak
laurel oak 2 Quercus imbricaria noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles

shingle tree
Acrocarpus fraxinifolius noun East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

shingler
noun a worker who shingles roofs

shingling
noun the laying on of shingles; `shingling is a draft very different from carpentry`

Shingon
noun a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha`s ideal which is inexpressible

shininess
sheen noun the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

shining
adjective marked by exceptional merit; `had shining virtues and few faults`; `a shining example`

shining clubmoss
Lycopodium lucidulum noun a variety of club moss

Shining Path
Sendero Luminoso noun a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade; `Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths`

shining willow
Salix lucida noun common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves

shinleaf
noun North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters

shinny
shinney noun a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

shinplaster
noun paper money of little value issued on insufficient security

Shinto
Shintoist adjective relating to or characteristic of Shintoism; `Shinto temples`

Shintoist
noun a believer in Shintoism

ship
noun a vessel that carries passengers or freight

ship broker
noun an agent for the ship owner; obtains cargo and may arrange for its loading or discharge

ship canal
noun a canal large enough for seagoing vessels

ship chandler
noun a dealer in equipment and supplies for ships

ship money
noun an impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defense

ship`s boat
pinnace noun a boat for communication between ship and shore

ship`s chandler
noun a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships

ship`s company
noun crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

ship`s officer
noun a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; `he is the officer in charge of the ship`s engines`

ship`s papers
noun official papers which a ship is legally required to have; related to ownership, cargo, etc.

ship-breaker
noun a contractor who buys old ships and breaks them up for scrap

shipboard
adjective taking place or existing on board a ship; `a shipboard fire`; `shipboard romances`

shipboard system
noun a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship

shipbuilder
noun a business that builds and repairs ships

shipbuilding
noun the construction of ships

shipbuilding industry
noun an industry that builds ships

shipmate
noun an associate on the same ship with you

shipowner
noun someone who owns a ship or a share in a ship

shipper
noun a company in the business of shipping freight

shipping
cargo ships noun conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

shipping
transport noun the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

shipping agent
noun the agent of a shipowner

shipping clerk
noun an employee who ships and receives goods

shipping company
noun a company that provides shipping services

shipping fever
shipping pneumonia noun a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)

shipping office
noun the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired

shipping room
noun a room where goods are packaged and shipped

shipshape
trim 1 well-kept adjective of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; `even the barn was shipshape`; `a trim little sailboat`

shipside
noun the part of a wharf that is next to a ship

shipworm
teredinid noun wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells

shipwreck
noun a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

shipwreck survivor
noun a shipwrecked person

shipwrecked
adjective aground as a consequence of a shipwreck

shipwright
noun a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

shipyard
noun a workplace where ships are built or repaired

Shiraz
noun a city in central southwestern Iran; ruins of ancient Persepolis are nearby

shire
shire horse noun British breed of large heavy draft horse