English words: S

2316 words under S; 601–700 on this page.

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• shame noun (shame, uncountable; a shame); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shame is the bad, hot feeling you have when you know you did something wrong or silly and others may know.
• shamefaced adjective
  Shamefaced means feeling ashamed and embarrassed, and showing it in the face or manner.
• shameful adjective (shameful, more shameful, most shameful); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Causing shame; so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed of it.
• shamefully adverb (shamefully; more shamefully, most shamefully)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In a way that should make someone feel ashamed; very badly or unfairly: «They were shamefully treated.».
• shameless adjective (shameless, more shameless, most shameless)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shameless describes someone who behaves badly and does not feel embarrassed about it.
• shamelessly adverbJewish tradition
  In a way that shows no shame or embarrassment.
• shampoo noun (shampoo, shampoos); verb…
  A liquid soap for washing hair.
• shamrock noun (a shamrock, shamrocks)
  A shamrock is a small green plant with three round leaves on each stem, like clover.
• shan fragment (shan, from shan't); also Shan — a nameeveryday · Jewish tradition
  A piece of the word «shan't», which means «shall not», as in «I shan't go».
• shang word…
  «Shàng» means «up», «on» or «above», and also «to go up» or «to go to», as in «shàng xué» (go to school); to an English ear it sounds like…
• shanghai proper noun (Shanghai — a city); verb…
  Shanghai is a huge city on the east coast of China, one of the biggest cities in the world, with a famous river front and tall towers.
• shank noun (shank, shanks)
  The shank is the lower part of a leg, between the knee and the ankle.
• shanty noun (a shanty, shanties)
  A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials.
• shape noun, verb (shape, shapes, shaped, shaping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle.
• shaped adjective, verb form (shaped; from shape)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shaped means having a certain form, like a heart-shaped cookie.
• shapeless adjective (shapeless, more shapeless, most shapeless)
  Having no clear or definite shape.
• shapely adjective (shapely, shapelier, shapeliest)
  Shapely means having a pleasing, well-balanced shape or form.
• shapen verb, past participle of shape (also an adjective)
  Formed or made into a particular shape.
• shard noun (a shard, shards)
  A sharp, broken piece of glass, pottery, metal or ice.
• share verb (share, shares, shared, sharing); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza.
• shareholder noun (a shareholder, shareholders)
  A person or organisation that owns shares (small parts) in a company, and so owns a small part of it.
• sharer noun (a sharer, sharers)
  A sharer is a person who shares something with others.
• shark noun (a shark, sharks)
  A shark is a large fish with a long body, fins, rows of sharp teeth and a skeleton made of cartilage instead of bone.
• sharp adjective (sharp, sharper, sharpest); adverb (sharp)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife.
• sharpen verb (sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To sharpen something is to make its edge or point sharper, like sharpening a pencil or a knife.
• sharpened verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Sharpened is the past form of «sharpen»: to make a point or edge sharper, like a pencil or a knife.
• sharply adverbeveryday · Jewish tradition
  Sharply means suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or prices that rise sharply.
• sharpness noun (sharpness; uncountable)
  Sharpness is how sharp something is, how well its edge or point can cut or pierce.
• shatter verb (shatter, shatters, shattered, shattering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To shatter is to break suddenly into many small pieces.
• shattered adjective (shattered); past form of shatter…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shattered means broken into many small pieces.
• shave verb (shave, shaves, shaved, shaving); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To cut hair off very close to the skin with a razor, as men do on their face.
• shaven adjective (shaven; past participle of shave)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shaven means cut very close, with hair or fur shaved off, so the skin shows.
• shaver noun (a shaver, shavers)
  An electric tool with small moving blades for cutting hair close to the skin, usually on the face or legs.
• shaving verb (-ing form of shave); noun (shaving, shavings)
  The act of cutting hair off close to the skin with a razor.
• shavuot noun (Shavuot)
  A Jewish festival celebrating the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the wheat harvest; also called the Feast of Weeks.
• shawl noun (a shawl, shawls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A large piece of soft cloth, often wool or silk, worn over the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby.
• shay noun (a shay, shays — old); a name (Shay)
  Shay is a first name, used for boys and girls, from the Irish name Séamus or Séaghdha; it is also a surname.
• she pronoun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A word used instead of the name of a girl, woman or female animal already talked about.
• sheaf noun (a sheaf, sheaves)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sheaf is a bundle of stalks of wheat, barley or other grain, tied together after cutting at harvest.
• shear verb (shear, shears, sheared, shorn or sheared, shearing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool.
• sheared verb past form of shear…
  Sheared means had the wool cut off: the sheep were sheared.
• shearer noun (a shearer, shearers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shearer is a person whose job is to cut the wool off sheep.
• shearing noun (shearing; uncountable); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shearing is cutting the wool off a sheep, usually once a year.
• shears noun (shears — plural); verb form…
  Shears are a large cutting tool like big, strong scissors, used for cutting hedges, grass, metal or sheep's wool.
• sheath noun (a sheath, sheaths — say «sheeths» or «sheethz»); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger.
• sheathe verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing)
  To sheathe is to put a sword or knife back into its case, called a sheath.
• sheathed verb (sheathe, sheathes, sheathed, sheathing — past form)…
  Past form of «sheathe»: put a knife or sword back into its cover.
• shebat nounJewish tradition
  The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, in winter, usually in January or February.
• shed noun (shed, sheds); verb (shed, sheds, shed, shedding)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals.
• sheddeth verb, old form of «sheds» (he, she, it)
  «sheddeth» means «sheds», a form of «shed»: A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes…
• shedding verb form (shed, sheds, shed, shedding); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally.
• sheen noun (sheen, sheens)
  Sheen is a soft shine or gloss on a surface, such as silk, fur or feathers.
• sheep noun (sheep, sheep)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat.
• sheepcote nounJewish tradition
  An old word for a small shelter or pen where sheep are kept.
• sheepdog noun (a sheepdog, sheepdogs)
  A dog trained to help a farmer move and look after sheep.
• sheepfold noun (sheepfold, sheepfolds)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sheepfold is a pen or small fenced place where sheep are kept safe at night.
• sheepskin noun (sheepskin, sheepskins)
  A sheepskin is the skin of a sheep, with its wool still on, used as a coat or a rug.
• sheet noun (sheet, sheets)
  A sheet is a thin flat piece of paper.
• shekel nounJewish tradition
  An ancient Hebrew weight of silver and also a unit of money.
• shekels nounJewish tradition
  The plural of shekel, an ancient weight of silver and unit of money.
• shelf noun (shelf, shelves)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shelf is a flat board on a wall or in a cupboard for putting things on.
• shell noun (shell, shells); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shell is the hard outer cover of a sea animal like a snail, clam or crab; people find shells on beaches.
• shellfish noun (shellfish — plural usually the same, shellfish)
  Shellfish are water animals with a shell, such as crabs, lobsters, prawns, mussels, oysters and clams, especially when eaten as food.
• shelter noun, verb (shelter, shelters, sheltered, sheltering)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shelter is a place that keeps you safe from rain, cold, sun or danger.
• shema noun (the Shema; also Sh'ma)everyday · Jewish tradition
  The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.».
• sheol nounJewish tradition
  In the Bible, the underworld, the place where the dead go.
• shepherd noun (a shepherd, shepherds); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shepherd is a person whose job is to look after sheep, keeping them safe and moving them to fresh grass.
• shepherdess noun (a shepherdess, shepherdesses)
  A woman or girl who looks after sheep.
• sherbet noun (sherbet — uncountable; a sherbet, sherbets)
  Sherbet is a sweet fizzy powder eaten as a sweet, often with a lollipop or liquorice to dip.
• sherd nounJewish tradition
  An old word for a broken piece of pottery, now usually spelled shard.
• sheriff noun (a sheriff, sheriffs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county.
• sherlock proper noun (Sherlock — a name); noun…
  Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, who solves crimes by careful noticing and logical…
• sherry noun (sherry, sherries)
  Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking.
• shetland proper noun (Shetland, the Shetland Islands); adjective…
  Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway.
• shevat nounJewish tradition
  The name of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, around January and February.
• shew verb (shew, shews, shewed, shewn, shewing)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Shew is an old way of writing show: to let someone see something, or to make something plain.
• shewed verb, past tense of shew
  Let someone see something, or made something plain, in the past.
• shia noun (Shia; a Shia, Shias); adjective (Shia); also spelled…
  Shia is one of the two main branches of Islam; the other, larger one is Sunni.
• shibah nounJewish tradition
  A Hebrew name found in the Torah text, a well at Beer-sheba, meaning "seven" or "oath".
• shibboleth nounJewish tradition
  A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often a test of identity.
• shield noun (a shield, shields); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks.
• shift verb (shift, shifts, shifted, shifting); noun…
  To shift means to move something from one place or position to another: "help me shift this table".
• shifting verb, -ing form of shift…
  Moving or changing position: shifting sand dunes.
• shifty adjective (shifty, shiftier, shiftiest)
  Shifty means sly, not honest, and not to be trusted; a shifty person often looks away or hides what he is doing.
• shilling noun (a shilling, shillings)
  An old British coin worth 12 old pennies; 20 shillings made one pound.
• shimmer verb (shimmer, shimmers, shimmered, shimmering); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water.
• shin noun (a shin, shins); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle.
• shine verb (shine, shines, shone/shined, shining); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To shine is to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch.
• shiner noun (shiner, shiners)
  A black eye: a bruise round the eye from a punch or a knock.
• shingle noun…
  Small round stones on a beach, larger than sand.
• shingles noun…
  An illness that causes a painful rash with blisters, usually on one side of the body; it is caused by the same virus as chickenpox waking…
• shininess noun (shininess — uncountable)
  The quality of being shiny: how bright, smooth and gleaming a surface looks when light falls on it.
• shinny noun (shinny, shinnies); verb…
  Shinny is a simple game like hockey, played with sticks and a ball or puck on grass or ice.
• shinto noun (Shinto — uncountable); adjective (a Shinto shrine)
  Shinto is the traditional religion of Japan, in which people honour spirits called kami that are believed to live in nature (mountains…
• shiny adjective (shiny, shinier, shiniest)
  Shiny means smooth and bright, so it reflects light and seems to shine.
• ship noun, verb (ship, ships, shipped, shipping)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea.
• shipboard noun (on shipboard); adjective…
  On shipboard means on or aboard a ship.
• shipbuilder noun (a shipbuilder, shipbuilders)
  A person whose job is designing or building ships.
• shipload noun (shipload, shiploads)
  A shipload is the full amount that a ship can carry, or a very large load carried by ship.
• shipmate noun (a shipmate, shipmates)
  A shipmate is a person who sails on the same ship as you, especially another sailor in the crew.

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