📖 S — The English dictionary · page 36

sheepfold — Everyday, meaning 1: A sheepfold is a pen or small fenced place where sheep are kept safe at night.↗ Example: The shepherd locked the gate of the sheepfold.↗ · The lamb ran back to the sheepfold before dark.↗ · A fox must not be let into the sheepfold.↗ · And they came near unto him, and said: 'We will build sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones; (Torah NUM.32.16, JPS 1917)↗ · He chose David also His servant, and took him from the sheepfolds; (Writings PSA.78.70, JPS 1917)↗ · Why sattest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the pipings for the flocks?↗ (Prophets JDG.5.16, JPS 1917)↗ · When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold.↗ (Writings PSA.68.14, JPS 1917)↗

sheepskin — Everyday, meaning 1: A sheepskin is the skin of a sheep, with its wool still on, used as a coat or a rug.↗ Example: He wore a sheepskin coat in the cold.↗ · The boy sat on a soft sheepskin rug.↗ · The wolf hid himself in a sheepskin to fool the shepherd.↗

sheet — Everyday, meaning 1: A sheet is a thin flat piece of paper.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sheet is a large thin cloth that covers a bed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A sheet is a thin flat piece of metal, glass or ice.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A sheet of stamps or stickers is a set printed on one paper.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A worksheet is a page of school exercises.↗ Example: A pack has 100 sheets of paper.↗ · Each pupil uses 3 sheets.↗ · A sheet of stamps has 20 stamps.↗ · How many sheets are left?↗ · Please hand in your answer sheet.↗ · Mum put clean sheets on my bed.↗ · The pond was covered by a thin sheet of ice.↗ · The rain came down in sheets.↗ · Then he gently replaced the sheet and returned to the palace.↗

shekel — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: An ancient Hebrew weight of silver and also a unit of money.↗ About twenty gerahs made one shekel.↗ Example: and of cassia five hundred, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of olive oil a hin.↗ (Torah EXO.30.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And all thy valuations shall be according to the shekel of the sanctuary; twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.↗ (Torah LEV.27.25, JPS 1917)↗ · thou shalt take five shekels apiece by the poll; after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them — the shekel is twenty gerahs.↗ (Torah NUM.3.47, JPS 1917)↗ · And the shekel shall be twenty gerahs; twenty shekels, five and twenty shekels, ten, and five shekels, shall be your maneh.↗ (Prophets EZK.45.12, JPS 1917)↗ · So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.↗ (Prophets 2KI.7.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God; (Writings NEH.10.33, JPS 1917)↗

shekels — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The plural of shekel, an ancient weight of silver and unit of money.↗ Example: one golden pan of ten shekels, full of incense; (Torah NUM.7.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.↗ (Torah LEV.27.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And the brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred shekels.↗ (Torah EXO.38.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold.↗ (Writings 2CH.3.9, JPS 1917)↗ · So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.↗ (Writings 1CH.21.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.↗ (Prophets 1KI.10.16, JPS 1917)↗

shelf — Everyday, meaning 1: A shelf is a flat board on a wall or in a cupboard for putting things on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A shelf is a flat layer of rock or ice, like an ice shelf.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «On the shelf» can mean put aside and not used.↗ Example: Each shelf has 8 books.↗ · There are 5 shelves.↗ · How many books are on the shelves?↗ · He put 24 books on 4 shelves equally.↗ · The jam is on the top shelf.↗ · The library has shelves of picture books.↗ · Put the cups back on the shelf.↗ · The cans were stacked on the shelves of the shop.↗ · Antarctica has huge ice shelves.↗ · She can't reach the top shelf without a step.↗ · You will find an oil-can on a shelf in my cottage.”↗ · This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

shell — Everyday, meaning 1: A shell is the hard outer cover of a sea animal like a snail, clam or crab; people find shells on beaches.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A shell is the hard outside of an egg, a nut, a tortoise or a turtle.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A shell is anything like a hard outer case: the shell of a building.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To shell nuts or peas is to take them out of their shells.↗ Example: Anna had 7 shells and lost 5.↗ · Zoe found 12 shells on the beach.↗ · Tom collects 4 shells every day.↗ · A snail carries its shell on its back.↗ · Crack the egg and throw away the shell.↗ · A turtle hides inside its shell when it is scared.↗ · We shelled peas for dinner.↗ · Hold a big shell to your ear and listen.↗ · Crack went the egg-shell, as a waggon passed over it.↗

shellfish — Everyday, meaning 1: Shellfish are water animals with a shell, such as crabs, lobsters, prawns, mussels, oysters and clams, especially when eaten as food.↗ Example: Crabs and lobsters are shellfish.↗ · My uncle is allergic to shellfish.↗ · We ate shellfish at the seaside restaurant.↗ · Shellfish live in rock pools and on the sea bed.↗ · The menu says this dish contains shellfish.↗ · Mussels are shellfish that cling to rocks.↗

shelter — Everyday, meaning 1: A shelter is a place that keeps you safe from rain, cold, sun or danger.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An animal shelter looks after lost or unwanted pets until they get new homes.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A shelter is also a place where people without a home can sleep.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To shelter is to stay somewhere safe, or to keep someone safe.↗ Example: The animal shelter has 24 dogs.↗ · 7 dogs were adopted from the shelter.↗ · The shelter got 5 new cats.↗ · How many animals are in the shelter now?↗ · We waited in the bus shelter until the rain stopped.↗ · The scouts built a shelter from branches and leaves.↗ · During a storm, shelter inside a strong building.↗ · Sheep shelter behind the hedge from the wind.↗ · At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood.↗ · I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.'↗ (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917)↗ · They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter.↗ (Writings JOB.24.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore shall the stronghold of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your confusion.↗ (Prophets ISA.30.3, JPS 1917)↗

shema — Everyday, meaning 1: (Jewish faith) The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: It comes from the book of Deuteronomy in the Bible and is said every morning and evening by many Jews.↗ Example: Many Jewish children learn the Shema when they are very young.↗ · The Shema begins «Hear, O Israel».↗ · The words of the Shema are kept in a mezuzah on the door.↗ · Jews say the Shema in the morning and at night.↗ · Jesus quoted the Shema when asked about the greatest commandment.↗ · The rabbi explained what the Shema teaches about one God.↗ · And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.↗ (Writings 1CH.2.43, JPS 1917)↗ · And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai.↗ (Writings 1CH.2.44, JPS 1917)↗ · and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon; (Writings 1CH.5.8, JPS 1917)↗

sheol — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: In the Bible, the underworld, the place where the dead go.↗ Example: The cords of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of Death confronted me.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.6, JPS 1917)↗

shepherd — Everyday, meaning 1: A shepherd is a person whose job is to look after sheep, keeping them safe and moving them to fresh grass.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To shepherd people is to guide them carefully somewhere, like a teacher shepherding children onto a bus.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A German shepherd is a large kind of dog.↗ Example: The shepherd led the sheep up the hill.↗ · A sheepdog helps the shepherd round up the flock.↗ · In the story, the shepherd boy cried «Wolf!» too many times.↗ · The teacher shepherded the class onto the bus.↗ · The shepherd counted 40 sheep in the field.↗ · Our neighbour has a German shepherd called Max.↗ · The shepherd stayed up all night when the lambs were born.↗ · And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.↗ (Torah EXO.2.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And Pharaoh said unto his brethren: 'What is your occupation?'↗ And they said unto Pharaoh: 'Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and our fathers.'↗ (Torah GEN.47.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And they said: 'An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and moreover he drew water for us, and watered the flock.'↗ (Torah EXO.2.19, JPS 1917)↗ · The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.↗ (Writings PSA.23.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: (Prophets EZK.34.7, JPS 1917)↗ · therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD: (Prophets EZK.34.9, JPS 1917)↗

shepherdess — Everyday, meaning 1: A woman or girl who looks after sheep.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (stories, art) A figure of a pretty shepherdess in old paintings, poems and china ornaments.↗ Example: Little Bo-Peep was a shepherdess who lost her sheep.↗ · The shepherdess led the flock up the hill.↗ · Gran has a china shepherdess on her shelf.↗ · In the Bible, Rachel was a shepherdess.↗ · The shepherdess whistled to her dog.↗ · The story is about a shepherdess and a chimney sweep.↗ · "This is terrible," said the little shepherdess.↗

sherbet — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland) Sherbet is a sweet fizzy powder eaten as a sweet, often with a lollipop or liquorice to dip.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (USA) Sherbet is a frozen fruit dessert like a soft ice cream, made with a little milk.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Australia slang) «A sherbet» can mean a beer (old-fashioned).↗ Example: I licked the lolly and dipped it in sherbet.↗ · Sherbet fizzes on your tongue.↗ · (USA) We had orange sherbet for dessert.↗ · Sherbet lemons are my favourite sweets.↗ · Each bag of sherbet costs 30p; 5 bags cost £1.50.↗ · The sherbet fizzes because of a reaction between acid and soda.↗

sherd — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: An old word for a broken piece of pottery, now usually spelled shard.↗ Example: Thou shalt even drink it and drain it, and thou shalt craunch the sherds thereof, and shalt tear thy breasts; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.↗ (Prophets EZK.23.34, JPS 1917)↗

sheriff — Everyday, meaning 1: (USA) A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In Wild West stories, the sheriff is the lawman of a town.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, Scotland) A sheriff is a judge in Scotland, or an official with a ceremonial job in England and Wales.↗ Example: The sheriff caught the outlaw.↗ · He wore a silver sheriff's badge.↗ · Robin Hood fought the Sheriff of Nottingham.↗ · The county sheriff came to talk to our class.↗ · The deputy sheriff helps the sheriff.↗ · In the game, I was the sheriff and my brother was the bandit.↗ · Next morning the sheriff came traveling by there.↗

sherlock — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective in stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, who solves crimes by careful noticing and logical thinking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A person who is good at finding things out.↗ e.g. "Well done, Sherlock!"↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, sarcastic) Said to someone who has just stated something obvious.↗ e.g. "No kidding, Sherlock!"↗ (a ruder version uses a swear word).↗ Example: Sherlock Holmes lived at 221B Baker Street.↗ · "It's raining." "↗ Well spotted, Sherlock!"↗ · My sister played Sherlock and found my hidden chocolate.↗ · Sherlock solves crimes by noticing small clues.↗ · Dr Watson helps Sherlock on his cases.↗ · Let's be Sherlocks and work out who took the cake.↗

sherry — Everyday, meaning 1: Sherry is a strong wine from Spain, often drunk in a small glass, sometimes used in cooking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sherry is a glass of sherry.↗ Example: Gran likes a small sherry at Christmas.↗ · The trifle has a little sherry in it.↗ · Sherry comes from the south of Spain.↗ · Dad poured a sherry for his friend.↗ · Sherry is alcohol, so it is not for children.↗

shetland — Everyday, meaning 1: Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A Shetland pony (a Shetland) is a very small, strong, hairy pony first bred there.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Shetland wool is fine, soft wool from Shetland sheep, used to knit jumpers and shawls.↗ Example: Shetland is so far north that summer nights hardly get dark.↗ · My little cousin rode a Shetland pony at the farm.↗ · Shetland ponies are small but very strong.↗ · Grandma knitted me a Shetland wool jumper.↗ · Puffins nest on the cliffs of Shetland.↗ · Every winter Shetland holds a fire festival called Up Helly Aa.↗ · The ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland takes all night.↗ · In a few instances we can actually trace the passage-e.g., the Shetland version was certainly brought over from Hamburg.↗