📖 S — The English dictionary · page 41

shotgun — Everyday, meaning 1: A long gun that fires many small metal balls at once, used for hunting birds.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, Canada, Australia, slang) «Shotgun!» is what children shout to claim the front seat of a car.↗ Example: Shotgun!↗ I'm sitting in the front!↗ · My brother always calls shotgun first.↗ · The farmer kept a shotgun to scare foxes.↗ · Never touch a gun if you find one; tell an adult.↗ · He rode shotgun on the long trip.↗ · Shotguns are used to hunt ducks.↗ · The big man had been wakened by the noise, and had fired both barrels of a shotgun into Nag just behind the hood.↗

shoulder — Everyday, meaning 1: Your shoulder is the part of your body where your arm joins the rest of your body, below your neck.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The shoulder of a road (US, Canada, Australia) is the strip at the edge where cars can stop.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To shoulder something means to carry it on your shoulder, or to take on a job or blame.↗ Example: She carried her bag on her shoulder.↗ · He shrugged his shoulders; he didn't know.↗ · The shoulder is a ball-and-socket joint.↗ · My dad lifted me onto his shoulders to see the parade.↗ · Tap her on the shoulder to say hello.↗ · The car pulled over onto the shoulder.↗ · Head, shoulders, knees and toes!↗ · But an iron claw gripped his shoulder.↗ · They made shoulder-pieces for it, joined together; at the two ends was it joined together.↗ (Torah EXO.39.4, JPS 1917)↗ · It shall have two shoulder-pieces joined to the two ends thereof, that it may be joined together.↗ (Torah EXO.28.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneading-troughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.↗ (Torah EXO.12.34, JPS 1917)↗ · 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket.↗ (Writings PSA.81.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.↗ (Writings JOB.31.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a javelin of brass between his shoulders.↗ (Prophets 1SA.17.6, JPS 1917)↗

shouldest — Early Modern English, meaning 1: You should or ought to; you would be expected to.↗ Example: Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?'↗ (Torah GEN.3.11, JPS 1917) · that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich;↗ (Torah GEN.14.23, JPS 1917) · And Laban said unto Jacob: 'Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be?'↗ (Torah GEN.29.15, JPS 1917)

shouldst — Early Modern English, meaning 1: You should or ought to; you would be expected to.↗ Example: What have I done that thou shouldst turn away?↗ (Indian Fairy Tales) · "Perish!" cried he, "for 'tis but just that such a wretch as thou shouldst perish!"↗ (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) · ‘It is a wonder that such a man as thou shouldst be without a companion.’↗ (The Lilac Fairy Book)

shout — Everyday, meaning 1: To say something very loudly.↗ e.g. "Don't shout."↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To call loudly to get help or attention.↗ e.g. "Shout for help."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a noun, a loud cry.↗ e.g. "a shout of joy".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (British, Australian, informal) Someone's turn to pay.↗ e.g. "It's my shout."↗ Example: Don't shout in the classroom.↗ · Shout for help if you are in danger.↗ · She shouted "Goal!"↗ · He shouted at his brother, then said sorry.↗ · We heard a shout from the river.↗ · Shout "Fire!" if you see a fire.↗ · Shout out the answer when you know it.↗ · It's my shout — I'll buy the drinks.↗ · “That’s a lie!” shouted the giantess.↗ · And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses: 'There is a noise of war in the camp.'↗ (Torah EXO.32.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And there came forth fire from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat; and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.↗ (Torah LEV.9.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome, but the noise of them that sing do I hear.'↗ (Torah EXO.32.18, JPS 1917)↗ · Shout unto God, all the earth; (Writings PSA.66.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Shout unto the LORD, all the earth.↗ (Writings PSA.100.1, JPS 1917)↗ · So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns.↗ (Prophets JOS.6.20, JPS 1917)↗

shouter — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who shouts a lot or speaks very loudly.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A loud person who gets angry quickly and yells when cross.↗ Example: Our coach is a shouter, but he's kind really.↗ · Mum isn't a shouter; she goes quiet when she's cross.↗ · The shouter in the crowd yelled at the referee.↗ · My little brother is the loudest shouter in the house.↗ · The shouters at the front of the protest held big signs.↗ · If an adult is a shouter and it frightens you, talk to someone you trust.↗

shouting — Everyday, meaning 1: Shouting means saying something very loudly, using a big voice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: People shout to call someone far away, to warn of danger, or because they are angry or excited.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a noun, shouting is the noise of people talking very loudly.↗ Example: The children were shouting and cheering at the football match.↗ · Please stop shouting; I can hear you.↗ · If you are lost or in danger, shouting for help is the right thing to do.↗ · Dad was shouting to us from the other side of the field.↗ · We heard shouting in the street and looked out of the window.↗ · Don't shout out the answer; put your hand up.↗ · She was shouting because she was angry with her brother.↗ · The lifeguard was shouting «Swim back to the beach!»↗ · In terror the Boy ran toward the village shouting "Wolf!↗ · None hath beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath one seen perverseness in Israel; the LORD his God is with him, and the shouting for the King is among them.↗ (Torah NUM.23.21, JPS 1917)↗ · Till He fill thy mouth with laughter, and thy lips with shouting.↗ (Writings JOB.8.21, JPS 1917)↗ · God is gone up amidst shouting, the LORD amidst the sound of the horn.↗ (Writings PSA.47.6, JPS 1917)↗ · He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.↗ (Writings JOB.39.7, JPS 1917)↗

shove — Everyday, meaning 1: To shove is to push someone or something roughly and hard.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To shove something somewhere is to put it there quickly and carelessly.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A shove is a hard, rough push.↗ Example: Please don't shove in the line.↗ · He shoved the door, but it was stuck.↗ · She shoved her books into her bag and ran.↗ · The car wouldn't start, so we gave it a shove.↗ · Someone shoved me and I fell over.↗ · Shove over and let me sit down.↗ · The big kids pushed and shoved to get on the bus.↗ · With that the little man shoved him in at the door, and locked it.↗

shovel — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) A tool with a long handle and a wide, slightly curved blade for lifting and moving earth, snow, sand or coal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To lift and move something with a shovel: shovel snow.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, informal) To put a lot of something somewhere quickly and roughly.↗ e.g. "He shovelled food into his mouth."↗ Example: Dad used a shovel to clear the snow from the drive.↗ · We shovelled sand into the bucket.↗ · The builder picked up a shovel and started digging.↗ · He shovelled his dinner into his mouth and ran out to play.↗ · In old steam trains, the fireman shovelled coal into the fire.↗ · Bring a shovel and a bucket to the beach.↗ · "Come here and sit on this shovel!"↗ · And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he of brass.↗ (Torah EXO.38.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.↗ (Torah EXO.27.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins.↗ (Prophets 1KI.7.40, JPS 1917)↗ · And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins.↗ (Writings 2CH.4.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the pans, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.↗ (Prophets 2KI.25.14, JPS 1917)↗

show — Everyday, meaning 1: To show is to let someone see something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To show is to explain how to do something: show me how to tie a knot.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To show is to make something clear: the graph shows the results.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A show is something to watch, like a play, a concert or a TV programme.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A show is also an event where things are displayed, like a flower show or an art show.↗ Example: The show lasts 90 minutes.↗ · Tickets for the show cost $8.↗ · Show your work.↗ · The graph shows how many books each child read.↗ · It is my turn for show and tell.↗ · Can you show me the way to the library?↗ · Our class put on a puppet show.↗ · Stop showing off on your bike!↗ · Will ye show me the way?"↗ · And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.'↗ (Torah EXO.33.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan; (Torah DEU.34.1, JPS 1917)↗ · a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.↗ (Torah DEU.28.50, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD showed me four craftsmen.↗ (Prophets ZEC.2.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab.↗ (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Why dost Thou show me iniquity, and beholdest mischief?↗ (Prophets HAB.1.3, JPS 1917)↗

shower — Everyday, meaning 1: A device that sprays water on you from above to wash your body, or the act of washing under it.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A short period of rain or snow.↗ e.g. April showers.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A lot of small things falling together: a shower of sparks, a meteor shower.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a verb, to wash under a shower, or to give someone a lot of something: shower them with gifts.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A party where people bring presents, like a baby shower (mainly American).↗ Example: I have a shower after football.↗ · Check the water isn't too hot before you get in the shower.↗ · The forecast says sunny with light showers.↗ · We watched a meteor shower at night.↗ · A shower of leaves fell from the tree.↗ · The bathroom floor is slippery after a shower.↗ · A five-minute shower saves water.↗ · Her grandparents showered her with hugs.↗ · There fell a shower of snow.↗ · My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew; as the small rain upon the tender grass, and as the showers upon the herb.↗ (Torah DEU.32.2, JPS 1917)↗ · May he come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.↗ (Writings PSA.72.6, 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)↗ · Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers?↗ (Prophets JER.14.22, JPS 1917)↗

showeth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «showeth» means «shows», a form of «show».↗ e.g. To show is to let someone see something.↗ Example: And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go; peradventure the LORD will come to meet me; and whatsoever He showeth me I will tell thee.'↗ And he went to a bare height.↗ (Torah NUM.23.3, JPS 1917)

showing — Everyday, meaning 1: letting someone see something, or being seen.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (euphemism, everyday) of a pregnant woman: her bump can be seen ("she's starting to show", "she's showing").↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) a time when a film is shown, or a performance ("a showing at 7").↗ Everyday, meaning 4: a result ("a good showing in the race").↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To show off means to act boastfully, so that people will admire you.↗ Example: My auntie is five months pregnant and she's really showing now.↗ · The cinema has a late showing of the film.↗ · Your vest is showing under your shirt.↗ · The team made a strong showing in the cup.↗ · "Is she showing yet?"↗ Mum asked about the new teacher.↗ · I'm showing my project to the class tomorrow.↗ · “Then tell him to stop showing off,” said John.↗ · and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.↗ (Torah EXO.20.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by almsgiving, and thine iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if there may be a lengthening of thy prosperity.'↗ (Writings DAN.4.24, JPS 1917)↗

showman — Everyday, meaning 1: A showman is a person who runs a show, such as a fair or a travelling theatre, to entertain people for money.↗ Example: The showman had just set up his little theatre.↗ · The people sat round the room to watch the show.↗ · The showman was dressed in bright clothes.↗