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- shaken verb form: past participle of shake (shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking); adjective (shaken)
Shaken is a form of "shake": moved quickly up and down or side to side. - sham noun (shams); adjective (sham); verb (sham, shams, shammed, shamming)
A sham is something fake or pretended, made to look real. - shame noun (shame, uncountable; a shame); verb (shame, shames, shamed, shaming)
Shame is the bad, hot feeling you have when you know you did something wrong or silly and others may know. - shameful adjective (shameful, more shameful, most shameful); adverb «shamefully»
1) Causing shame; so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed of it. 2) Disgraceful; shocking in a bad way. - shamefully adverb (shamefully; more shamefully, most shamefully)
1) In a way that should make someone feel ashamed; very badly or unfairly: «They were shamefully treated.» 2) Showing shame. - shameless adjective (shameless, more shameless, most shameless)
Shameless describes someone who behaves badly and does not feel embarrassed about it. - shamelessly adverb
In a way that shows no shame or embarrassment. - shan fragment (shan, from shan't); also Shan — a name
A piece of the word «shan't», which means «shall not», as in «I shan't go». - shape noun, verb (shape, shapes, shaped, shaping)
A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle. - shaped adjective, verb form (shaped; from shape)
1) Shaped means having a certain form, like a heart-shaped cookie. 2) Shaped is the past form of shape: she shaped the dough into balls. - share verb (share, shares, shared, sharing); noun (a share, shares)
To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza. - sharp adjective (sharp, sharper, sharpest); adverb (sharp)
Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife. - sharpen verb (sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening)
To sharpen something is to make its edge or point sharper, like sharpening a pencil or a knife. - sharpened verb form (past of sharpen: sharpen, sharpens, sharpened, sharpening); adjective (sharpened)
Sharpened is the past form of «sharpen»: to make a point or edge sharper, like a pencil or a knife. - sharply adverb
Sharply means suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or prices that rise sharply. - shatter verb (shatter, shatters, shattered, shattering)
To shatter is to break suddenly into many small pieces. - shattered adjective (shattered); past form of shatter (shatter, shatters, shattered, shattering)
Shattered means broken into many small pieces. - shave verb (shave, shaves, shaved, shaving); noun (a shave, shaves)
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)
1) Shaven means cut very close, with hair or fur shaved off, so the skin shows. - shawl noun (a shawl, shawls)
1) A large piece of soft cloth, often wool or silk, worn over the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby. - she pronoun (she — subject; her — object and possessive; hers; herself); noun (a she — a female, informal)
A word used instead of the name of a girl, woman or female animal already talked about. - sheaf noun (a sheaf, sheaves)
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); noun (shears = big scissors; shear in science)
1) To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool. 2) To shear can mean to cut or break something off, often by a strong sideways force: the bolt… - shearer noun (a shearer, shearers)
1) A shearer is a person whose job is to cut the wool off sheep. 2) A shearer can be any person or machine that shears or cuts. - shearing noun (shearing; uncountable); verb form (present participle of «shear»: shearing); adjective (shearing shed)
Shearing is cutting the wool off a sheep, usually once a year. - sheath noun (a sheath, sheaths — say «sheeths» or «sheethz»); verb related: sheathe
A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger. - shebat noun
The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, in winter, usually in January or February. - shed noun (shed, sheds); verb (shed, sheds, shed, shedding)
A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals. - shedding verb form (shed, sheds, shed, shedding); noun (shedding — uncountable)
Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally. - sheep noun (sheep, sheep)
A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat. - sheepcote noun
An old word for a small shelter or pen where sheep are kept. - sheepfold noun (sheepfold, sheepfolds)
1) A sheepfold is a pen or small fenced place where sheep are kept safe at night. - shekel noun
An ancient Hebrew weight of silver and also a unit of money. About twenty gerahs made one shekel. - shekels noun
The plural of shekel, an ancient weight of silver and unit of money. - shelf noun (shelf, shelves)
A shelf is a flat board on a wall or in a cupboard for putting things on. - shell noun (shell, shells); verb (shell, shells, shelled, shelling)
A shell is the hard outer cover of a sea animal like a snail, clam or crab; people find shells on beaches. - shelter noun, verb (shelter, shelters, sheltered, sheltering)
A shelter is a place that keeps you safe from rain, cold, sun or danger. - shema noun (the Shema; also Sh'ma)
The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.». - sheol noun
In the Bible, the underworld, the place where the dead go. - shepherd noun (a shepherd, shepherds); verb (shepherd, shepherds, shepherded, shepherding)
A shepherd is a person whose job is to look after sheep, keeping them safe and moving them to fresh grass. - sherd noun
An old word for a broken piece of pottery, now usually spelled shard. - sheriff noun (a sheriff, sheriffs)
A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county. - shevat noun
The name of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, around January and February. - shew verb (shew, shews, shewed, shewn, shewing) (old spelling of show)
1) (old spelling) Shew is an old way of writing show: to let someone see something, or to make something plain. - shibah noun
A Hebrew name found in the Torah text, a well at Beer-sheba, meaning "seven" or "oath". - shibboleth noun
A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often a test of identity. - shield noun (a shield, shields); verb (shield, shields, shielded, shielding)
A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks. - shimmer verb (shimmer, shimmers, shimmered, shimmering); noun (a shimmer)
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 (shin up, shins, shinned, shinning)
Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle. - shine verb (shine, shines, shone/shined, shining); noun (shine, uncountable)
To shine is to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch. - ship noun, verb (ship, ships, shipped, shipping)
A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea. - shisha noun
A man's name, the father of two of Solomon's scribes. - shittah noun
The acacia tree, called shittah in old English; its wood is hard and strong. - shittim noun
The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Israel camped. It is also the Hebrew name of acacia trees. - shiver verb (shiver, shivers, shivered, shivering); noun (a shiver, shivers)
To shiver means to shake a little, without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid or excited. - shock noun (a shock, shocks; shock, uncountable in medicine); verb (shock, shocks, shocked, shocking)
A shock is a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets you. - shod verb (past and past participle of «shoe»: shoe, shoes, shod or shoed, shoeing); adjective (shod)
1) (adjective, formal or old) Wearing shoes (well shod, poorly shod). 2) Past form of «shoe»: fitted a horse with horseshoes (the… - shoe noun (shoe, shoes)
A shoe is something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom called the sole. - shook verb (past tense of shake: shake, shakes, shook, shaken, shaking); adjective (shook — slang, US)
Moved something quickly up and down or side to side. - shoot verb (shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (a shoot, shoots)
To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something. - shooter noun (a shooter, shooters)
1) A person who shoots a gun, arrow or ball. 2) (sport) A player who shoots at goal, for example in netball or basketball, where the… - shooting verb form (-ing of shoot: shoot, shoots, shot, shooting); noun (shooting, shootings); adjective (a shooting star, shooting pain)
Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. - shore noun (shore, shores); verb (shore up, shores, shored, shoring)
1) The shore is the land at the edge of a sea or lake. 2) To shore up something is to hold it up with supports so it does not fall. - short adjective, adverb (short, shorter, shortest)
Short means not long: a short pencil, a short story. - shorten verb (shorten, shortens, shortened, shortening)
To shorten something is to make it shorter in length, like shortening trousers or a rope. - shorter adjective (comparative of short; short, shorter, shortest)
Shorter means having less length than something else. - shortly adverb (shortly)
Soon, in a short time: The bus will arrive shortly. - shot noun (a shot, shots); verb, past and past participle of «shoot» (shoot, shoots, shot, shooting)
The act of firing a gun or other weapon, or the sound of it. - shoulder noun (a shoulder, shoulders); verb (shoulder, shoulders, shouldered, shouldering)
Your shoulder is the part of your body where your arm joins the rest of your body, below your neck. - shout verb (shout, shouts, shouted, shouting); noun (a shout, shouts)
1) To say something very loudly: "Don't shout." 2) To call loudly to get help or attention: "Shout for help." 3) As a noun, a loud cry: "a… - shouting verb form (-ing form of shout: shout, shouts, shouted, shouting); noun (shouting, uncountable)
Shouting means saying something very loudly, using a big voice. - shovel noun (a shovel, shovels); verb (shovel, shovels, shovelled/shoveled, shovelling/shoveling)
A tool with a long handle and a wide, slightly curved blade for lifting and moving earth, snow, sand or coal. - show verb, noun (show, shows, showed, shown, showing)
1) To show is to let someone see something. 2) To show is to explain how to do something: show me how to tie a knot. 3) To show is to make… - shower noun (a shower, showers); verb (shower, showers, showered, showering)
A device that sprays water on you from above to wash your body, or the act of washing under it. - showing verb (present participle of show: show, shows, showed, shown, showing); noun (a showing, showings)
1) letting someone see something, or being seen. 2) (euphemism, everyday) of a pregnant woman: her bump can be seen ("she's starting to… - shred noun (a shred, shreds); verb (shred, shreds, shredded, shredding)
A small, thin piece torn or cut from something. - shrill adjective (shrill, shriller, shrillest); verb (shrill, shrills, shrilled — rare)
A shrill sound is very high, loud and sharp, often unpleasant: a shrill whistle, a shrill scream. - shrivel verb (shrivel, shrivels, shrivelled (UK) / shriveled (US), shrivelling (UK) / shriveling (US))
To become smaller, dry and wrinkled, often because of heat, cold or lack of water. - shrivelled adjective; past form of verb shrivel (shrivel, shrivels, shrivelled, shrivelling; American spelling shriveled)
1) Shrivelled means dried up and wrinkled, shrunk small and tight, like an old apple or a dead leaf. - shroud noun (a shroud, shrouds); verb (shroud, shrouds, shrouded, shrouding)
A cloth that a dead body is wrapped in before burial. - shrub noun (a shrub, shrubs)
1) A woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems growing from near the ground; a bush. - shua noun
A Canaanite man's name, the father of Judah's wife. - shun verb (shun, shuns, shunned, shunning)
To shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose and refuse to talk to them. - shut verb (shut, shuts, shut, shutting); adjective (shut)
To shut something means to close it, like a door, a window, a box or your eyes. - shutting verb form (present participle of shut: shut, shuts, shut, shutting)
Shutting is closing something, like a door, window, lid or your eyes. - shuttle noun (a shuttle, shuttles); verb (shuttle, shuttles, shuttled, shuttling)
A shuttle is a bus, train or plane that goes back and forth often between two places, like an airport and a car park. - sibilant adjective
Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh". - sick adjective (sick, sicker, sickest); noun (sick, informal UK = vomit)
1) Sick means ill, not healthy. 2) To be sick (UK) or to feel sick can mean to throw up food from your stomach (to vomit). 3) Sick of… - sickle noun (a sickle, sickles); adjective (sickle-shaped)
A farm tool with a short handle and a curved, C-shaped blade, used for cutting grass, grain or corn by hand. - sickness noun (sickness, uncountable; a sickness, sicknesses)
1) Sickness is being ill or unwell. 2) A sickness is a particular illness or disease. 3) Sickness can mean feeling like you are going to… - side noun, verb, adjective (side, sides, sided)
A side is one of the straight lines that make a flat shape. - siege noun (a siege, sieges); verb (to siege — rare, usually «besiege»)
A siege is when an army surrounds a town or castle and stops food and help getting in, so the people inside will give up. - sieve noun (sieve, sieves); verb (sieve, sieves, sieved, sieving)
A sieve is a kitchen tool with a fine net or many small holes, used to separate small bits from big bits, or solids from liquid. - sift verb (sift, sifts, sifted, sifting)
To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits. - sigh verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)
1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. 2) A sigh is that long, loud breath. - sight noun (sight, sights; a sight); verb (sight, sights, sighted, sighting)
Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses. - sign noun (sign, signs); verb (sign, signs, signed, signing)
A sign is a board with words or pictures that tells you something, like a road sign or a shop sign. - signal noun (a signal, signals); verb (signal, signals, signalled/signaled, signalling/signaling)
A signal is a sound, light, sign or movement that gives a message or warning: a traffic signal, a hand signal. - signature noun (a signature, signatures)
A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something. - signet noun
A signet is a small seal, often on a ring, pressed into clay or wax to mark a document as yours.
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