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shrieked verb (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking — past form)
Past form of «shriek»: gave a sudden, very high, loud cry, out of fear, pain, excitement or laughter.
shrieking adjective (shrieking); verb, present participle of «shriek» (shriek, shrieks, shrieked, shrieking); noun (shrieking — uncountable)
1) Making a loud, high, sharp cry, from fear, pain, excitement or laughter. 2) (noun) The sound of loud high cries.
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.
shrimp noun (a shrimp, shrimp or shrimps); verb (shrimp, shrimps, shrimped, shrimping — catch shrimps)
A shrimp is a small sea animal with a shell, a long tail and many legs; many are eaten as food.
shrine noun (shrines)
1) A shrine is a holy place, often a small chapel or a tomb, where people go to pray or to honour a saint or god.
shrink verb (shrink, shrinks, shrank, shrunk, shrinking); noun (shrink — informal word for a mental health doctor)
To shrink means to get smaller, or to make something smaller.
shrinkage noun (shrinkage — usually uncountable)
1) The amount by which something gets smaller. 2) The process of getting smaller. 3) (business) Goods lost from a shop through theft…
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.
shrubbery noun (shrubberies)
1) A shrubbery is an area in a garden or park planted with bushes and small trees.
shrug verb (shrug, shrugs, shrugged, shrugging); noun (a shrug, shrugs)
To shrug is to raise your shoulders quickly and drop them, to show you do not know or do not care.
shrunken adjective (shrunken); old past participle of shrink (shrink, shrank, shrunk/shrunken)
1) Having become smaller than before, often in a way that looks wrinkled, dried or weak. 2) (of numbers or amounts) Made smaller, reduced.
shuck verb (shuck, shucks, shucked, shucking); noun (a shuck, shucks); interjection (shucks — US, informal)
To remove the outer covering of corn, peas, beans or oysters: shuck corn.
shucks interjection (shucks, aw shucks); noun, plural of shuck (a shuck, shucks); verb (shuck, shucks, shucked)
A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!».
shudder verb (shudder, shudders, shuddered, shuddering); noun (a shudder)
1) To shudder is to shake suddenly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust. 2) A shudder is one such shake of the body.
shuddering verb form (the -ing form of shudder: shudder, shuddered, shuddering)
1) Shuddering means shaking hard with fear, cold, or disgust.
shuffle verb (shuffle, shuffles, shuffled, shuffling); noun (a shuffle, shuffles)
To shuffle cards means to mix them up so they are in a random order.
shun verb (shun, shuns, shunned, shunning)
To shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose and refuse to talk to them.
shunning verb form (the -ing form of shun: shun, shuns, shunned, shunning)
1) Shunning means keeping away from someone or something on purpose, and refusing to have anything to do with it.
shunt verb (shunt, shunts, shunted, shunting); noun (a shunt, shunts)
To shunt something is to push or move it to one side, often roughly.
shush verb (shush, shushes, shushed, shushing); interjection (shush!)
1) «Shush!» is a word that tells someone to be quiet. 2) To shush someone is to tell them to be quiet, often by saying «shh».
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.
shutter noun (a shutter, shutters); verb (shutter, shutters, shuttered, shuttering)
A shutter is a wooden or metal cover on a window that you open and close to keep out light, wind or burglars.
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.
shy adjective (shyer, shyest; also shier, shiest); verb (shy, shies, shied, shying)
Shy means nervous and quiet with people you do not know well.
shyly adverb (shyly, more shyly, most shyly)
1) In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel uncomfortable with other people or new things.
shyness noun (shyness — uncountable)
1) Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you.
si noun (si — music note); abbreviation (SI); Spanish/Italian word (sí, si)
The seventh note of the do-re-mi scale in some countries, now usually called «ti» in English (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti).
siamang noun (a siamang, siamangs)
1) A large black gibbon (a kind of small ape) that lives in the rainforests of Malaysia, Thailand and Sumatra in Indonesia, famous for its…
sib noun (a sib, sibs) — short form
1) (informal, slang) «Sib» is a short form of «sibling», a brother or sister. 2) (old) Sib can mean a relative.
siberian adjective (Siberian); noun (a Siberian, Siberians)
1) Siberian means from or about Siberia, the huge, very cold northern part of Russia that stretches from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific…
sibling noun (a sibling, siblings)
1) A sibling is a brother or sister.
sibyl noun (sibyls)
1) A sibyl is, in old stories, a woman who was believed to be able to foretell the future. (old use)
sibylline adjective (no comparative form)
1) Sibylline means of or like a sibyl; mysterious and hard to understand, as if giving a hidden prophecy. (rare)
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…
sicken verb (sicken, sickens, sickened, sickening)
To make someone feel shocked, disgusted or very upset, as if they might be sick.
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.
sickly adjective (sickly, sicklier, sickliest)
1) Often ill, weak or not healthy. 2) Looking pale or unhealthy. 3) (of taste or smell) Too sweet in a way that makes you feel a bit sick.…
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.
sideline noun (a sideline, sidelines); verb (sideline, sidelines, sidelined, sidelining)
The sidelines are the lines along the long sides of a sports pitch, and the area just outside them.
sidestroke noun (sidestroke — uncountable; a sidestroke)
1) A way of swimming while lying on your side, pushing with a scissor kick and moving your arms alternately under the water.
sidewalk noun (a sidewalk, sidewalks)
1) (American) A path at the side of a road where people walk; British and Australian «pavement» or «footpath».
sideways adverb; adjective (sideways)
1) Sideways means to the side, or moving with one side first. 2) Sideways means from the side, as in a sideways look.
sidewinder noun (a sidewinder, sidewinders)
A small rattlesnake from the deserts of the south-western USA and Mexico that moves sideways by throwing its body in loops across the sand.
sidle verb (sidle, sidles, sidled, sidling)
1) To sidle is to walk slowly and sideways, moving quietly and a little shyly, often to avoid notice.
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.
sienna noun, uncountable (sienna); adjective (sienna)
A brownish-yellow (raw sienna) or reddish-brown (burnt sienna) earth colour used in paints and crayons.
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.
sighting noun (a sighting, sightings); verb form (-ing form of «sight»)
A sighting is an occasion when someone sees something rare, unusual or wanted: a bird, a whale, a UFO or a missing person.
sightless adjective (no comparative form)
1) Sightless means unable to see; blind.
sigma noun (sigma, sigmas); adjective (sigma — slang)
The eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, written Σ (capital) and σ or ς (small).
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.
signalling verb form (signal, signals, signalled, signalling — UK; signaled, signaling — US); noun (signalling — uncountable)
Present participle of «signal»: giving a sign, sound or light to send a message.
signally adverb (signal, signals, signalled; signally)
1) Signally means in a striking, remarkable way, so that it is clearly noticed.
signatory noun (a signatory, signatories); adjective (signatory)
A signatory is a person, group or country that has signed an official agreement, contract or treaty.
signature noun (a signature, signatures)
A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something.
signboard noun (signboards)
1) A signboard is a flat board with words or a picture on it, put up outside a shop or inn to show what is sold or where it is.
signer noun (a signer, signers)
A signer is a person who signs their name on something, like a letter, card or important document.
significance noun (significance)
Significance is how important or meaningful something is.
significant adjective (significant, more significant)
1) Important; worth noticing. 2) Large enough to matter: a significant amount. 3) Having a special meaning: a significant look. 4) (maths)…
signification noun (signification, significations)
1) (formal) Signification is the meaning of a word, sign or symbol. 2) (formal) Signification is the act of showing or signalling something.
signified verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying — past form); noun (the signified — in the study of language and signs)
Signified is the past form of signify: it means showed, meant or stood for.
signify verb (signify, signifies, signified, signifying)
To be a sign of something; to mean something (dark clouds signify rain).
signpost noun (a signpost, signposts); verb (signpost, signposts, signposted, signposting)
A signpost is a post at the side of a road or path with signs that show the way and how far it is to places.
sika noun (a sika, sika or sikas; sika deer)
1) A sika is a kind of deer that came from East Asia (Japan, China, Taiwan); it is small to medium-sized with a reddish-brown coat with…
sikh noun (a Sikh, Sikhs); adjective (Sikh)
A Sikh is a person who follows Sikhism, a religion that began in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.
sikhism noun (Sikhism, uncountable)
1) Sikhism is a religion founded in the Punjab region of India by Guru Nanak; Sikhs believe in one God and follow the teachings of the ten…
silage noun (silage — uncountable)
1) Grass, maize or other green crops that are cut, packed tightly and kept without air so they ferment, to feed cows and sheep in winter.
silence noun (silence, silences); verb (silence, silences, silenced, silencing)
1) Silence is when there is no sound at all. 2) Silence is also when people are not talking. 3) To silence means to make someone or…
silent adjective (silent, more silent, most silent)
Silent means making no sound at all; completely quiet.
silently adverb (silently)
1) Without making any sound; quietly. 2) Without speaking.
silhouette noun (a silhouette, silhouettes); verb (silhouette, silhouettes, silhouetted, silhouetting)
1) A silhouette is the dark shape or outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background, like a person standing in front…
silicate noun (a silicate, silicates; silicate as a substance)
A mineral or compound made of silicon and oxygen, often with metals; most rocks, sand and clay are made of silicates.
silicon noun (silicon — uncountable)
Silicon is a chemical element (symbol Si), a grey shiny solid that is the main part of sand and many rocks.
silk noun (silk — uncountable; a silk, silks — for kinds or garments); adjective (silk, silky)
A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms.
silken adjective (silken)
1) Made of silk. 2) Soft, smooth and shiny like silk: «silken hair», «a silken voice».
silkworm noun (a silkworm, silkworms)
1) A silkworm is the caterpillar of the silk moth, which spins a cocoon of fine silk thread; people use this thread to make silk cloth.
silky adjective (silky, silkier, silkiest)
1) Smooth, soft and shiny, like silk. 2) (voice, movement) Smooth and gentle: a silky voice, silky skills (in sport).
sill noun (a sill, sills)
A sill is the flat shelf at the bottom of a window, inside or outside.
silliness noun (silliness — uncountable)
1) Being silly: behaving in a foolish, funny or not serious way. 2) A silly act or silly talk.
silly adjective (silly, sillier, silliest)
Silly means funny in a foolish way: a silly hat.
silt noun (silt, uncountable); verb (silt up)
Fine sand, mud and soil carried by flowing water and left at the bottom of rivers, lakes or harbours.
silver noun (silver — uncountable); adjective (silver); verb (silver — rare)
Silver is a shiny, grey-white precious metal used for jewellery, coins and cutlery.
silverback noun (a silverback, silverbacks)
A silverback is a grown-up male gorilla, the leader of a gorilla family, named after the silvery-grey hair on his back.
silverfish noun (a silverfish, silverfish)
A silverfish is a small, shiny, silver-grey insect with no wings that wriggles like a fish and lives in damp corners of houses.
silvery adjective (silvery, more silvery, most silvery)
Silvery means shiny and grey-white, like silver.
sima noun (sima — geology); name (Sima)
The lower layer of the Earth's crust, under the oceans and below the continents, made of heavy rock rich in silicon and magnesium (si + ma).
similar adjective (similar, more similar, most similar)
Almost the same as something else, but not exactly.
simile noun (a simile, similes)
1) A simile is a way of describing something by comparing it to something else using «like» or «as»: «as brave as a lion», «she ran like…
simmer verb (simmer, simmers, simmered, simmering); noun (a simmer — singular)
To cook something gently in liquid just below boiling, with small bubbles.
simmering verb (simmer, simmers, simmered, simmering — -ing form); adjective (simmering)
Cooking gently in liquid that is just below boiling, with small bubbles.
simple adjective (simple, simpler, simplest)
Simple means easy to understand or do, not complicated.

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