All English words - page 3380

Meanings of Shell-shocked:

adjective

Suffering from shell shock

Usage examples:

I was treating shell-shocked soldiers., after the crash, the passengers were shell-shocked but ther…

Meanings of Shellacking:

verb

Varnish (something) with shellac.

Usage examples:

He shellacked the box, paying special attention to the top and sides

noun

A resinous substance (obtained from the lac insect) melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish.

Usage examples:

However, the wax used is derived from natural sources like food-grade shellac, which comes from the…

Meanings of Shellacs:

noun

A resinous substance (obtained from the lac insect) melted into thin flakes, used for making varnish.

Usage examples:

However, the wax used is derived from natural sources like food-grade shellac, which comes from the…

verb

Varnish (something) with shellac.

Usage examples:

He shellacked the box, paying special attention to the top and sides

Meanings of Shellback:

noun

An old or experienced sailor, especially one who has crossed the equator.

Usage examples:

I'm already a ‘shellback,’ qualified in various weapons and have been all over the mediterranean, a…

Meanings of Shelled:

adjective

Having a protective outer case or covering.

Usage examples:

Crabs and other shelled creatures

verb

Bombard with shells.

Usage examples:

Several villages north of the security zone were shelled

Meanings of Shellfire:

noun

Bombardment by shells.

Usage examples:

Their house was destroyed by shellfire

Meanings of Shellfish:

noun

An aquatic shelled mollusc (e.g. an oyster or cockle) or crustacean (e.g. a crab or shrimp), especially one that is edible.

Usage examples:

This species is harmful to marine shellfish

Meanings of Shellproof:

adjective

Strong enough to resist the effects of blast from a shell or bomb.

Usage examples:

The tunnel was shellproof

Meanings of Shellwork:

noun

Ornamentation consisting of shells cemented on to a surface.

Usage examples:

The armchair's densely carved scallops and shellwork, rosebuds, floral bouquets, and cartouche-shap…

Meanings of Sheltering:

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

Meanings of Shelterwood:

noun

Mature trees left standing to provide shelter in which saplings can grow.

Usage examples:

There are four basic harvesting and regeneration systems: clearcut, shelterwood, seed tree, and sel…

Meanings of Sheltie:

noun

A shetland pony or sheepdog.

Usage examples:

The sheltie pattern specifies that shelties may be no smaller than 10 and no greater than 13 inches…

Meanings of Shelty:

noun

A shetland pony or sheepdog.

Usage examples:

The sheltie pattern specifies that shelties may be no smaller than 10 and no greater than 13 inches…

Meanings of Shelve:

verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

Meanings of Shelves:

noun

A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.

Usage examples:

The pieces were displayed on shelves, propped against the wall, emphasizing their three-dimensional…

verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

Pl of shelf

Meanings of Shema:

proper noun

A hebrew text consisting of three passages from the pentateuch (deuteronomy 6:4, 11:13–21; numbers 15:37–41) and beginning ‘hear o israel, the lord our god is one lord’. it forms an important part of jewish evening and morning prayer and is used as a jewish confession of faith.

Meanings of Shemite:

noun

Originally: a member of any of the peoples mentioned in genesis 10:21–31 as descended from shem, one of the sons of noah, traditionally interpreted as including the hebrews, aramaeans, assyrians, and arabs. subsequently also: a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a semitic language; = "semite".

adjective

Of or relating to the shemites; = "semitic".

Meanings of Shemitic:

adjective

Designating or belonging to a family of languages of which hebrew, aramaic, arabic, ethiopic, and ancient assyrian, are members; = "semitic" now somewhat rare.

Meanings of Shemozzle:

noun

A state of chaos and confusion; a muddle.

Usage examples:

The debate about climate change and how to deal with it is a shemozzle

Meanings of Shen:

noun

(in chinese thought) the spiritual element of a person's psyche.

Usage examples:

The heart houses the shen, or spirits, and the shen's presence radiates and shines from a person's …

Meanings of Shenanigan:

plural noun

Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.

Usage examples:

The chairman was accused of financial shenanigans

Meanings of Shenanigans:

plural noun

Secret or dishonest activity or manoeuvring.

Usage examples:

The chairman was accused of financial shenanigans

Meanings of Sheng:

noun

A chinese form of mouth organ with about seventeen reed pipes of bamboo set in a rounded windchest.

Usage examples:

Inspired by the chinese sheng, many 18th-century makers experimented with the possibilities of free…

Meanings of Sheol:

proper noun

The hebrew underworld, abode of the dead.

Meanings of Shepherded:

verb

Tend (sheep) as a shepherd.

Usage examples:

Although the sheep are shepherded, they're generally only counted when we bring them in

noun

A person who tends and rears sheep.

Usage examples:

In numerous prints donkeys and sheep enslave millers and shepherds; farmers pull ploughs or carry s…