All English words - page 3401

Meanings of Shopped:

verb

Visit one or more shops or websites to buy goods.

Usage examples:

She shopped for groceries twice a week

noun

A building or part of a building where goods or services are sold.

Usage examples:

A video shop

Meanings of Shopper:

noun

A person who is shopping.

Usage examples:

A commercial centre thronged with shoppers

Meanings of Shoppers:

noun

A person who is shopping.

Usage examples:

A commercial centre thronged with shoppers

Meanings of Shoppes:

noun

A shop with spurious old-fashioned charm or quaintness.

Usage examples:

The mishmash of the usual tourist gift shoppe

Meanings of Shopping-centre:

noun

A large building or a group of buildings containing a lot of different stores

Usage examples:

Out-of-town shopping centres

Meanings of Shoppy:

adjective

Characterized by having a number of shops; forming a centre for business.

Meanings of Shopsoiled:

adjective

(of an article) made dirty or imperfect by being displayed or handled in a shop.

Usage examples:

He is selling second-hand or shop-soiled goods

Meanings of Shore:

noun

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

I made for the shore

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Usage examples:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

Meanings of Shore-up:

phrasal verb

To make something stronger by supporting it

Usage examples:

The plan will enable his company to shore up its financial position., after the earthquake we had t…

Meanings of Shorebirds:

noun

A bird that frequents the shore.

Usage examples:

These small shorebirds all have short legs and similar plumage and frequent mud flats in search of …

Meanings of Shored:

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Usage examples:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

noun

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

I took the tiller and made for the shore

Meanings of Shorelines:

noun

The line along which a large body of water meets the land.

Usage examples:

He walked along the shoreline

Meanings of Shores:

noun

The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

I made for the shore

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Usage examples:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

phrase

A country or continent with a coast

Usage examples:

In 1992, britain played host to the first multi-racial south african team to visit these shores., n…

Meanings of Shoreside:

noun

The edge of a shore.

Usage examples:

A shoreside restaurant

Meanings of Shoreward:

adjective

Directed or moving towards the shore of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

The shoreward migration of fish

adverb

Towards the shore of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

The boats turned shoreward

Meanings of Shorewards:

adverb

Towards the shore of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

The boats turned shoreward

adjective

Directed or moving towards the shore of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.

Usage examples:

The shoreward migration of fish

Meanings of Shoreweed:

noun

A small european plant with grasslike leaves, growing in mud and shallow water at the edge of ponds.

Usage examples:

Cutting or collecting shoreweed and bottomweed is prohibited from sunset to sunrise and also on sun…

Meanings of Shoring:

noun

Shores or props used to support or hold up something weak or unstable.

Usage examples:

Teams of carpenters and laborers begin positioning column forms and setting up shoring for the floo…

verb

Support or hold up something with props or beams.

Usage examples:

Rescue workers had to shore up the building, which was in danger of collapse

phrasal verb

To make something stronger by supporting it

Usage examples:

The plan will enable his company to shore up its financial position., after the earthquake we had t…

Meanings of Short:

adjective

Measuring a small distance from end to end.

Usage examples:

Short dark hair

verb

(of a vowel) categorized as short with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard british english the vowel /ʊ/ in good is short as distinct from the long vowel /uː/ in food ).

noun

Short trousers that reach only to the knees or thighs.

Usage examples:

Cycling shorts

Meanings of Short-and-sweet:

idiom

Surprisingly short in a way that is pleasing

Usage examples:

This morning's meeting was short and sweet.

Meanings of Short-circuit:

noun

An electrical connection that not working correctly and allows too much current to flow into a circuit (= a closed system of wires), causing a dangerous condition

Meanings of Short-lived:

adjective

Lasting only for a brief time

Usage examples:

He got angry easily, but his anger was always short-lived.

Meanings of Short-of:

idiom

Not having enough of something

Usage examples:

I’m a little short of cash right now, so i can’t lend you anything., she ran a little farther and t…

Meanings of Short-of-breath:

collocation

Unable to breathe in enough air

Usage examples:

She was dizzy and short of breath., the asthma attack left him short of breath.

Meanings of Short-sighted:

adjective

A short-sighted person can only clearly see objects that are close to them

Usage examples:

She has to wear glasses because she's very short-sighted., my brother has good eyesight whereas i a…