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# English words: S

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · [O](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/o/) · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · **S** · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

2316 words under S; 701–800 on this page.

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- [shipper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shipper/) — A person or company that sends goods from one place to another, by sea, air, road or rail.
- [shipping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shipping/) — Shipping is the sending of goods from one place to another, by sea, air, road or post.
- [shipwreck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shipwreck/) — A shipwreck is when a ship is destroyed or sinks at sea, by a storm, rocks or an accident.
- [shipyard](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shipyard/) — A place by the water where ships are built and repaired.
- [shire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shire/) — A shire is an old word for a county, a large area of a country; many English counties end in «-shire», such as Yorkshire and Lancashire.
- [shirt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shirt/) — A shirt is a piece of clothing for the top of the body, often with sleeves, a collar and buttons.
- [shisha](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shisha/) — A man's name, the father of two of Solomon's scribes. — Jewish tradition
- [shittah](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shittah/) — The acacia tree, called shittah in old English; its wood is hard and strong. — Jewish tradition
- [shittim](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shittim/) — The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Israel camped. — Jewish tradition
- [shiva](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shiva/) — Shiva is one of the most important gods in Hinduism; Hindus believe he is both a destroyer and a renewer, and he is often shown dancing or…
- [shiver](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shiver/) — To shiver means to shake a little, without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid or excited. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shivering](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shivering/) — Shivering means shaking a little because you are cold.
- [shivery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shivery/) — Shivery means feeling cold and shaking a little, or feeling as if you might shiver.
- [shoal](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoal/) — A shoal is a large group of fish swimming together.
- [shock](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shock/) — A shock is a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets you. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shod](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shod/) — Wearing shoes (well shod, poorly shod). — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shoe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoe/) — A shoe is something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom called the sole. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shoebill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoebill/) — A very large grey bird of the swamps of East Africa with a huge bill shaped like a wooden shoe, which it uses to catch fish, lungfish and…
- [shoebox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoebox/) — A shoebox is the cardboard box that new shoes come in.
- [shoelace](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoelace/) — A shoelace is a thin string or cord that goes through holes in a shoe and is tied in a bow to fasten it.
- [shoemaker](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoemaker/) — A person whose job is making or repairing shoes and boots.
- [shona](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shona/) — The Shona are a people of southern Africa who live mainly in Zimbabwe.
- [shoo](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoo/) — interjection A word said to make animals or people go away.
- [shook](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shook/) — Moved something quickly up and down or side to side. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shoon](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoon/) — Shoes, footwear for the feet.
- [shoot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoot/) — To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shooter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shooter/) — A person who shoots a gun, arrow or ball. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shooting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shooting/) — Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shootout](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shootout/) — A shootout is a fight with guns between two people or groups.
- [shop](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shop/) — A shop is a place where you buy things.
- [shopkeeper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shopkeeper/) — A shopkeeper is a person who owns or runs a small shop.
- [shoplift](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoplift/) — To steal things from a shop by hiding them and leaving without paying.
- [shoplifting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoplifting/) — Stealing things from a shop by hiding them and leaving without paying.
- [shopper](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shopper/) — A shopper is a person who is buying things in a shop or market, or online.
- [shopping](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shopping/) — Shopping means going to shops to buy things.
- [shore](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shore/) — The shore is the land at the edge of a sea or lake. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shorn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shorn/) — Shorn means having had the wool or hair cut off, usually with big scissors or electric clippers, as in «shorn sheep».
- [short](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/short/) — Short means not long: a short pencil, a short story. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shortage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shortage/) — A shortage is when there is not enough of something that is needed.
- [shortcut](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shortcut/) — A shortcut is a quicker or shorter way to get somewhere.
- [shorten](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shorten/) — To shorten something is to make it shorter in length, like shortening trousers or a rope. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shorter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shorter/) — Shorter means having less length than something else. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shortfall](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shortfall/) — An amount by which something is less than what is needed or expected: a shortfall of £50.
- [shortlist](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shortlist/) — A shortlist is a small list of the best people or things, chosen from a bigger group, from which the final winner will be picked.
- [shortly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shortly/) — Soon, in a short time: The bus will arrive shortly. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shot/) — The act of firing a gun or other weapon, or the sound of it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shotgun](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shotgun/) — A long gun that fires many small metal balls at once, used for hunting birds.
- [shoulder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shoulder/) — Your shoulder is the part of your body where your arm joins the rest of your body, below your neck. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shouldest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shouldest/) — You should or ought to; you would be expected to.
- [shouldst](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shouldst/) — You should or ought to; you would be expected to.
- [shout](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shout/) — To say something very loudly: "Don't shout.". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shouter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shouter/) — A person who shouts a lot or speaks very loudly.
- [shouting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shouting/) — Shouting means saying something very loudly, using a big voice. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shove](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shove/) — To shove is to push someone or something roughly and hard.
- [shovel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shovel/) — A tool with a long handle and a wide, slightly curved blade for lifting and moving earth, snow, sand or coal. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [show](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/show/) — To show is to let someone see something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shower](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shower/) — A device that sprays water on you from above to wash your body, or the act of washing under it. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [showeth](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/showeth/) — «showeth» means «shows», a form of «show»: To show is to let someone see something.
- [showing](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/showing/) — letting someone see something, or being seen. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [showman](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/showman/) — A showman is a person who runs a show, such as a fair or a travelling theatre, to entertain people for money.
- [showmanship](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/showmanship/) — Skill at entertaining a crowd and getting attention, by doing things in a bold, exciting or dramatic way.
- [showy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/showy/) — Very bright, big or colourful so that people notice it, sometimes too much.
- [shred](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shred/) — A small, thin piece torn or cut from something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shredded](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shredded/) — Shredded means torn or cut into thin strips or small pieces.
- [shredder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shredder/) — A shredder is a machine that cuts paper into thin strips so it cannot be read.
- [shrew](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrew/) — A shrew is a tiny mammal with a long pointed nose, small eyes and soft fur, that looks a bit like a mouse but eats insects and worms.
- [shrewd](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrewd/) — Clever at understanding people and situations and at making good, practical decisions, especially about money or business.
- [shrewdly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrewdly/) — To act shrewdly is to think quickly and clearly and judge well what is going on, especially when you want to gain something.
- [shriek](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shriek/) — To shriek is to give a short, loud, very high cry, because you are scared, excited, hurt or laughing hard.
- [shrieked](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrieked/) — Past form of «shriek»: gave a sudden, very high, loud cry, out of fear, pain, excitement or laughter.
- [shrieking](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrieking/) — Making a loud, high, sharp cry, from fear, pain, excitement or laughter.
- [shrill](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrill/) — A shrill sound is very high, loud and sharp, often unpleasant: a shrill whistle, a shrill scream. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shrimp](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrimp/) — A shrimp is a small sea animal with a shell, a long tail and many legs; many are eaten as food.
- [shrine](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrine/) — 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](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrink/) — To shrink means to get smaller, or to make something smaller.
- [shrinkage](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrinkage/) — The amount by which something gets smaller.
- [shrivel](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrivel/) — To become smaller, dry and wrinkled, often because of heat, cold or lack of water. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shrivelled](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrivelled/) — Shrivelled means dried up and wrinkled, shrunk small and tight, like an old apple or a dead leaf. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shroud](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shroud/) — A cloth that a dead body is wrapped in before burial. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shrub](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrub/) — A woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems growing from near the ground; a bush. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shrubbery](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrubbery/) — A shrubbery is an area in a garden or park planted with bushes and small trees.
- [shrug](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrug/) — To shrug is to raise your shoulders quickly and drop them, to show you do not know or do not care.
- [shrunken](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shrunken/) — Having become smaller than before, often in a way that looks wrinkled, dried or weak.
- [shua](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shua/) — A Canaanite man's name, the father of Judah's wife. — Jewish tradition
- [shuck](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shuck/) — To remove the outer covering of corn, peas, beans or oysters: shuck corn.
- [shucks](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shucks/) — A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!».
- [shudder](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shudder/) — To shudder is to shake suddenly, usually from fear, cold, or disgust.
- [shuddering](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shuddering/) — Shuddering means shaking hard with fear, cold, or disgust.
- [shuffle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shuffle/) — To shuffle cards means to mix them up so they are in a random order.
- [shun](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shun/) — To shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose and refuse to talk to them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shunning](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shunning/) — Shunning means keeping away from someone or something on purpose, and refusing to have anything to do with it.
- [shunt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shunt/) — To shunt something is to push or move it to one side, often roughly.
- [shush](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shush/) — «Shush!» is a word that tells someone to be quiet.
- [shut](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shut/) — To shut something means to close it, like a door, a window, a box or your eyes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shutter](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shutter/) — A shutter is a wooden or metal cover on a window that you open and close to keep out light, wind or burglars.
- [shutting](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shutting/) — Shutting is closing something, like a door, window, lid or your eyes. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shuttle](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shuttle/) — A shuttle is a bus, train or plane that goes back and forth often between two places, like an airport and a car park. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [shy](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shy/) — Shy means nervous and quiet with people you do not know well.
- [shyly](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shyly/) — In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel uncomfortable with other people or new things.
- [shyness](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/shyness/) — Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you.