| shantung |
a heavy, natural-colored silk fabric with a rough surface, or a similar-looking fabric made from cotton or rayon. |
| shanty1 |
a crudely constructed cabin or house; shack. |
| shanty2 |
variant of chantey. |
| shantytown |
a very poor section of a city or town, containing many shanties or ramshackle huts. |
| shape |
the outward appearance of something as characterized by its outline; form. [10 definitions] |
| shapeable |
combined form of shape. |
| shapeless |
lacking any distinct or recognizable shape or form. [2 definitions] |
| shapely |
having an attractive shape. |
| shapeshifter |
a mythical figure who can change its shape or form, esp. from human to animal. |
| shape up |
to take form in a certain way. [3 definitions] |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, esp. a fragment of pottery or glass. [2 definitions] |
| share |
to divide and give out to others while reserving a portion for oneself. [8 definitions] |
| shareable |
combined form of share. |
| sharecrop |
to work (farmland) as a sharecropper, giving a portion of the crop to the landowner. |
| sharecropper |
a tenant farmer who gives a portion of his or her crop to the owner of the land as rent. |
| shareholder |
a person who owns shares of the stock of a business organization; stockholder. |
| shareware |
software delivered free of charge and, for continued use of which, users are asked to pay a small fee. |
| sharia |
(often cap.) Islamic law based on the teachings of the Koran. |
| shark1 |
any of numerous large, voracious, tough-skinned sea fishes with skeletons of cartilage rather than bone. |
| shark2 |
a person who cheats or swindles others. [3 definitions] |
| sharkskin |
the skin of a shark or leather made from it. [2 definitions] |