| shore2 |
a usu. angled post or beam that supports something such as a building or a ship in port. [2 definitions] |
| shore bird |
any of various birds, such as the sandpiper, that frequent the shores of oceans, lakes, and the like. |
| shore dinner |
a meal featuring several seafoods. |
| shore leave |
permission granted to a ship's crew for onshore recreation, or the actual time spent ashore; liberty. |
| shoreless |
without a substantial shore or beach. |
| shoreline |
the place where land and water meet; littoral. |
| shore patrol |
those members of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, or Marines that are designated as military police on shore. |
| shoreward |
to or toward the shore. [4 definitions] |
| shoring |
the act of supporting or propping up with shores. [2 definitions] |
| shorn |
a past participle of shear. |
| short |
of little length; not long. [16 definitions] |
| shortage |
a deficiency; lack. [2 definitions] |
| shortbread |
a rich cake or cookie that contains much shortening, esp. butter. |
| shortcake |
a cake or biscuit made with a rich dough, esp. a cake to be topped or filled with fruit and eaten as a dessert. |
| shortchange |
to return less than the correct amount of change to. [2 definitions] |
| short-circuit |
to disrupt an electrical circuit, usu. accidentally, by providing a low-resistance alternate path for current, often resulting in sparks or electrical damage. [3 definitions] |
| short circuit |
a usu. inadvertent low-resistance alternate path for an electrical current, often resulting in damage. |
| shortcoming |
a deficiency in character, ability, conduct, or the like; flaw. |
| shortcut |
a quicker or more direct route. [3 definitions] |
| short division |
mathematical division of one number by another, esp. by a one-digit divisor, without writing out the remainders. |
| shorten |
to make shorter. [3 definitions] |