| shrike |
any of several predatory songbirds that have a strong hooked bill and feed on insects and small birds and animals, which they sometimes impale on thorns or other sharp objects. |
| shrill |
having, producing, or characterized by a high piercing sound. [4 definitions] |
| shrimp |
any of several small, mostly saltwater shellfish with long tails and five pairs of walking legs, or any of various similar shellfish, many of which are edible. [6 definitions] |
| shrine |
a place or object, such as an altar or tomb, considered sacred and devoted to some holy person or deity. [3 definitions] |
| shrink |
to contract or decrease in size, as from moisture, heat, or cold. [7 definitions] |
| shrinkable |
combined form of shrink. |
| shrinkage |
an act or instance or the process of shrinking. [2 definitions] |
| shrinking violet |
a very shy, retiring, or modest person. |
| shrink-wrap |
to cover (a product) in a clear plastic film that shrinks upon exposure to heat and forms an airtight seal. [2 definitions] |
| shrive |
of a priest, to hear the confession of, assign penance to, or give absolution to (someone). |
| shrivel |
to contract or reduce in size, as by drying out. [2 definitions] |
| shroud |
a wrap for a corpse; winding sheet. [6 definitions] |
| shrove |
a past tense of shrive. |
| Shrovetide |
the three days preceding Ash Wednesday. |
| Shrove Tuesday |
the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, when pancakes are traditionally eaten in the UK. |
| shrub |
a perennial plant, ranging in height from very low to the size of a small tree, and having woody stems that branch from close to the ground; bush. |
| shrubbery |
a group, a planting, or an expanse of shrubs. [2 definitions] |
| shrubby |
consisting of or covered with shrubs. [2 definitions] |
| shrug |
to raise and draw (the shoulders) inward to indicate one's lack of power over a situation, or one's lack of responsibility, concern, knowledge, or the like. [4 definitions] |
| shrug off |
to ignore or minimize. [3 definitions] |
| shrunk |
a past tense and past participle of shrink. |