sheeting |
wide cotton or linen fabric used esp. for making sheets. [3 definitions] |
sheet lightning |
lightning reflected and diffused, often by a distant thunderstorm, that flashes like a sheet of light in the sky. |
sheet metal |
metal that has been rolled into thin sheets or plates. |
sheet music |
music printed on loose or unbound sheets of paper. |
sheik |
the leader of an Arab community or tribe. [2 definitions] |
shekel |
the chief monetary unit of Israel, equaling one hundred agorot. [2 definitions] |
sheldrake |
any of various large wild European ducks, some species having mainly black-and-white plumage and others being brightly colored. [2 definitions] |
shelf |
a thin, flat, usu. rectangular piece of wood, metal, or glass attached horizontally to a wall or in a cabinet, case, or the like for things to be kept upon. [3 definitions] |
shelf life |
the length of time a product can be stored without spoiling or deteriorating. |
shell |
a hard outer covering of a mollusk, which is being continually created by the animal itself and serves to protect it from injury and from predators. [12 definitions] |
she'll |
contracted form of "she will." |
shellac |
thin sheets or flakes of processed lac, used in making varnish and other products. [5 definitions] |
shellback |
an old experienced sailor. [2 definitions] |
shellbark |
the shagbark. |
-shelled |
having (such) a shell. |
shellfire |
the firing of artillery shells. |
shellfish |
an aquatic invertebrate animal that has a shell, esp. an edible animal such as a clam, oyster, or lobster. |
shell game |
a game like thimblerig in which inverted shells, inside of one of which a small object is apparently hidden, are moved around quickly and onlookers bet on which shell contains the object. [2 definitions] |
shell out |
(informal) to pay, esp. reluctantly. |
shellproof |
protected from or invulnerable to shells or bombs. |
shell shock |
any of several neuroses resulting from traumatic experiences in war or combat. |