shudder |
to tremble or shiver uncontrollably, but usu. briefly, as from cold, fear, or distaste. [2 definitions] |
shuffle |
to drag or scrape the feet along the floor while walking. [8 definitions] |
shuffleboard |
a game in which disks are thrust with a long-handled, pronged cue along a smooth, marked floor or deck toward numbered scoring positions. |
shul |
a synagogue. |
shun |
to keep away from or avoid, esp. purposely. |
shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. [10 definitions] |
shush |
be quiet; hush. [2 definitions] |
shut |
to close (a door, window, or the like). [5 definitions] |
shutdown |
a closing or stopping of operations, as of a factory or power generator. |
shut down |
to stop operating. [4 definitions] |
shut-in |
confined indoors by illness, disability, or infirmity. [3 definitions] |
shut-off |
a device, such as a valve, that shuts something off. [2 definitions] |
shut off |
to stop the flow of. |
shutout |
an act or instance of keeping from entering or gaining access; a shutting out. [3 definitions] |
shutter |
a hinged wooden or metal cover that closes over the outside or inside of a window. [4 definitions] |
shutterbug |
(informal) an avid amateur photographer. |
shutterless |
combined form of shutter. |
shuttle |
a moving part in a loom that carries the woof back and forth through the warp. [7 definitions] |
shuttlecock |
a small roundish piece of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers or plastic vanes, used in certain net games such as badminton; shuttle. |
shuttle diplomacy |
diplomacy between two countries conducted by an intermediary who travels back and forth between them. |
shuttleless |
combined form of shuttle. |