| shah |
formerly in Iran, king. |
| Shah Jahan |
Mogul Emperor of India from 1628 to 1658 who commissioned the Taj Mahal and other magnificent architectural works (b.1592--d.1666). |
| shake |
to move back and forth or up and down with rapid, jerky motions. [16 definitions] |
| shakeable |
combined form of shake. |
| shakedown |
an attempt to get something, esp. money, by threat of violence or of revealing a discrediting secret; instance of blackmail or extortion. [4 definitions] |
| shake hands |
to grasp the hand of another person and move it up and down in a gesture of good will, often used upon meeting a new person or when confirming an agreement (often fol. by "with"). |
| shaken |
past participle of shake. |
| shakeout |
any change in market prices that obliges speculators to sell their securities. [2 definitions] |
| shaker |
someone or something that shakes, esp. a container with a perforated lid for shaking seasoning onto food. [3 definitions] |
| Shakespearean |
of, concerning, or resembling Shakespeare or his writing. [2 definitions] |
| Shakespearean sonnet |
a sonnet form in which three quatrains are followed by a final rhyming couplet. |
| shake-up |
a complete, often radical rearrangement, as in the structure or staff of a business or other organization. |
| shake up |
to shake (something) thoroughly. [3 definitions] |
| shaking palsy |
see "Parkinson's disease." |
| shako |
a tall, stiff, cylinder-shaped military dress hat with a front visor and a plume. |
| Shakti |
in Hinduism, divine power or creative energy, usu. venerated in the person of the female consort of Shiva. |
| shaky |
shaking; trembling. [2 definitions] |
| shale |
a sedimentary rock made up of layers of fine clay-like sediments that can easily be split into thin sheets. |
| shale oil |
oil obtained from the distillation of bituminous shale. |
| shall |
used to express a future action or state; will (used only with the subjects "we" and "I"). [3 definitions] |
| shallop |
any of various small open boats formerly used for rowing or sailing, or both, in shallow water. |