| shawm |
an early double-reed wind instrument, recognized as the forerunner of the oboe. |
| Shawnee |
a member of a tribe of North American Indians that formerly lived in the eastern and midwestern United States and now survives chiefly in Oklahoma. [2 definitions] |
| shay |
(informal) a carriage; chaise. |
| she |
the female person or animal that is under discussion or recently referred to. [5 definitions] |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. [2 definitions] |
| shear |
to cut off (hair or fleece) with a scissorlike tool. [7 definitions] |
| sheared |
treated by shearing; trimmed, as fur used in clothing. |
| shearing stress |
in physics, a force that causes two parts or layers of a body to slide along each other in opposite directions; shear. |
| shears |
(sometimes used with a sing. verb) a large scissorlike tool, or an electric shaver, esp. for shearing sheep. |
| shearwater |
any of various long-winged black or black-and-white sea birds that, when flying low, appear to skim the water with their wings. |
| sheath |
a tightfitting case for the blade of a sword, knife, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| sheathe |
to put (a sword, knife, or the like) into a sheath. [2 definitions] |
| sheathing |
an outer layer or covering of boards, plywood, or other material applied to the frame of a house, underneath the outermost, weatherproof siding. [4 definitions] |
| sheath knife |
a knife with a fixed blade that is carried in a sheath. |
| sheave1 |
to collect and tie (grain, paper, or the like) into a sheaf or sheaves. |
| sheave2 |
a wheel with a grooved rim for holding a rope or wire, esp. such a wheel used as a pulley. |
| sheaves1 |
pl. of sheaf. |
| sheaves2 |
pl. of sheave2. |
| shebang |
(informal) an occasion, situation, organization, contrivance, or the like, considered as a whole. |
| shed1 |
a simple, usu. one-story structure used for storage or shelter, or as a workshop, and either free-standing or attached to another building. |
| shed2 |
to cast off, take off, or let fall (a covering or growth). [7 definitions] |