| sherbet |
a frozen dessert, usu. flavored with fruit juice and made with milk, egg whites, or gelatin. |
| sherif |
an Arab ruler, chief, or prince. [3 definitions] |
| sheriff |
the chief law-enforcement official of a county or similar governmental unit. [2 definitions] |
| Sherlock Holmes |
a fictional detective hero in many late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century short stories and novels by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Sherlock Holmes is described as having extraordinary powers of observation and deduction. [2 definitions] |
| Sherpa |
a member of a Tibetan people living in Nepal who are known for their expertise in mountain climbing. [2 definitions] |
| sherry |
an amber-colored wine to which brandy has been added. |
| she's |
contracted form of "she is," or contracted form of "she has." |
| Shetland Islands |
a group of islands that are part of Scotland lying northeast of Great Britain. |
| Shetland pony |
any of a breed of very small but strongly built ponies native to the Shetland Islands. |
| Shevat |
the fifth month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late January through early February in the Gregorian calendar. |
| shewbread |
in ancient Israel, twelve loaves of blessed unleavened bread offered to God every Sabbath by Hebrew priests in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle; showbread. |
| sheweth |
(archaic) shows. |
| she-wolf |
a female wolf. |
| shew'th |
(archaic) shows (contracted form of "sheweth"). |
| Shiah |
the Shiites, the main minority sect of Islam. [2 definitions] |
| shiatsu |
a Japanese method of massage that uses the principles of acupressure. |
| shibboleth |
a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group. [2 definitions] |
| shied |
past tense and past participle of shy1. |
| shield |
a piece of protective armor, made of any of various tough materials, usu. worn on the forearm to ward off missiles or blows from hand weapons. [7 definitions] |
| shier |
a comparative of "shy1." |
| shiest |
a superlative of "shy1." |