| shoot from the hip |
(informal) to do or say without thought or consideration. |
| shooting |
an act of firing a gun at one or more persons. [2 definitions] |
| shooting gallery |
any place designed for target practice, such as a target range. |
| shooting star |
a chunk of extraterrestrial matter that burns up as it enters the earth's atmosphere; meteor. [2 definitions] |
| shooting stick |
a portable device consisting of a seat mounted on one end of a canelike stick with a spike at the other end, used esp. by spectators at golf tournaments and the like. |
| shoot-out |
a confrontation involving shooting, as between police and criminals; gunfight. [2 definitions] |
| shop |
a small retail store. [4 definitions] |
| shopgirl |
a female clerk or salesperson. |
| shopkeeper |
a person who manages or owns a shop. |
| shoplift |
to steal goods from a store while posing as a customer. |
| shoplifter |
a person who steals goods from a store while pretending to be a customer. |
| shoppe |
shop (used mainly on store signs to suggest old-fashioned quaintness). |
| shopper |
a person who goes shopping. [4 definitions] |
| shopping |
the activity of looking for and buying goods in a store. |
| shopping bag |
a large, strong bag with handles, used for carrying purchases. |
| shopping center |
a group or complex of stores, often with other businesses such as restaurants, that have a common parking area. |
| shop steward |
a unionized worker elected by other union members, usu. in a particular shop or department, to represent them in dealing with management. |
| shoptalk |
conversation dealing with, or using the jargon of, one's job or profession, esp. after working hours. |
| shopworn |
of merchandise, worn or dirtied by exposure and handling. [2 definitions] |
| shoran |
an electronic system of navigational signals used in airplanes, ships, guided missiles, and the like to determine the precise position of the aircraft or ship (acronym for "short range navigation"). |
| shore1 |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [2 definitions] |