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. |
shut up |
to enclose; confine. [4 definitions] |
shy1 |
reserved or ill at ease with other people; bashful. [7 definitions] |
shy2 |
to throw with a sudden sideways toss. [2 definitions] |
Shylock |
in The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, a ruthless moneylender. [2 definitions] |
shyster |
a person, usu. a lawyer, who uses underhanded, unethical methods. |
Si |
symbol of the chemical element silicon. |
si1 |
in music, a syllable sometimes used instead of "ti" to denote the seventh tone of a diatonic scale. |
si2 |
(Spanish and Italian) yes. |
Siam |
the former name of the country of Thailand. |
Siamese |
(outdated) of or pertaining to Thailand or its people, culture, language, or the like; Thai. [4 definitions] |
Siamese cat |
one of a breed of cat developed in Thailand, characterized by blue eyes and a pale gray or fawn coat with darker extremities. |
Siamese twins |
twins that are born joined together. |
sib |
related by blood; akin. [3 definitions] |
Siberia |
a region in northern Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific, that is part of Russia. [2 definitions] |
Siberian tiger |
any member of the subspecies of tigers that are the largest of the big cats and native to eastern Russia and northern China. |
sibilant |
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound. [2 definitions] |