shunt |
to turn or move aside or out of the way; divert. [10 definitions] |
shush |
be quiet; hush. [2 definitions] |
shut |
to close (a door, window, or the like). [5 definitions] |
shutdown |
a closing or stopping of operations, as of a factory or power generator. |
shut down |
to stop operating. [4 definitions] |
shut-in |
confined indoors by illness, disability, or infirmity. [3 definitions] |
shut-off |
a device, such as a valve, that shuts something off. [2 definitions] |
shut off |
to stop the flow of. |
shutout |
an act or instance of keeping from entering or gaining access; a shutting out. [3 definitions] |
shutter |
a hinged wooden or metal cover that closes over the outside or inside of a window. [4 definitions] |
shutterbug |
(informal) an avid amateur photographer. |
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. |