Shepherdias (pl. ) of Shepherdia
Shepherdia (n.) A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging to the same family as Elaeagnus; also, any plant of this genus. See Buffalo berry, under Buffalo.
Shepherdish (n.) Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral.
Shepherdism (n.) Pastoral life or occupation.
Shepherdling (n.) A little shepherd.
Shepherdly (a.) Resembling, or becoming to, a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.
Shepster (n.) A seamstress.
Sherbet (n.) A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc.
Sherbet (n.) A flavored water ice.
Sherbet (n.) A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid, sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an effervescing drink; -- called also sherbet powder.
Sherd (n.) A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in potsherd. See Shard.
Shereef (n.) Alt. of Sherif
Sherif (n.) A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca.
Sheriat (n.) The sacred law of the Turkish empire.
Sheriff (n.) The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and processes, and the preservation of the peace.
Sheriffalty (n.) Alt. of Sheriffwick
Sheriffdom (n.) Alt. of Sheriffwick
Sheriffry (n.) Alt. of Sheriffwick
Sheriffship (n.) Alt. of Sheriffwick
Sheriffwick (n.) The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty.
Shern (n.) See Shearn.
Sherris (n.) Sherry.
Sherry (n.) A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.
Sherryvallies (n. pl.) Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other trousers when riding on horseback.
Shet (imp.) of Shet
Shette () of Shet
Shet (p. pr.) of Shet
Shetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shet
Shet (v. t. & i.) To shut.
Shete (v. t. & i.) To shoot.
Sheth (n.) The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam, for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called standard, or post.
Shetland pony () One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie.
Shew (v. t. & i.) See Show.
Shew (n.) Show.
Shewbread () See Showbread.
Shewel (n.) A scarecrow.
Shewer (n.) One who shews. See Shower.
Shewn () p. p. of Shew.
Shiah (n.) Same as Shiite.
Shibboleth (n.) A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the word sibboleth. See Judges xii.
Shibboleth (n.) Also in an extended sense.
Shibboleth (n.) Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a party cry or pet phrase.
Shide (n.) A thin board; a billet of wood; a splinter.
Shie (v. t.) See Shy, to throw.
Shied () imp. & p. p. of Shy.
Shiel (n.) A sheeling.
Shield (n.) A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, -- formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body. See Buckler.
Shield (n.) Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
Shield (n.) Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
Shield (n.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
Shield (n.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms. Cf. Lozenge. See Illust. of Escutcheon.
Shield (n.) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
Shield (n.) A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.
Shield (n.) A coin, the old French crown, or ecu, having on one side the figure of a shield.
Shielded (imp. & p. p.) of Shield
Shielding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shield
Shield (n.) To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger; to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
Shield (n.) To ward off; to keep off or out.
Shield (n.) To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid!
Shield-bearer (n.) One who, or that which, carries a shield.
Shield-bearer (n.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits of leaves.
Shielddrake (n.) A sheldrake.
Shieldless (a.) Destitute of a shield, or of protection.
Shieldtail (n.) Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidae, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.
Shieling (n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Shifted (imp. & p. p.) of Shift
Shifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shift
Shift (v. t.) To divide; to distribute; to apportion.
Shift (v. t.) To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame.
Shift (v. t.) To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.
Shift (v. t.) To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.
Shift (v. t.) To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively.
Shift (v. t.) To put off or out of the way by some expedient.
Shiff (v. i.) To divide; to distribute.
Shiff (v. i.) To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substitute one thing for another; -- used in the various senses of the transitive verb.
Shiff (v. i.) To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to contrive; to manage.
Shiff (v. i.) To practice indirect or evasive methods.
Shiff (v. i.) To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo shifted.
Shift (v. t.) The act of shifting.
Shift (v. t.) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a thing; change; substitution.
Shift (v. t.) Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's under-garment; a chemise.
Shift (v. t.) The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.
Shift (v. t.) In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed in courses so as to break joints.
Shift (v. t.) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a fault.
Shift (v. t.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger board, in playing the violin.
Shiftable (a.) Admitting of being shifted.
Shifter (n.) One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.
Shifter (n.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing, steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.
Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.
Shifter (n.) A wire for changing a loop from one needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.
Shiftiness (n.) The quality or state of being shifty.
Shifting (a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
Shifting (a.) Adapted or used for shifting anything.
Shiftingly (adv.) In a shifting manner.
Shiftless (a.) Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity; hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow; shiftless management.
Shifty (a.) Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance.
Shiite (n.) Alt. of Shiah
Shiah (n.) A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the Persians belong. They reject the first three caliphs, and consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor of Mohammed. They do not acknowledge the Sunna, or body of traditions respecting Mohammed, as any part of the law, and on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites, or orthodox Mohammedans.
Shikaree (n.) Alt. of Shikari
Shikari (n.) A sportsman; esp., a native hunter.