Nouns

shivaree

noun

a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to...

shnook

noun

(Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despis...

shoat

noun

a young pig

shmo

noun

(Yiddish) a jerk

shoeblack

noun

a person who polishes shoes and boots

shoebill

noun

large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a...

shoofly

noun

a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat...

shophar

noun

an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in...

shopwalker

noun

an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel...

shorebird

noun

any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores...

shorthorn

noun

English breed of short-horned cattle

shortia

noun

any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs wi...

shoshonean

noun

a subfamily of Uto-Aztecan languages spoken mainly in the so...

shote

noun

a young pig

shoveler

noun

freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad fl...

shovelful

noun

the quantity a shovel can hold

shovelhead

noun

small harmless hammerhead having a spade-shaped head; abunda...

shovelboard

noun

a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disk...

shoveller

noun

freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad fl...

showiness

noun

extravagant elaborateness

showjumping

noun

riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrat...

shrewmouse

noun

small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles

shrimper

noun

a vessel engaged in shrimping

shrovetide

noun

immediately preceding Lent

shufti

noun

a quick look around (originally military slang)

shute

noun

English novelist who settled in Australia after World War II...

shwa

noun

a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

siamang

noun

large black gibbon of Sumatra having the 2nd and 3rd toes pa...

sib

noun

one related by blood or origin; especially on sharing an anc...

siccative

noun

a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorb...

sidelight

noun

light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction;...

siderite

noun

iron ore in the form of ferrous carbonate

siderocyte

noun

an abnormal red blood cell containing granules of iron not b...

siderosis

noun

fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welde...

sidesman

noun

(Church of England) an assistant to the churchwarden; collec...

sidestroke

noun

a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backwar...

sideswipe

noun

a glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially...

signification

noun

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

signory

noun

the estate of a seigneur

sigyn

noun

(Norse mythology) wife of Loki; held a cup over him during h...

sikhism

noun

the doctrines of a monotheistic religion founded in northern...

sikkim

noun

a state in northeastern India in the Himalaya Mountains betw...

silenus

noun

any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dio...

silex

noun

a pure form of finely ground silica

silicle

noun

short broad silique occurring in some cruciferous plants

silicosis

noun

a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or qua...

silique

noun

narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Crucife...

siliqua

noun

narrow elongated seed capsule peculiar to the family Crucife...

silkscreen

noun

a print made using a stencil process in which an image or de...

silkweed

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky j...