Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 62
Shameful (a.) Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation; disgraceful.
His naval preparations were not more surprising than his quick and shameful retreat. -- Arbuthnot.
Shameful (a.) Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a shameful picture; a shameful sight. -- Spenser.
Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming; degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous. -- Shame"ful*ly, adv. -- Shame"ful*ness, n.
Shameful (a.) (Used of conduct or character) Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful display of cowardice" [syn: black, disgraceful, ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful].
Shameful (a.) Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation; "scandalous behavior"; "the wicked rascally shameful conduct of the bankrupt"- Thackeray; "the most shocking book of its time" [syn: disgraceful, scandalous, shameful, shocking].
Shameless (a.) Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced; insensible to disgrace. "Such shameless bards we have." -- Pope.
Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless. -- Shak.
Shameless (a.) Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace; indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.
Syn: Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent; indelicate. -- Shame"less*ly, adv. -- Shame"less*ness, n.
Shameless (a.) Feeling no shame; "a shameless imposter"; "an unblushing apologist for fascism" [syn: shameless, unblushing].
Shame-proof (n.) Shameless. -- Shak.
Shamer (n.) One who, or that which, disgraces, or makes ashamed. -- Beau. & Fl.
Shamer, keeper; thorn; dregs.
Shammer (n.) One who shams; an impostor. -- Johnson.
Shammer (n.) Someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity [syn: malingerer, skulker, shammer].
Shammer (n.) A person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player].
Shammy (n.) (Zool.) The chamois.
Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying. [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.] Shamois
Shammy (n.) A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois, chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather].
Shammy (n.) (Zool.) The chamois.
Shammy (n.) A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See Shamoying. [Written also chamois, shamoy, and shamois.] Shamois
Shamois (n.) Alt. of Shamoy
Shamoy (n.) See Shammy.
Shammy (n.) A soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin [syn: chamois, chamois leather, chammy, chammy leather, shammy, shammy leather].
Shamoying (n.) A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the like) ordinarily used in tanning.
Shampooed (imp. & p. p.) of Shampoo
Shampooing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shampoo
Shampoo (v. t.) 洗（頭髮）；洗（地毯等） To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and joints, in connection with the hot bath.
Shampoo (v. t.) To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for the more thorough cleansing.
Shampoo (n.) 洗髮；洗頭 [C] The act of shampooing.
Shampoo (n.) 洗髮精 [U] [C] Cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair.
Shampoo (n.) The act of washing your hair with shampoo.
Shampoo (v.) Use shampoo on (hair).
Shampooer (n.) One who shampoos.
Shamrock (n.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover ({Trifolium repens), and the black medic ({Medicago lupulina).
Shamrock (n.) Creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage [syn: white clover, dutch clover, shamrock, Trifolium repens].
Shamrock (n.) Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers [syn: common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella].
Shamrock (n.) Clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock [syn: hop clover, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, Trifolium dubium].
Shamrock, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 125
Housing Units (2000): 70
Land area (2000): 0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.329684 sq. miles (0.853877 sq. km)
FIPS code: 66600
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 35.910737 N, 96.580131 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Shamrock, OK
Shamrock
Shamrock, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000): 2029
Housing Units (2000): 1072
Land area (2000): 2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.070994 sq. miles (5.363849 sq. km)
FIPS code: 67160
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 35.217116 N, 100.247171 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Shamrock, TX
Shamrock
Shandrydan (n.) A jocosely depreciative name for a vehicle. [Ireland]
Shandygaff (n.) A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. [Eng.]
Shandygaff (n.) A drink made of beer and lemonade [syn: shandygaff, shandy].
Shanghaied (imp. & p. p.) of
Shanghaiing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of
Shanghai (v. t.) To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this condition. [Written also shanghae.] [Slang, U.S.]
Shanghai (n.) (Zool.) A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.
Shanghai (n.) The largest city of China; located in the east on the Pacific; one of the largest ports in the world.
Shanghai (v.) Take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged" [syn: shanghai, impress].
Shanghai (v.) (v. t.) 【海】【口】強行使當水手；強迫（或誘騙）使工作 To put aboard a ship by force often with the help of liquor or a drug .
Shanghai (v.) (v. t.) To put by force or threat of force into or as if into a place of detention.
Shanghai (v.) (v. t.) To put by trickery into an undesirable position.
Did tou know? In the 1800s, long sea voyages were very difficult and dangerous, so people were understandably hesitant to become sailors. But sea captains and shipping companies needed crews to sail their ships, so they gathered sailors any way they could -- even if that meant resorting to kidnapping by physical force or with the help of liquor or drugs. The word shanghai comes from the name of the Chinese city of Shanghai. People started to use the city's name for that unscrupulous way of obtaining sailors because the East was often a destination of ships that had kidnapped men onboard as crew.
Shank (n.) (Zool.) See Chank.
Shank (n.) The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin; the shin bone; also, the whole leg.
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide For his shrunk shank. -- Shak.
Shank (n.) Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. Specifically:
Shank (n.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
Shank (n.) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is between the ring and the arms.
Shank (n.) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which it is secured to a handle.
Shank (n.) A loop forming an eye to a button.
Shank (n.) (Arch.) The space between two channels of the Doric triglyph. -- Gwilt.
Shank (n.) (Founding) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
Shank (n.) (Print.) The body of a type.
Shank (n.) (Shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep connecting the broader front part with the heel.
Shank (n.) (Zool.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks.
Shank (n.) pl. Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.
Shank painter (Naut.), A short rope or chain which holds the shank of an anchor against the side of a vessel when it is secured for a voyage.
To ride shank's mare, To go on foot; to walk.
Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off. -- Darwin.
Compare: Canon
Canon (n.) A law or rule.
Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon 'gainst self-slaughter. -- Shak.
Canon (n.) (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by ecclesiastical authority.
Various canons which were made in councils held in the second centry. -- Hook.
Canon (n.) The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible; also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See Canonical books, under Canonical, a.
Canon (n.) In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious order.
Canon (n.) A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.
Canon (n.) A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.
Canon (n.) (Mus.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one after another, at regular intervals, successively taking up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew, thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the strictest form of imitation. See Imitation.
Canon (n.) (Print.) The largest size of type having a specific name; -- so called from having been used for printing the canons of the church.
Canon (n.) The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called also ear and shank.
Note: [See Illust. of Bell.] -- Knight.
Canon (n.) (Billiards) See Carom.
Apostolical canons. See under Apostolical.
Augustinian canons, Black canons. See under Augustinian.
Canon capitular, Canon residentiary, A resident member of a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the year).
Canon law. See under Law.
Canon of the Mass (R. C. Ch.), That part of the mass, following the Sanctus, which never changes.
Honorary canon, A canon [6] who neither lived in a monastery, nor kept the canonical hours.
Minor canon (Ch. of Eng.), One who has been admitted to a chapter, but has not yet received a prebend.
Regular canon (R. C. Ch.), One who lived in a conventual community and followed the rule of St. Austin; a Black canon.
Secular canon (R. C. Ch.), One who did not live in a monastery, but kept the hours.
Shank (n.) A cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg.
Shank (n.) The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle.
Shank (n.) Cylinder forming a long narrow part of something [syn: shank, stem].
Shank (n.) Cylinder forming the part of a bolt between the thread and the head.
Shank (n.) Cylinder forming the part of a bit by which it is held in the drill.
Shank (n.) The narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole [syn: shank, waist].
Shank (n.) Lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals [syn: cannon, shank].
Shank (n.) A poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball.
Shank (v.) Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
Shankbeer (n.) See Schenkbeer.
Shanked (a.) Having a shank.
Shanker (n.) (Med.) See Chancre.
Shannies (n. pl. ) of Shanny
Shanny (n.) (Zool.) The European smooth blenny ({Blennius pholis). It is olive-green with irregular black spots, and without appendages on the head.
Shan't () A contraction of shall not. [Colloq.]
Shanty (a.) Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]
Shanties (n. pl. ) of Shanty
Shanty (n.) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
Shanty (v. i.) To inhabit a shanty. -- S. H. Hammond.
Shanty (n.) Small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: hovel, hut, hutch, shack, shanty].
Shanty (n.) A rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors [syn: chantey, chanty, sea chantey, shanty].
Shanty (n.) [ C ] (House) （尤指城市邊緣的）簡陋小屋，棚屋 A small house, usually made from pieces of wood, metal, or cardboard, in which poor people live, especially on the edge of a city
Shanty (n.) [ C ] (Song) (Also chanty,) (US also chantey) （舊時水手在船上唱的）勞動曲調 A song that sailors sang in the past while they were working on a ship.
Shapable (a.) That may be shaped.
Shapable (a.) Shapely. [R.] "Round and shapable." -- De Foe.
Shaped (imp.) of Shape
Shaped (p. p.) of Shape
Shapen () of Shape
Shaping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shape
Shape (v. t.) To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
I was
shapen in iniquity. -- Ps. li. 5.
Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face. -- Prior.
Shape (v. t.) To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel.
To the stream, when neither friends, nor force, Nor speed nor art avail, he shapes his course. -- Denham.
Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire, And shape my foolishness to their desire. -- Prior.
Shape (v. t.) To image; to conceive; to body forth. (ideas). [archaic]
Oft my
jealousy Shapes faults that are not. -- Shak.
Shape (v. t.) To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.
When shapen was all this conspiracy, From point to point. -- Chaucer.
Shaping machine. (Mach.) Same as Shaper.
To shape one's self, To prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]
I will early shape me therefor. -- Chaucer.
Shape (v. i.) To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. [R.] -- Shak.
Shape (n.) Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.
He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman. -- Shak.
Shape (n.) That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being.
Before the gates three sat, On either side, a formidable shape. -- Milton.
Shape (n.) A model; a pattern; a mold.
Shape (n.) Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality. -- Milton.
Shape (n.) Dress for disguise; guise. [Obs.]
Look better on this virgin, and consider This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing In a Greekish dress. -- Messinger.
Shape (n.) (Iron Manuf.) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
Shape (n.) (Iron Manuf.) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
To take shape, To assume a definite form.
Shape (n.) Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation].
Shape (n.) The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape, form].
Shape (n.) Alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh].
Shape (n.) A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" [syn: shape, embodiment].
Shape (n.) The visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: form, shape, cast].
Shape (n.) The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') [syn: condition, shape].
Shape (n.) The supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe [syn: Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE].
Shape (n.) A perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: form, shape, pattern].
Shape (v.) Shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate].
Shape (v.) Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge].
Shape (v.) Give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" [syn: shape, form].
Shapeless (a.) Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to shapely. --
Shape"less*ness, n.
The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. -- Pope.
Shapeless (a.) Having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" [syn: amorphous, formless, shapeless].
Shapeless (a.) Lacking symmetry or attractive form; "a shapeless hat on his head".
Shapeliness (n.) The quality or state of being shapely.
Shapeliness (n.) The quality of having a well-rounded body [syn: curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness].
Shapely (a.) 樣子好看的，形狀美觀的；豐滿勻稱的 Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical. -- T. Warton.
Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn, The spiry fir and shapely box adorn. -- Pope.
Where the shapely column stood. -- Couper.
Shapely (a.) Fit; suitable. [Obs.]
Shaply for to be an alderman. -- Chaucer.
Shapely (a.) Having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs" [ant: unshapely].
Shaper (n.) One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.
The secret of those old shapers died with them. -- Lowell.
Shaper (n.) That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form or outline to an object. Specifically;
Shaper (n.) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank.
Shaper (n.) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc.
Shaper (n.) A person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper].
Shaper (n.) A machine tool for shaping metal or wood [syn: shaper, shaping machine].
Shapoo (n.) (Zool.) The oorial.
Shard (n.) A plant; chard. [Obs.] -- Dryden.
Shard (n.) （瓷器、金屬等的）碎片 A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail. -- Shak.
The precious dish Broke into shards of beauty on the board. -- E. Arnold.
Shard (n.) (Zool.) （甲蟲的）鞘翅；外殼 The hard wing case of a beetle.
They are his shards, and he their beetle. -- Shak.
Shard (n.) A gap in a fence. [Obs.] -- Stanyhurst.
Shard (n.) A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.] -- Spenser.
Shard (n.) A broken piece of a brittle artifact [syn: shard, sherd, fragment].
Shard-borne (a.) Borne on shards or scaly wing cases.
Sharded (a.) (Zool.) Having elytra, as a beetle.
Shardy (a.) Having, or consisting of, shards.
Share (n.) The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.
Share (n.) The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed.
Share (n.) A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence.
Share (n.) Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." -- Dryden.
Share (n.) Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares.
Share (n.) The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] -- Holland.
To go shares, To partake; to be equally concerned.
Share and share alike, In equal shares.
Shared (imp. & p. p.) of Share
Sharing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Share
Share (v. t.) To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to divide.
Suppose I share my fortune equally between my children and a stranger. -- Swift.
Share (v. t.) To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a shelter with another.
While avarice and rapine share the land. -- Milton.
Share (v. t.) To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.]
The shared visage hangs on equal sides. -- Dryden.
Share (v. i.) To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or suffer with others.
A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share in the goods of his father. -- Locke.
Share (n.) Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" [syn: share, portion, part, percentage].
Share (n.) Any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate; "he bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price".
Share (n.) The allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians" [syn: parcel, portion, share].
Share (n.) The part played by a person in bringing about a result; "I am proud of my contribution in advancing the project"; "they all did their share of the work" [syn: contribution, part, share].
Share (n.) A sharp steel wedge that cuts loose the top layer of soil [syn: plowshare, ploughshare, share].
Share (v.) Have in common; "Our children share a love of music"; "The two countries share a long border".
Share (v.) Use jointly or in common.
Share (v.) Have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake" [syn: partake, share, partake in].
Share (v.) Give out as one's portion or share [syn: share, divvy up, portion out, apportion, deal].
Share (v.) Communicate; "I'd like to share this idea with you".
SHARE. () A portion of anything. Sometimes shares are equal, at other times they are unequal.
SHARE. () In companies and corporations the whole of the capital stock is usually divided into equal proportions called shares. Shares in public companies have sometimes been held to be real estate, but most usually they are considered as personal property. Wordsw. Jo. Sto. Co. ch. 1 P, p. 288.
SHARE. () The proportion which descends to one of several children from his ancestor, is called a share. The term share and share alike, signifies in equal proportions. See Perpart.
Sharebeam (n.) The part of the plow to which the share is attached.
Sharebone (n.) (Anat.) The public bone.
Sharebroker (n.) A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.
Shareholder (n.) One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or property.
Shareholder (n.) Someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation [syn: stockholder, shareholder, shareowner].
Shareholder (n.) [ C ] (US also Stockholder) 股票持有人，股東 A person who owns shares in a company and therefore gets part of the company's profits and the right to vote on how the company is controlled.
// Shareholders will be voting on the proposed merger of the companies next week.