Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 65
Sheave (v. t.) To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to collect. -- Ashmole.
Sheaved (a.) Made of straw. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Shebander (n.) A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies. [Written also shebunder.]
Shebang (n.) A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a primitive dwelling; a shanty. [Slang, U.S.]
Shebang (n.) The structure of an object, process, organization, or anything viewed as complicated; -- used primarily in the phrase the whole shebang; as, it comes with unnecessary frills, but you have to buy the whole shebang. [informal]
Shebang (n.) (computers) [Possibly derived from shell bang; the character ! is referred to in some computer contexts as bang.] The character sequence #!, which frequently begins shell scripts in a Unix system.
Shebang (n.) An entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang.'
Shebang (n.) [possibly a portmanteau of ?sharp bang?] The character sequence ?#!? that frequently begins executable shell scripts under Unix. Probably derived from ?shell bang? under the influence of American slang ?the whole shebang? (everything, the works).
Shebang, () (Or "shebang line", "{bang path") /sh*-bang'/ (From "{sharp" and "{bang}") The magic cookie "#!" used in Unix to mark the start of a script, e.g. a shell script or Perl script.
Under Unix, if the first two bytes of an executable file are "#!", the kernel treats the file as a script rather than a machine code program. The word following the "!" (i.e., everything up to the first whitespace) is used as the pathname of the interpreter. For example, if the first line of an executable is #!/usr/local/bin/perl
The script will be treated as a Perl script and passed as an argument to /usr/local/bin/perl to be interpreted. Some variants of Unix also allow one or more parameters to be passed to the interpreter, for example, you can write #!/usr/bin/perl -w
And the script will be started as if you typed /usr/bin/perl -w
On the command line. Also, most modern kernels ignore any whitespace between the "!" and the interpreter pathname. Even some modern kernels have fairly small limits (e.g. 32) on the length of line they will accept, making long pathnames and arguments somewhat unportable. [Does anyone call this a "magic string"?] (1998-05-06)
Shebeen (n.) A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold. [Ireland]
Shebeen (n.) Unlicensed drinking establishment.
Shechinah (n.) See Shekinah.
Shekinah (n.) The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also Shechinah.] -- Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)
Shechinah, () A Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence in the tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his presence with his people. For references made to it during the wilderness wanderings, see Ex. 14:20; 40:34-38; Lev. 9:23, 24; Num. 14:10; 16:19, 42.
It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon, when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10-13; 2 Chr. 5:13, 14; 7:1-3). Probably it remained in the first temple in the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared. (See CLOUD.)
Shecklaton (n.) A kind of gilt leather. See Checklaton.
Shed (n.) A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.
Shed (imp. & p. p.) of Shed.
Shedding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shed.
Shed (v. t.) To separate; to divide.
Shed (v. t.) To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self; to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed tears; the clouds shed rain.
Shed (v. t.) To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair, feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers; serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.
Shed (v. t.) To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.
Shed (v. t.) To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover.
Shed (v. t.) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.
Shed (v. i.) To fall in drops; to pour.
Shed (v. i.) To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a covering or envelope.
Shed (n.) A parting; a separation; a division.
Shed (n.) The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed.
Shed (n.) That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in composition, as in watershed.
Shed (n.) The passageway between the threads of the warp through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate threads.
Shedder (n.) One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a shedder of tears.
Shedder (n.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized while in this state.
Shedding (n.) The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.
Shedding (n.) That which is shed, or cast off.
Shelfa (n.) Alt. of Shilfa.
Shilfa (n.) The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note.
Sheeling (n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed.
Sheely (n.) Same as Sheelfa.
Sheen (v. t.) Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny.
Sheen (v. i.) To shine; to glisten.
Sheen (n.) Brightness; splendor; glitter.
Sheenly (adv.) Brightly.
Sheeny (a.) Bright; shining; radiant; sheen.
Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus Ovis, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.
Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) A weak, bashful, silly fellow.
Sheep (n. sing. & pl.) Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.
Sheep (n.) [ C ] (pl. Sheep) (A1) 羊，綿羊 A farm animal with thick wool that eats grass and is kept for its wool, skin, and meat.
// The farmer has several large flocks (= groups) of long-haired sheep.
// We heard sheep bleating/ baaing in the field.
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Ewe (n.) [ C ] （尤指成年的）母羊 A female sheep, especially an adult one.
// Ewe's milk.
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Lamb (n.) [ C or U ] 羊羔，小羊；羊羔肉 (B1) A young sheep, or the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat.
// Lambs gambolling about in the fields.
// Lamb chops.
// Roast lamb.
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Mutton (n.) [ U ] 羊肉 The meat from an adult sheep eaten as food.
Idiom:
Mutton dressed as lamb (UK informal disapproving) 扮俏（或裝嫩）的婦女 A way of describing an older woman who is dressed in a style that is more suitable for a younger woman.
// Do you think this dress is too young-looking for me? - I don't want to look like mutton dressed as lamb.
Idiom: Lamb of God
Lamb of God 上帝的羔羊（基督的別稱） In the Christian religion, a name for Christ.
Idiom: Like a lamb to the slaughter
Like a lamb to the slaughter 如同待宰羔羊，溫順地 If someone does something or goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they do it without knowing that something bad is going to happen and therefore act calmly and without fighting against the situation.
Lamb (v.) [ I ] (Of a sheep) 産羊羔，生小羊 To give birth to lambs.
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Ram (v.) [ I or T ] (-mm-) 猛撞，猛擊；塞進 To hit or push something with force.
// Someone rammed (into) my car while it was parked outside my house.
// He rammed the sweets/ his pipe into his mouth.
// I rammed down the soil around the fence post.
// She slammed the door and rammed home the bolt (= closed it forcefully and completely).
Idiom: Ram sth down sb's throat
Ram sth down sb's throat 迫使（某人）接受，強行向（某人）灌輸（不同的觀點）To force someone who disagrees with you to listen to your opinions.
// For years I've had his political views rammed down my throat.
Ram sth home 強調…以使人理解；充分說明 To emphasize the importance of what you are saying in order to make certain people understand it.
// He thumped the desk as he rammed his point home.
Phrasal verb: Ram sth into sb
Ram sth into sb (- Phrasal verb with Ram) (v.) [ I or T ] (-mm-) 迫使（某人）接受；向（某人）強行灌輸 To force someone to accept an idea, opinion, or principle.
// It's time someone rammed a bit of sense into you.
Ram (n.) [ C ] (Sheep) 公羊 An adult male sheep that can breed.
Ram (n.) [ C ] (Equipment) (Also battering ram) 攻城槌；撞擊裝置 A piece of equipment used to hit something and force it open or break it.
// They used a ram to break down the door.
Ram (n.) [ C ] (Equipment) 撞錘，沖壓機 A moving part in a machine that puts pressure or force on something.
RAM (n.) [ U ] (Specialized) (Abbreviation for) 隨機存取記憶體 Random access memory: a type of computer memory that can be searched in any order and changed as necessary.
Compare: ROM
ROM (n.) [ U ] (Specialized) (Abbreviation for) 唯讀記憶體 Read only memory: a type of computer memory that holds information that can be used but not changed or added to.
Sheepback (n.) A rounded knoll of rock resembling the back of a sheep. -- produced by glacial action. Called also roche moutonnee; -- usually in the plural.
Sheepberry (n.) The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus Viburnum (V. Lentago), having white flowers in flat cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also nannyberry.
Sheepbite (v. i.) To bite or nibble like a sheep; hence, to practice petty thefts.
Sheepbiter (n.) One who practices petty thefts.
Sheepcot (n.) Alt. of Sheepcote.
Sheepcote (n.) A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
Sheep-faced (a.) Over-bashful; sheepish.
Sheepfold (n.) A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or confined.
Sheep-headed (a.) Silly; simple-minded; stupid.
Sheephook (n.) A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook.
Sheepish (a.) Of or pertaining to sheep.
Sheepish (a.) Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly diffident; timorous to excess.
Sheepmaster (n.) A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep.
Sheeprack (n.) The starling.
Sheep's-eye (n.) A modest, diffident look; a loving glance; -- commonly in the plural.
Sheep's-foot (n.) A printer's tool consisting of a metal bar formed into a hammer head at one end and a claw at the other, -- used as a lever and hammer.
Sheepshank (n.) A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.
Sheepshead (n.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish (Archosargus, / Diplodus, probatocephalus) found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from ten to twelve pounds.
Sheep-shearer (n.) One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep.
Sheep-shearing (n.) Act of shearing sheep.
Sheep-shearing (n.) A feast at the time of sheep-shearing.
Sheepskin (n.) The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.
Sheepskin (n.) A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep.
Sheepsplit (n.) A split of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.
Sheepy (a.) Resembling sheep; sheepish.
Sheer (v. i.) Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.
Sheer (v. i.) Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin.
Sheer (v. i.) Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense.
Sheer (v. i.) Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.
Sheer (adv.) Clean; quite; at once.
Sheer (v. t.) To shear.
Sheered (imp. & p. p.) of Sheer.
Sheering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheer.
Sheer (v. i.) To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a horse sheers at a bicycle.
Sheer (n.) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck, gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from the side.
Sheer (n.) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and swinging clear of it.
Sheer (n.) A turn or change in a course.
Sheer (n.) Shears See Shear.
Sheerly (adv.) At once; absolutely.
Sheerwater (n.) The shearwater.
Sheet (n.) In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies. Specifically:
Sheet (n.) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body.
He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners. -- Acts x. 10, 11.
If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me In one of those same sheets. -- Shak.
Sheet (n.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc.
Sheet (n.) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet ; in pl., the book itself.
To this the following sheets are intended for a full and distinct answer. -- Waterland.
Sheet (n.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf.
Sheet (n.) A broad expanse of water, or the like. "The two beautiful sheets of water." -- Macaulay.
Sheet (n.) A sail. -- Dryden.
Sheet (n.) (Geol.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata.
Sheet (n.) (Naut.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom.
Sheet (n.) (Naut.) pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets.
Note: Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote that the substance to the name of which it is prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass, or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron, or sheet-iron, etc.
A sheet in the wind, Half drunk. [Sailors' Slang]
Both sheets in the wind, Very drunk. [Sailors' Slang]
In sheets, Lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded but not bound; -- said especially of printed sheets.
Sheet bend (Naut.), A bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye.
Sheet lightning, Sheet piling, etc. See under Lightning, Piling, etc.
Sheeted (imp. & p. p.) of Sheet.
Sheeting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheet.
Sheet (v. t.) To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. "The sheeted dead." "When snow the pasture sheets." -- Shak.
Sheet (v. t.) To expand, as a sheet.
The star shot flew from the welkin blue, As it fell from the sheeted sky. -- J. R. Drake.
To sheet home (Naut.), To haul upon a sheet until the sail is as flat, and the clew as near the wind, as possible.
Sheet (n.) Any broad thin expanse or surface; "a sheet of ice."
Sheet (n.) Paper used for writing or printing [syn: sheet, piece of paper, sheet of paper].
Sheet (n.) Bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth; used in pairs [syn: sheet, bed sheet].
Sheet (n.) (Mathematics) An unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" [syn: plane, sheet].
Sheet (n.) Newspaper with half-size pages [syn: tabloid, rag, sheet].
Sheet (n.) A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width [syn: sheet, flat solid].
Sheet (n.) (Nautical) A line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: sheet, tack, mainsheet, weather sheet, shroud].
Sheet (n.) A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel [syn: sail, canvas, canvass, sheet].
Sheet (v.) Come down as if in sheets; "The rain was sheeting down during the monsoon."
Sheet (v.) Cover with a sheet, as if by wrapping; "sheet the body."
Sheet anchor (n.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel; -- called also waist anchor. See the Note under Anchor.
Sheet anchor (n.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger; the best hope or refuge.
Sheet cable (n.) (Naut.) The cable belonging to the sheet anchor.
Sheet chain (n.) (Naut.) A chain sheet cable.
Sheetfuls (n. pl. ) of Sheetful.
Sheetful (n.) Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold.
Sheeting (n.) Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width.