Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 72
Shortcoming (n.) The act of falling, or coming short; as:
Shortcoming (n.) The failure of a crop, or the like.
Shortcoming (n.) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.
Shortcoming (n.) A failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" [syn: defect, shortcoming].
Short-dated (a.) Having little time to run from the date. "Thy short-dated life." -- Sandys.
Short-dated (a.) Of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption.
Shortened (imp. & p. p.) of Shorten.
Shortening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorten.
Shorten (v. t.) To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as, to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of calamity.
Shorten (v. t.) To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.
Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am shortened by my chain. -- Dryden.
Shorten (v. t.) To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.
Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears. -- Dryden.
Shorten (v. t.) To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard, pot liquor, or the like.
To shorten a rope (Naut.), To take in the slack of it.
To shorten sail (Naut.), To reduce sail by taking it in.
Shorten (v. i.) To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by cold.
Shorten (v.) Make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration; "He shortened his trip due to illness" [ant: lengthen].
Shorten (v.) Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" [syn: abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce] [ant: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate].
Shorten (v.) Make short or shorter; "shorten the skirt"; "shorten the rope by a few inches".
Shorten (v.) Become short or shorter; "In winter, the days shorten" [ant: lengthen].
Shorten (v.) Edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel" [syn: bowdlerize, bowdlerise, expurgate, castrate, shorten].
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Shortener (n.) One who, or that which, shortens.
Shortener (n.) Any agent that shortens; "alcohol is a great shortener of life".
Shortening (n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
Shortening (n.) (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
Shortening (n.) Fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods.
Shortening (n.) Act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening".
Shorthand (n.) A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words, etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under Phonography.
Shorthand (a.) Written in abbreviated or symbolic form; "shorthand notes".
Shorthand (n.) A method of writing rapidly [syn: shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy].
Short-handed (a.) Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or helpers.
Compare: Underhanded
Underhanded (a.) Underhand; clandestine.
Underhanded (a.) Insufficiently provided with hands or workers; short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense, short-handed or understaffed being the preferred term.
Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is much underhanded now. -- Coleridge.
Short-handed (a.) Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals" [syn: short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, understaffed].
Shorthead (n.) A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by sailors.
Shorthorn
(a.) One
of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short horns. The breed was
developed in
Short-jointed (a.) Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too short.
Short-lived (a.) Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion.
Short-lived (a.) Lasting a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" [syn: ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious].
Shortly (adv.) In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly. -- Chaucer.
I shall grow jealous of you shortly. -- Shak.
The armies came shortly in view of each other. -- Clarendon.
Shortly (adv.) In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.
Shortly (adv.) For a short time; "he was at the airport shortly before she was expected to arrive".
Shortly (adv.) In the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long" [syn: soon, shortly, presently, before long].
Shortly (adv.) In a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it" [syn: curtly, short, shortly].
Shortly (adv.) In a concise manner; in a few words; "the history is summed up concisely in this book"; "she replied briefly"; "briefly, we have a problem"; "to put it shortly" [syn: concisely, briefly, shortly, in brief, in short].
Shortly (adv.) At a short distance; "the hem fell shortly below her knees".
Shortness (n.) The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath.
Shortness (n.) The property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing" [ant: longness].
Shortness (n.) The condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath".
Shortness (n.) The property of being truncated or short [syn: shortness, truncation].
Shortness (n.) The property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time" [ant: longness].
Shortness (n.) The property of being shorter than average stature [ant: tallness].
Shortness (n.) An abrupt discourteous manner [syn: abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness].
Shortsighted (a.) Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See Myopic, and Myopia.
Shortsighted (a.) Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to understand things deep; of limited intellect.
Shortsighted (a.) Having little regard for the future; heedless. -- Short"sight`ed*ly, adv. -- Short"sight`ed*ness, n.
Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. -- Addison.
Shortsighted (a.) lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted, unforesightful, myopic].
Shortsighted (a.) Unable to see distant objects clearly [syn: nearsighted, shortsighted, myopic] [ant: farsighted, presbyopic].
Shortsighted (a.) Not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt" [syn: ill-considered, ill-judged, improvident, shortsighted].
Short-spoken (a.) Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt. [Colloq.]
Shortstop (n.) (Baseball) The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and third bases.
Short-waisted (a.) Having a short waist.
Short-winded (a.) Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. -- May.
Short-winded (a.) Breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: blown, pursy, short-winded, winded].
Shortwing (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.
Short-witted (a.) Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Shory (a.) Lying near the shore. [Obs.]
Shoshones
(n. pl.)
(Ethnol.) A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians,
comprising many tribes, which extends from
Shot () imp. & p. p. of Shoot.
Shot (a.) Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8.
Shot (n.) A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.
Here no shots are where all shares be. -- Chapman.
A man is never . . . welcome to a place till some certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome." -- Shak.
Shot (n. pl. ) of Shot.
Shots (n. pl. ) of Shot.
Shot (n.) The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile.
He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be made at the king's army. -- Clarendon.
Shot (n.) A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.
Note: Shot used in war is of various kinds, classified according to the material of which it is composed, into lead, wrought-iron, and cast-iron; according to form, into spherical and oblong; according to structure and modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See Bar shot, Chain shot, etc., under Bar, Chain, etc.
Shot (n.) Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot.
Shot (n.) The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a cannon shot.
Shot (n.) A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent shot.
Shot (n.) (Fisheries) A cast of a net.
Shot (n.) (Fisheries) The entire throw of nets at one time.
Shot (n.) (Fisheries) A place or spot for setting nets.
Shot (n.) (Fisheries) A single draft or catch of fish made.
Shot (n.) (Athletics) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance.
Shot (n.) A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.
Shot (n.) A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.] "I'll take a shot at it."
Shot belt, A belt having a pouch or compartment for carrying shot.
Shot cartridge, A cartridge containing powder and small shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.
Shot garland (Naut.), A wooden frame to contain shot, secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of a ship.
Shot gauge, An instrument for measuring the diameter of round shot. -- Totten.
Shot hole, A hole made by a shot or bullet discharged.
Shot locker (Naut.), A strongly framed compartment in the hold of a vessel, for containing shot.
Shot of a cable (Naut.), The splicing of two or more cables together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.
Shot prop (Naut.), A wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.
Shot tower, A lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are received in water or other liquid.
Shot window, A window projecting from the wall. Ritson, quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.
Shotted (imp. & p. p.) of Shot.
Shotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shot.
Shot (v. t.) To load with shot, as a gun. -- Totten.
Shot-clog (n.) A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog on them. [Old Slang]
Thou common shot-clog, gull of all companies. -- Chapman.
Shote (n.) (Zool.) A fish resembling the trout. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] -- Garew.
Shote (n.) [Perh. a different word.] A young hog; a shoat.
Shot-free (a.) Not to be injured by shot; shot-proof. [Obs.] -- Feltham.
Shot-free (a.) Free from charge or expense; hence, unpunished; scot-free. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Shotgun (n.) A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing small game.
Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot.
Shots (n. pl.) The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.
Shotted (a.) Loaded with shot.
Shotted (a.) (Med.) Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture.
Shotten (n.) Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring. -- Shak.
Shotten (n.) Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.
Shough (n.) (Zool.) A shockdog.
Shough (interj.) See Shoo. -- Beau. & Fl.
Should (imp.) Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual fact; also, to express moral obligation (see Shall); e. g.: they should have come last week; if I should go; I should think you could go. "You have done that you should be sorry for." -- Shak.
Syn: See Ought.
Shoulder (n.) (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which the fore limb is connected with the body or with the shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and muscles about that joint.
Shoulder (n.) The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint; the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often used in the plural.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders bore The gates of Azza. -- Milton.
Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair. -- Dryden.
Shoulder (n.) Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.
In thy shoulder do I build my seat. -- Shak.
Shoulder (n.) That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance or projection from the body of a thing.
The north western shoulder of the mountain. -- Sir W. Scott.
Shoulder (n.) The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton.
Shoulder (n.) (Fort.) The angle of a bastion included between the face and flank. See Illust. of Bastion.
Shoulder (n.) An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object, or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a type which projects beyond the base of the raised character, etc.
Shoulder belt, A belt that passes across the shoulder.
Shoulder blade (Anat.), The flat bone of the shoulder, to which the humerus is articulated; the scapula.
Shoulder block (Naut.), A block with a projection, or shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against a spar without jamming the rope.
Shoulder clapper, One who claps another on the shoulder, or who uses great familiarity. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Shoulder girdle. (Anat.) See Pectoral girdle, under Pectoral.
Shoulder knot, An ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn as part of a military uniform.
Shoulder-of-mutton sail (Naut.), A triangular sail carried on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape.
Shoulder slip, Dislocation of the shoulder, or of the humerous. -- Swift.
Shoulder strap, A strap worn on or over the shoulder.
Specifically (Mil. & Naval), A narrow strap worn on the shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See Illust. in App.
Shouldered (imp. & p. p.) of Shoulder.
Shouldering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoulder.
Shoulder (v. t.) To push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with violence; to jostle.
As they the earth would shoulder from her seat. -- Spenser.
Around her numberless the rabble flowed, Shouldering each other, crowding for a view. -- Rowe.
Shoulder (v. t.) To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt.
As if Hercules Or burly Atlas shouldered up their state. -- Marston.
Right shoulder arms (Mil.), A position in the Manual of Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to the left, and held as in the illustration.
Shoulder (v. i.) To push with the shoulder; to make one's way, as through a crowd, by using the shoulders; to move swaying the shoulders from side to side.
A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . came shouldering along together. -- Kipling.
Shoulder (n.) The part of the body between the neck and the upper arm.
Shoulder (n.) A cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg.
Shoulder (n.) A ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapula [syn: shoulder, shoulder joint, articulatio humeri].
Shoulder (n.) The part of a garment that covers or fits over the shoulder; "an ornamental gold braid on the shoulder of his uniform".
Shoulder (n.) A narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" [syn:
shoulder, berm].
Shoulder (v.) Lift onto one's shoulders.
Shoulder (v.) Push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd".
Shoulder (v.) Carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden".
Shouldered (a.) Having shoulders; -- used in composition; as, a broad-shouldered man. "He was short-shouldered." -- Chaucer.
Shouldered (a.) Having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form; "stoop-shouldered"; "broad-shouldered".
Shoulder-shotten (a.) Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse. -- Shak.
Shouted (imp. & p. p.) of Shout.
Shouting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shout.
Shout (v. i.) To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.
Shouting of the men and women eke. -- Chaucer.
They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for? -- Shak.
Shout (v. i.) To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously; to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
To shout at, To utter shouts at; to deride or revile with shouts.
Shout (v. t.) To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as, to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.
Shout (v. t.) To treat with shouts or clamor. -- Bp. Hall.
Shout (v. t.) To treat (one) to something; also, to give (something) by way of treating. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout (n.) A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy, triumph, exultation, or animated courage.
The Rhodians, seeing the enemy turn their backs, gave a great shout in derision. -- Knolles.
Shout (n.) A gratuitous entertainment, with refreshments or the like; a treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]
Shout (n.) A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" [syn: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation].
Shout (v.) Utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing -- you'll have to shout" [ant: whisper].
Shout (v.) Utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" [syn: shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall].
Shout (v.) Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost" [syn: exclaim, cry, cry out, outcry, call out, shout].
Shout (v.) Use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" [syn: abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout].
Shouter (n.) One who shouts.
Shouter (n.) Someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice [syn: roarer, bawler, bellower, screamer, screecher, shouter, yeller].
Shoved (imp. & p. p.) of Shove.
Shoving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shove.
Shove (v. t.) To drive along by the direct and continuous application of strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to make it move along the surface of another body; as, to shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the floor.
Shove (v. t.) To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude manner; to jostle.
And shove away the worthy bidden guest. -- Milton.
He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants. -- Arbuthnot.
Shove (v. i.) To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or jostling.
Shove (v. i.) To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.
He grasped the oar, eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore. -- Garth.
Shove (n.) The act of shoving; a forcible push.
I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove. -- Swift.
Syn: See Thrust.
Shove () obs. p. p. of Shove. -- Chaucer. Shoveboard
Shove (n.) The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove".
Shove (v.) Come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train" [syn: jostle, shove].
Shove (v.) Push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line".
Shove (v.) Press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" [syn: thrust, stuff, shove, squeeze].
Shovelboard (n.) A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the game itself. Called also shuffleboard, shoveboard, shovegroat, shovelpenny.
Shovelboard (n.) A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on the deck; -- called also shuffleboard.
Shoveboard (n.) Alt. of Shovegroat.
Shovegroat (n.) The same as Shovelboard.
Shovel (n.) An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.
Shovel hat, A broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides, and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.]
Shovelspur (Zool.), A flat, horny process on the tarsus of some toads, -- used in burrowing.
Steam shovel, A machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway cuttings.
Shoveled (imp. & p. p.) of Shovel.
Shovelled () of Shovel.
Shoveling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shovel.
Shovelling () of Shovel.
Shovel (v. t.) To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.
Shovel (v. t.) To gather up as with a shovel.
Shovel (n.) A hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle.
Shovel (n.) The quantity a shovel can hold [syn: shovel, shovelful, spadeful].
Shovel (n.) A fire iron consisting of a small shovel used to scoop coals or ashes in a fireplace.
Shovel (n.) A machine for excavating [syn: power shovel, excavator, digger, shovel].
Shovel (v.) Dig with or as if with a shovel; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long".
Shovelard (n.) (Zool.) Shoveler. [Prov. Eng.]