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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • shaggy/ˈʃæɡi/adjectiveB2+Covered in long rough untidy hair.
  • shah/ʃɑː/nounC1The former hereditary ruler of Iran.
  • shake/ˈʃeɪk/verbA24 meaningsTo move something quickly back and forth.
  • shake your headphraseA2To move the head side to side to mean no.
  • shaky/ˈʃeɪki/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnsteady.
  • shale/ʃeɪl/noun
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A soft rock that splits into thin layers.
  • shale oilnounC1Oil squeezed out of layered rock.
  • shallow/ˈʃæləʊ/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot going far down.
  • shallow endnounB1The part of the pool where you can stand.
  • sham/ˈʃæm/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething pretending to be what it is not.
  • shamble/ˈʃæmbəl/verbC2To walk awkwardly, dragging the feet.
  • shambles/ˈʃæmbəlz/nounC1A scene of complete disorder.
  • shame/ˈʃeɪ̯m/nounB24 meaningsThe painful feeling of having lost the respect of others, or of yourself, because of something you did.
  • shamefaced/ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst/adjectiveC2Showing embarrassment or shame at something you have done.
  • shameful/ˈʃeɪmfəl/adjectiveB1+Deserving disgrace or strong disapproval.
  • shameless/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/adjectiveB2Not embarrassed by behaviour that should cause shame.
  • shampoo/ʃæmˈpuː/nounA2+Liquid soap made for washing hair.
  • shank/ˈʃæŋk/nounC12 meaningsThe lower part of the leg.
  • shape/ˈʃeɪ̯p/nounA22 meaningsThe outline or form that something has.
  • shapeshifter/ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/nounB2+A being that can change its form at will.
  • shard/ˈʃɑːd/nounB2+A sharp broken piece of glass or pottery.
  • share/ʃɛə/verbA24 meaningsTo let somebody else have part of what is yours.
  • shareholder/ˈʃɛəˌhəʊl.də(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who owns shares in a company.
  • shareholdingnounC1The size of the stake somebody holds.
  • shark/ʃɑːk/nounA2+2 meaningsA large predatory sea fish with sharp teeth.
  • sharp/ʃɑːp/adjectiveB14 meaningsHaving an edge or point that cuts or pierces easily.
  • sharpen/ˈʃɑɹpən/verbB1To make something sharper.
  • sharpener/ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/nounA2+A small tool that puts a point on a pencil.
  • shatter/ˈʃætə/verbB23 meaningsTo break suddenly into many small pieces.
  • shattered/ˈʃætɚd/adjectiveB22 meaningsBroken into many pieces.
  • shave/ˈʃeɪ̯v/verbB1To cut hair off close to the skin with a blade.
  • shaving/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/nounB2A thin curl of wood taken off by a blade.
  • shaving foamnounB1The lather spread on skin before shaving.
  • shawl/ʃɔːl/nounB2A large piece of fabric worn draped over the shoulders.
  • shay/ʃeɪ/nounC2A light open one-horse buggy on two wheels.
  • sheaf/ʃiːf/nounC2A bundle of cut stalks tied together.
  • shear/ʃɪə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo cut the wool off a sheep.
  • sheath/ʃiːθ/nounB2+The close-fitting cover for a blade.
  • shed/ʃɛd/nounB12 meaningsA simple wooden building used for storage.
  • shedding/ˈʃɛdɪŋ/nounB2The seasonal loss of an animal's coat.
  • sheen/ʃiːn/nounC1A soft shine on a surface.
  • sheep/ˈʃiːp/nounA1A woolly farm animal kept for wool and meat.
  • sheepdognounA2+The dog trained to gather and drive sheep.
  • sheepfold/ˈʃiːp.fəʊld/nounC1An enclosure where sheep are kept at night.
  • sheepish/ˈʃiːpɪʃ/adjectiveC1Embarrassed at having been caught out.
  • sheer/ʃɪə̯/adjectiveB24 meaningsNothing other than; complete and unmixed.
  • sheet/ʃiːt/nounA24 meaningsA large rectangle of thin cloth used to cover a bed.
  • sheet masknounB2A soaked fabric face covering left on for minutes.
  • shelf/ʃɛlf/nounB1A flat horizontal board fixed to a wall for holding things.
  • shelf edge labelnounB2The small card on the shelf giving the price.
  • shelf marknounC1The code showing where a book is kept.
  • shelf spacenounB2How much room a product gets in a shop.
  • shell/ʃɛl/nounB17 meaningsThe hard outer covering of an egg, a nut, a seed, or an animal such as a snail, crab or tortoise.
  • shelter/ˈʃɛltə/verbB13 meaningsTo get out of bad weather or danger.
  • sheltered spotnounB2A place out of the wind.
  • shepherd/ˈʃɛpəd/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who looks after sheep.
  • sheriff/ˈʃɛɹɪf/nounB12 meaningsThe chief law officer of an American county.
  • shift/ˈʃɪft/nounB14 meaningsA block of working hours, ending when the next person takes over.
  • shilling/ˈʃɪlɪŋ/nounB2+A former British coin worth a twentieth of a pound.
  • shimmer/ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/verbC23 meaningsTo shine with a soft wavering light.