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

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  • shoulder/ˈʃəʊldə/nounA25 meaningsThe joint where the arm joins the body, and the flat area above it.
  • shout/ʃaʊt/verbA24 meaningsTo say something very loudly.
  • shout downphraseB2To stop a speaker by making more noise than they do.
  • shove/ʃʌv/verbB13 meaningsTo push someone or something roughly or suddenly.
  • shovel/ˈʃʌv.əl/nounA2+2 meaningsA tool with a broad curved blade for lifting loose material.
  • show/ʃəʊ/
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verbA16 meanings
To let someone see something.
  • show jumpingnounB2Riding a horse over a course of fences against the clock.
  • show off/ˌʃəʊ ˈɒf/phraseB1To display your skills or things just to be admired.
  • show someone the ropesphraseC1To teach a newcomer how things work.
  • show upphraseB12 meaningsTo arrive, especially when it was uncertain.
  • show-off/ˈʃəʊ ˌɒf/nounB2A person who tries to impress others with their abilities.
  • showcase/ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/nounB2+A glass case for display, or an event that shows off talent.
  • shower/ˈʃaʊ.ə(ɹ)/nounA16 meaningsA device that sprays water over you for washing, or the small space it stands in.
  • shower gelnounA2Liquid soap for washing in the shower.
  • showjumpingnounB2A contest of riding a horse over fences.
  • showy/ˈʃəʊ.i/adjectiveC1Bright and eye-catching in a way that lacks taste.
  • shrapnel/ˈʃɹæpnəl/nounC1Fragments of metal flung out by an exploding shell.
  • shred/ʃɹɛd/verbB1+4 meaningsTo cut or tear something into long thin strips.
  • shrew/ʃɹuː/nounC1A small mouse-like animal.
  • shrewd/ʃɹuːd/adjectiveC1Sharply clever in judging people and deals.
  • shrewdness/ˈʃɹuːdnəs/nounC1Sharp practical judgement about people and gain.
  • shriek/ʃɹiːk/verbB22 meaningsTo make a loud, high, piercing cry.
  • shrike/ʃɹaɪk/nounC2A songbird that impales its prey on thorns.
  • shrill/ʃɹɪl/adjectiveC1Unpleasantly high and sharp in sound.
  • shrimp/ʃɹɪmp/nounB1A small edible sea creature.
  • shrine/ʃɹaɪ̯n/nounB2A small holy place built around a sacred object.
  • shrink/ˈʃɹɪŋk/verbB12 meaningsTo become smaller.
  • shrink wrapnounB2Plastic film drawn tight round a load by heat.
  • shrivel/ˈʃɹɪvəl/verbB2+To dry up and wrinkle into something smaller.
  • shrivel upphraseC1To dry and wrinkle into something smaller.
  • shroud/ˈʃɹaʊ̯d/nounC1A cloth wrapped round a body, or a covering that hides.
  • shroudedadjectiveC1Covered and hidden from view.
  • shrub/ˈʃɹʌb/nounB1+A woody plant smaller than a tree, branching from the base.
  • shrubbery/ˈʃɹʌbəɹi/nounB2+An area planted with bushes.
  • shrug/ˈʃɹʌɡ/verbB22 meaningsTo raise the shoulders to show indifference or ignorance.
  • shrug offphraseB2To dismiss something as unimportant.
  • shrunken/ˈʃɹʌŋkən/adjectiveB2+Made smaller by drying or by age.
  • shucks/ʃʌks/nounC1An exclamation of bashful modesty or gentle disappointment.
  • shudder/ˈʃʌdə/verbB22 meaningsTo shake suddenly with cold or horror.
  • shuffle/ˈʃʌfəl/verbB1+4 meaningsTo mix playing cards into a random order.
  • shun/ʃʌn/verbC1To deliberately avoid and refuse to accept someone.
  • shunt/ʃʌnt/verbC12 meaningsTo move wagons about within a railway yard.
  • shush/ʃʊʃ/verbB1+2 meaningsTo tell somebody to be quiet, or to quieten them.
  • shut downphraseB2To close a business or switch off a machine completely.
  • shutdownnounB1+2 meaningsThe orderly closing down of a running system.
  • shutter/ˈʃʌtəː/nounB1+2 meaningsA hinged cover that closes over a window.
  • shutter releasenounC1The button that actually takes the picture.
  • shutter speednounB2How long the sensor is left open to the light.
  • shuttersnounB1+Hinged panels closed over a window.
  • shuttle busnounB1The bus that carries passengers across an airfield.
  • shy/ʃaɪ/adjectiveB13 meaningsQuiet and uncomfortable around other people, especially strangers.
  • shyness/ˈʃaɪnəs/nounB2+Discomfort at being noticed by others.
  • sibling/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/nounB2A brother or a sister.
  • sibling rivalryphraseC1Competition between brothers and sisters.
  • sick leavephraseB2Time away from work permitted because of illness.
  • sickening/ˈsɪk(ə)nɪŋ/adjectiveB2Making you feel ill or disgusted.
  • sickle/ˈsɪkl̩/nounB2+A short curved blade for cutting corn by hand.
  • sickly/ˈsɪkli/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo sweet or rich that it turns the stomach.
  • sickness/ˈsɪknɪs/nounB1The state of being unwell.
  • side by sidephraseB1Positioned next to one another.