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Sharp-Tailed GrousenounMWElarge grouse of prairies and open forests of western North Americaverified
Shasta DaisynounMWEhybrid garden flower derived from Chrysanthemum maximum and Chrysanthemum lacustre having large white flower heads resembling oxeye daisiesverified
Shatterproof GlassnounMWEglass made with plates of plastic or resin or other material between two sheets of glass to prevent shatteringverified
Shaving CreamnounMWEtoiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shavingverified
Shaving FoamnounMWEtoiletry consisting of a liquid preparation containing many small bubbles that soften the beard before shavingverified
Shaving SoapnounMWEtoiletry consisting of a preparation of soap and fatty acids that forms a rich lather for softening the beard before shavingverified
Shaving-Brush TreenounMWEtree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appearverified
Sheath PilenounMWEa pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepageverified
Sheep BellnounMWEa bell hung round the neck of a sheep so that the sheep can be easily locatedverified
Sheep DipnounMWEa liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasitesverified
Sheep LaurelnounMWENorth American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowersverified
Sheep PlantnounMWEcushion-forming New Zealand herb having leaves densely covered with tawny hairsverified
Sheep PolyporenounMWEa fungus with a whitish often circular cap and a white pore surface and small pores and a white central stalkverified
Sheep RotnounMWEa disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-productsverified
Sheet BendnounMWEa hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye)verified
Sheet PilenounMWEa pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepageverified
Sheet PilingnounMWEa pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepageverified
Sheet WebnounMWEan irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocksverified
Shelf FungusnounMWEa woody fungus that forms shelflike sporophores on tree trunks and wood structuresverified
Shell GingernounMWEcultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripesverified
Shell ParakeetnounMWEsmall Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colorsverified
Shell PlatingnounMWEthe plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden shipverified
Shellbark HickorynounMWENorth American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nutsverified
Shelter DecknounMWEupper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck belowverified
Shepherd DognounMWEany of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheepverified
Sheriff's SalenounMWEa sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligationverified
Shield FernnounMWEany of various ferns of the genera Dryopteris or Polystichum or Lastreopsis having somewhat shield-shaped coverings on the soriverified
Shielded EnclosurenounMWERoom or container designed to attenuate electromagnetic radiation, acoustic signals, or emanations.verified
Shift KeynounMWEthe key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case lettersverified
Shift RegisternounMWE(computer science) register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the rightverified
Shiitake MushroomnounMWEedible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipeverified
Shin GuardnounMWEa stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shinsverified
Shingle OaknounMWEsmall deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurelverified
Shingle TreenounMWEEast Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxesverified
Shining SumacnounMWEcommon nonpoisonous shrub of eastern North America with compound leaves and green paniculate flowers followed by red berriesverified
Shiny LyonianounMWEshowy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbelverified
Ship MoneynounMWEan impost levied in England to provide money for ships for national defenseverified
Ship-Towed Long-Range Acoustic Detection SystemnounMWEa shipboard system consisting of an acoustic detection system that is towed behind the shipverified
Ship's BellnounMWE(nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship's bellverified