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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Shock TherapynounMWEtreatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsionsverified
Shock TreatmentnounMWEtreatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsionsverified
Shoeblack PlantnounMWElarge showy Asiatic shrub or small tree having large single or double red to deep-red flowersverified
Shoemaker's LastnounMWEholding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoesverified
Shoestring FungusnounMWEany of several fungi of the genus Armillaria that form brown stringy rhizomorphs and cause destructive rot of the roots of some trees such as apples or maplesverified
Shooting PreservenounMWEa preserve on which hunting is permitted during certain months of the yearverified
Shooting StarnounMWEa streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explodeverified
Shooting SticknounMWEdevice that resembles a spiked walking stick but the top opens into a seatverified
Shop StewardnounMWEa union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with managementverified
Shop TalknounMWEtalk about your business that only others in the same business can understandverified
Shopping CenternounMWEmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisersverified
Shopping CentrenounMWEmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisersverified
Shopping MallnounMWEmercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisersverified
Short AccountnounMWEa brokerage account of someone who sells short (sells securities he does not own)verified
Short CircuitnounMWEaccidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential differenceverified
Short CoveringnounMWEthe purchase of securities or commodities by a short seller to close out a short saleverified
Short DivisionnounMWEthe operation of division in which the sequence of steps is performed without writing them outverified
Short Gastric ArterynounMWEseveral small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomachverified
Short ListnounMWEa list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosenverified
Short positionnounMWEIn respect of a currency balance that is less than zero, the amount by which such currency balance is less than zero. An investment position that benefits from a decline in market price. When one sells a currency their position is short.verified