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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Shinpadnouna stiff protective garment worn by hockey players or a catcher in baseball to protect the shinsverified
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
Shipwaynounstructure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repairedverified
Shipwormnounwormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shellsverified
Shirkernouna person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)verified
Shirtdressnouna dress that is tailored like a shirt and has buttons all the way down the frontverified
Shishanounan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterverified
Shittimnounshrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruitverified
Shittimwoodnounshrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruitverified
Shivareenouna noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married coupleverified
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