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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Short TitlenounMWEIdentifying combination of letters and numbers assigned to certain COMSEC materials to facilitate handling, accounting, and controlling.ArtifactRegulatedCUI
Short WavenounMWEa radio wave with a wavelength less than 100 meters (a frequency greater than 3 megahertz)verified
Short-Spurred Fragrant OrchidnounMWEsimilar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spursverified
Short-Toed EaglenounMWEany of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eaglesverified
Shortagenounthe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or requiredverified
Shortfallnounthe property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or requiredverified
Shorthand TypistnounMWEsomeone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)verified
Shortleaf PinenounMWElarge pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when matureverified
Shortleaf Yellow PinenounMWElarge pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when matureverified
Shortsightednessnoun(ophthalmology) eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty refractive abilityverified
Shortstopnounthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third baseverified
Shortwave Diathermy MachinenounMWEa diathermy machine that uses short wave radiation as the source of heatverified
Shot PutnounMWEan athletic competition in which a heavy metal ball is hurled as far as possibleverified
Shotgunnounfirearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short rangesverified
Shoulder BladenounMWEeither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsverified
Shoulder BonenounMWEeither of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beingsverified
Shoulder FlashnounMWEsomething worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.verified
Shoulder HolsternounMWEa holster worn over your shoulder so a gun can be concealed under your jacketverified
Shoulder JointnounMWEa ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulaverified
Shoulder PadnounMWEprotective garment consisting of a hard rounded pad worn by football players to protect their shouldersverified
Shoulder VisenounMWEa vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting itverified
Shouldered ArchnounMWEan arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the apertureverified
Shove-Ha'pennynouna game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a markverified
Shove-Halfpennynouna game in which coins or discs are slid by hand across a board toward a markverified
Shovel HatnounMWEa stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in frontverified
Shovelboardnouna game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surfaceverified
Shovelnose CatfishnounMWElarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawverified
Show BusinessnounMWEthose involved in providing entertainment: radio and television and films and theaterverified
Show-Stoppernounan act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets downverified
Showboatnouna river steamboat on which theatrical performances could be given (especially on the Mississippi River)verified
Showjumpingnounriding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstaclesverified
Showmanshipnounthe ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive mannerverified
Showplacenouna place that is frequently exhibited and visited for its historical interest or natural beautyverified