Part 71

~Servile~, _a._ ~1.~ Dependent, menial, held in bondage, held in slavery, held in subjection.

~2.~ Slavish, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, low, beggarly, sneaking, base-minded, low-minded, meanly submissive.

~Servility~, _n._ ~1.~ Slavery, bondage, dependence.

~2.~ Slavishness, baseness, meanness, abjectness, abjection, obsequiousness, fawning, sycophancy.

~Servitor~, _n._ Servant, attendant, dependant, retainer, squire, lackey, valet, waiter, footman.

~Servitude~, _n._ Slavery, bondage, thraldom, enthralment, enslavement, serfdom, vassalage.

~Sesame~, _n._ Benne, oil-plant.

~Sesqui-carbonate of ammonia~, Sal-volatile, smelling-salts, carbonate of ammonia.

~Session~, _n._ Sitting (_of a court, of a legislature, &c._).

~Set~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Put, place, plant, station, locate, pitch (_as a tent_).

~2.~ Fix, establish, settle, determine, appoint, assign.

~3.~ Stake, wager, risk.

~4.~ Regulate, adjust, adapt.

~5.~ Stud, variegate, adorn.

~6.~ Sharpen, bring to an edge.

~7.~ Replace (_as a broken bone_).

~Set~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Decline, sink, go down (_as the sun_).

~2.~ Concrete, become hard.

~3.~ Flow, run, tend, move on.

~Set~, _a._ ~1.~ Regular, formal, established, prescribed.

~2.~ Firm, unyielding, obstinate.

~Set~, _n._ ~1.~ Suit, assortment.

~2.~ Group, CLIQUE, school, class, sect, party, gang, crew, knot, squad, pack, cluster, COTERIE, company.

~Set about~, Begin, commence, take in hand, apply one's self to.

~Setaceous~, _a._ Bristly.

~Set apart~, Reserve (_for a particular use_), appropriate, dedicate, consecrate, devote, set aside.

~Set aside~, ~1.~ Reserve, SET APART.

~2.~ Omit, leave out of the account.

~3.~ Reject, discard, annul.

~Set at defiance~, Defy.

~Set at naught~, ~1.~ Contemn, despise, undervalue.

~2.~ Break, infringe, transgress, violate.

~Set-down~, _n._ Rebuff, rebuke.

~Set down~, Register, record, state, put in writing, chronicle, make a note of, jot down, take down, make a memorandum of.

~Set fire to~, Kindle, inflame, ignite, set on fire.

~Set forth~, ~1.~ Manifest, exhibit, display, show, put forward.

~2.~ Publish, promulgate, make appear.

~3.~ Explain, expound, represent.

~Set free~, Liberate, release, emancipate, disenthral, clear, acquit.

~Set in~, ~1.~ Flow in.

~2.~ Be fairly begun, be established.

~Set off~, [_Active._] ~1.~ Portion off, define the boundaries of.

~2.~ Adorn, decorate, embellish, set out.

~Set off~, [_Neuter._] Start, set out.

~Set-off~, _n._ ~1.~ Decoration, ornament.

~2.~ Off-set.

~3.~ (_Law._) Counter-claim.

~Seton~, _n._ ~1.~ Rowel.

~2.~ Issue.

~Set on~, ~1.~ Incite, instigate, prompt, urge, impel, influence, actuate.

~2.~ Attack, assault, set upon.

~Set on fire~, Inflame, kindle, ignite, set fire to.

~Set on foot~, Originate, begin, set in motion.

~Set out~, [_Active._] Adorn, decorate, embellish, set off.

~Set out~, [_Neuter._] Start, set off.

~Set right~, Correct, put in order.

~Set store by~, Esteem highly, place a high value on, think a good deal of.

~Set the hand to~, Undertake, engage in.

~Set the heart upon~, Long for earnestly, fix one's desires upon.

~Settle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fix, establish, institute, ordain, appoint, confirm, make permanent.

~2.~ Decide, determine, make clear, free from doubt.

~3.~ Adjust, reconcile, regulate, arrange, make up.

~4.~ Compress, make close or compact.

~5.~ Colonize, people, plant, found.

~6.~ Liquidate, pay, discharge, close up.

~7.~ [_U. S._] Ordain as pastor.

~8.~ Clarify, free from dregs or impurities.

~9.~ Compose, quiet, tranquillize, calm, pacify.

~Settle~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Subside, sink, fall.

~2.~ Rest, repose, be quiet, be tranquil, be composed.

~3.~ Dwell, abide, inhabit, reside, plant one's self, get a footing, get established, be stationary.

~4.~ Account, reckon, pay the bill, square accounts, strike a balance, quit scores, satisfy all demands, PAY UP.

~Settled~, _a._ Established, ordinary, common, wonted, usual, customary, every day.

~Settlement~, _n._ ~1.~ Adjustment, arrangement.

~2.~ Reconciliation, pacification.

~3.~ Liquidation, payment, discharge.

~4.~ Colonization.

~5.~ Colony.

~6.~ [_U. S._] Ordination, installation.

~Settle on~, ~1.~ Establish one's habitation upon.

~2.~ Fix on, determine upon, fix upon.

~Settler~, _n._ Colonist.

~Settling~, _n._ ~1.~ Planting, colonizing.

~2.~ Subsidence.

~Settlings~, _n. pl._ Lees, dregs, sediment.

~Set-to~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Fight, combat, contest, conflict.

~Set to rights~, Adjust, regulate, put in order, put to rights.

~Set up~, [_Active._] ~1.~ Erect, raise, elevate.

~2.~ Exalt, put in power.

~3.~ Institute, establish, found.

~4.~ Put in type.

~Set up~, [_Neuter._] Begin business.

~Set up for~, Profess, make pretensions to.

~Set upon~, Attack, assault, assail, have at, fly at, rush upon, set on.

~Sever~, _v. a._ Part, divide, separate, disjoin, disunite, sunder, detach, disconnect, disengage.

~Several~, _a._ ~1.~ Separate, distinct, particular, single.

~2.~ Various, manifold, different.

~3.~ Sundry, divers, more than one or two, not a great many.

~Severe~, _a._ ~1.~ Rigid, stern, harsh, bitter, austere, rigorous, stiff, strait-laced, hard, unrelenting, relentless, inexorable, peremptory.

~2.~ Strict, exact, accurate, methodical.

~3.~ Simple, plain, unadorned, concise, chaste.

~4.~ Caustic, satirical, sarcastic, keen, cutting, stinging, biting, sharp.

~5.~ Distressing, afflictive, acute, violent, extreme, intense, hard to bear.

~Severity~, _n._ ~1.~ Sternness, harshness, rigor, austerity, acrimony.

~2.~ Strictness, exactness, accuracy.

~3.~ Simplicity, plainness, conciseness.

~4.~ Sharpness, keenness, causticity.

~5.~ Extremity, afflictiveness, violence.

~Sew~, _v. n._ Work with needle and thread.

~Sew~, _v. a._ Stitch, BASTE.

~Sewage~, _n._ ~1.~ Contents of a sewer, sewerage.

~2.~ Drainage.

~Sewer~, _n._ Drain.

~Sewerage~, _n._ ~1.~ Drainage.

~2.~ Sewage, contents of a sewer.

~Sextuple~, _a._ Six-fold.

~Sexual~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the sexes.

~2.~ Of the genitals.

~Sexual organs~, Genitals, private parts.

~Shabby~, _a._ ~1.~ Ragged, worn, faded, threadbare, worn out.

~2.~ Mean, base, low, vile, grovelling, despicable, contemptible, beggarly, paltry, pitiful, dirty, scurvy, abject, disgraceful, unhandsome, ungentlemanly.

~Shackle~, _n._ FETTER, gyve, chain, hamper, MANACLE, handcuff.

~Shackle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Fetter, chain, manacle, hamper.

~2.~ Trammel, embarrass, obstruct, impede, restrict.

~Shackles~, _n. pl._ Fetters, gyves, irons, manacles, chains, hampers.

~Shackly~, _a._ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Loose, rickety.

~Shad-bush~, _n._ June-berry, shad-berry (_Amelanchier Canadensis_).

~Shade~, _n._ ~1.~ Shadow.

~2.~ Darkness, obscurity, dusk, duskiness, gloom.

~3.~ Screen, curtain, veil.

~4.~ Color, hue, tint, tinge, cast, stain, dye.

~5.~ Degree, kind, variety, minute difference.

~6.~ Ghost, spirit, apparition, spectre, phantom, manes.

~Shade~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Obscure, cloud, darken, eclipse, dim, obfuscate, put in shadow, cast in the shade.

~2.~ Screen, cover, protect.

~Shadow~, _n._ ~1.~ Shade.

~2.~ Darkness, obscurity, gloom.

~3.~ Shelter, cover, protection, security.

~4.~ Type, image, adumbration, representation.

~Shadow~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shade.

~2.~ Darken, obscure, cloud.

~3.~ Typify, SHADOW FORTH, adumbrate.

~Shadow forth~, Typify, symbolize, represent, indicate, denote, show, shadow, foreshadow, stand for.

~Shadowy~, _a._ ~1.~ Shady, umbrageous, dark, obscure, dim, murky, gloomy.

~2.~ Unreal, unsubstantial, impalpable, visionary, imaginary, spectral, ghostly.

~Shady~, _a._ Shadowy, umbrageous.

~Shaft~, _n._ ~1.~ Arrow.

~2.~ Handle.

~3.~ Thill, pole.

~4.~ Trunk (_of a column_).

~5.~ Axis, spindle, arbor. ~Shagbark~, _n._ Shellbark (_Carya alba_).

~Shaggy~, _a._ Rough (_with long hair or wool_).

~Shah~, _n._ King of Persia, padisha.

~Shake~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Agitate, convulse, make to tremble or quiver.

~2.~ Trill, sing with a trill.

~Shake~, _v. n._ Tremble, quake, quiver, totter, shudder, shiver.

~Shake~, _n._ ~1.~ Agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shaking.

~2.~ Trill.

~3.~ Crack (in timber), fissure, cleft.

~Shakes~, _n. pl._ [_U. S._] Fever and ague.

~Shaking~, _n._ Agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake.

~Shaky~, _a._ ~1.~ Unsound (_as timber_), full of clefts.

~2.~ Shaking, trembling.

~Shallow~, _a._ ~1.~ Shoal, not deep.

~2.~ Superficial, unintelligent, simple, ignorant, not profound.

~3.~ Flimsy, trivial, frivolous, trifling, foolish, puerile, trashy.

~Shallow~, _n._ Shoal, flat, shelf, bank.

~Shallow-brain~, _n._ Simpleton, DUNCE.

~Shallow-brained~, _a._ Simple, ignorant, foolish, empty-headed, shallow-pated.

~Shallow-pated~, _a._ Shallow-brained.

~Sham~, _v. a._ Feign, pretend, make pretence of.

~Sham~, _n._ Imposture, imposition, trick, fraud, feint, delusion, humbug, pretence, clap-trap.

~Sham~, _a._ Pretended, false, assumed, counterfeit, mock, spurious, clap-trap, make-believe, not real.

~Shamble~, _v. n._ Hobble, shuffle.

~Shambles~, _n. pl._ Flesh market.

~Shame~, _n._ ~1.~ Abashment, mortification, confusion.

~2.~ Disgrace, dishonor, opprobrium, reproach, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, scandal, degradation.

~Shame~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Abash, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, humiliate, humble, put to shame, make ashamed, put down.

~2.~ Disgrace, dishonor, degrade, debase, discredit, sully, taint, stain, tarnish.

~3.~ Deride, jeer, ridicule, mock at, sneer at, point at.

~Shame-faced~, _a._ Bashful, diffident, over-modest.

~Shameful~, _a._ Disgraceful, scandalous, dishonorable, disreputable, infamous, outrageous, ignominious, opprobrious, base, vile, villanous, nefarious, heinous, atrocious, wicked, dark.

~Shameless~, _a._ ~1.~ Impudent, unblushing, unabashed, immodest, frontless, assuming, brazen, brazen-faced, bold-faced, blustering, swaggering, vaporing, bluff, insolent, audacious, cool.

~2.~ Depraved, vicious, sinful, unprincipled, corrupt, profligate, dissolute, reprobate, abandoned, graceless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable, lost, lost to shame, dead to honor.

~Shamrock~, _n._ White trefoil, white clover (_Trifolium repens_).

~Shape~, _v. a._ Form, frame, mould, figure, fashion, model.

~Shape~, _n._ FORK (_with especial reference to what is visible_), figure, configuration, mould, fashion, outline, appearance, cut, build, cast, TOURNURE, external appearance.

~Shapely~, _a._ Symmetrical, comely, well-shaped.

~Share~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Divide, distribute, apportion, parcel out.

~2.~ Partake, participate in, have a portion of.

~Share~, _v. n._ Participate, have part, have a portion, go snacks.

~Share~, _n._ ~1.~ Part, portion, interest, allotment, apportionment, contingent, dividend, quota.

~2.~ Ploughshare.

~Share equally~, GO HALVES.

~Sharer~, _n._ Partaker, participator, communicant.

~Shark~, _n._ Sharper, cheat, swindler, blackleg, knave, trickster, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow.

~Sharp~, _a._ ~1.~ Acute, keen, with a fine edge.

~2.~ Sagacious, apt, shrewd, astute, discerning, discriminating, ingenious, inventive, witty, quick, clever, ready, smart, clear, sharp- sighted, quick-sighted, keen-eyed, keen-witted, sharp-witted, clear- sighted, long-headed, cunning.

~3.~ Biting, pungent, hot, burning, stinging, mordacious, acrid, piquant, high-flavored, high-seasoned.

~4.~ Severe, harsh, acrimonious, sarcastic, caustic, cutting, tart, pointed.

~5.~ Distressing, poignant, intense, very painful.

~6.~ Pinching, piercing, nipping.

~7.~ Strong, eager, fierce, ardent, violent.

~8.~ Shrill, high, not flat.

~Sharp~, _v. a._ Sharpen, make shrill.

~Sharpen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Edge, give an edge to, make keen.

~2.~ Make eager.

~3.~ Sharp, make shrill.

~4.~ Intensify, make more intense.

~Sharper~, _n._ Cheat, rogue, swindler, trickster, shark, knave, blackleg, slyboots, jockey, SHYSTER, artful fellow.

~Sharpness~,_ n._ ~1.~ Acuteness, keenness.

~2.~ Sagacity, shrewdness, ingenuity, wit, cleverness, quickness.

~3.~ Pungency, piquancy, acridity.

~4.~ Severity, sarcasm, satire.

~5.~ Poignancy, intensity, painfulness, keenness.

~6.~ Fierceness, violence, ardor.

~7.~ Shrillness, highness.

~Sharp-set~, _a._ Eager, hungry, ravenous, famishing.

~Sharp-shooter~, _n._ Good marksman.

~Sharp-sighted~, _a._ Keen, keen-eyed, keen-sighted, clear-sighted.

~Sharp-witted~, _a._ Acute, shrewd, quick, SHARP, discerning, sagacious, ingenious, intelligent, keen, clear-sighted, keen-sighted, long-headed, cunning.

~Shatter~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Shiver, break in pieces, dash into fragments.

~2.~ Disorder, derange, make insane.

~Shatter-brain~, _n._ Scatter-brain, scatter brains, giddy or thoughtless person.

~Shatter-brained~, _a._ Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, scatter- brained.

~Shave~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cut off (_close to the surface_).

~2.~ Make smooth or bare (_as by cutting off hair closely_).

~3.~ Slice, cut in thin slices.

~4.~ Strip, fleece.

~5.~ Graze, skim, touch lightly (_in passing over_).

~Shear~, _v. a._ Cut, clip.

~Sheath~, _n._ ~1.~ Case (_as for a sword_), scabbard.

~2.~ (_Bot._) Base of a leaf (_when it is wrapped around a stem_).

~3.~ (_Ent._) Wing-case.

~Sheathe~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Put into a sheath, enclose in a sheath.

~2.~ Cover, line, case.

~Sheathed~, _a._ VAGINATE.

~Sheathe the sword~, Make peace.

~Sheathing~, _a._ VAGINANT.

~Sheathing~, _n._ Casing, lining.

~Shed~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Spill, effuse, pour out.

~2.~ Spread, diffuse, scatter.

~3.~ Cast, throw off, put off, lay aside, let fall.

~Shed~, _n._ Hut, hovel, cot, cabin.

~Shed-roof~, _n._ Pent roof, lean-to.

~Sheen~, _n._ Brightness, splendor, shine, gloss.

~Sheepcot~, _n._ Sheepfold, sheep-pen.

~Sheepfold~, _n._ Sheepcot.

~Sheepish~, _a._ Timid, shame-faced, over-modest, very bashful, excessively diffident.

~Sheer~, _a._ ~1.~ Pure, unmixed, simple, mere, bare, naked.

~2.~ Perpendicular.

~Sheet-anchor~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Naut._) Principal anchor, largest anchor.

~2.~ Mainstay, chief support, main reliance.

~Sheet-tin~, _n._ Latten, tinned iron plate.

~Shelf~, _n._ ~1.~ Ledge.

~2.~ Shoal, shallow.

~Shell~, _n._ ~1.~ Case, capsule, outer covering.

~2.~ Bomb, hollow ball.

~3.~ Frame-work.

~4.~ Lyre, stringed instrument.

~Shell~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Take out of the shell, strip the shell from, hull.

~2.~ Bombard.

~Shell~, _v. n._ Exfoliate, fall off, peel off, shell off.

~Shellbark~, _n._ Shagbark (_Carya alba_).

~Shell off~, SHELL, peel off.

~Shelter~, _n._ ~1.~ Asylum, refuge, retreat, covert, sanctuary, harbor, haven.

~2.~ Protection, shield, screen, defence, security, safety.

~Shelter~, _v. a._ Shield, screen, hide, shroud, protect, defend, cover, house, harbor, lodge, ensconce.

~Shelve~, _v. a._ Put on the shelf, put aside, give the go-by to.

~Shelve~, _v. n._ Slope, incline.

~She-monster~, _n._ Fury, beldam, vixen, virago, hag, jezebel, ugly old woman.

~Shepherd~, _n._ ~1.~ Herdsman (_of sheep_).

~2.~ Swain, rural lover.

~3.~ Pastor, minister, clergyman.

~Shepherd-spider~, _n._ Father-long-legs, daddy-long-legs, harvest-man.

~Shibboleth~, _n._ Criterion, watchword, test.

~Shield~, _n._ ~1.~ Buckler, ægis.

~2.~ Safeguard, protection, defence, guard, cover, security, bulwark, rampart, palladium.

~3.~ Escutcheon, ensign armorial.

~Shield~, _v. a._ Defend, protect, guard, shelter, cover.

~Shield-shaped~, _a._ Scutate, clypeiform, peltate, peltated.

~Shift~, _v. a._ Change, alter, vary.

~Shift~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Move, change place, change about.

~2.~ Change, vary, veer, chop.

~3.~ Contrive, manage, plan, scheme, devise ways and means.

~Shift~, _n._ ~1.~ Change.

~2.~ Expedient, contrivance, resort, resource, means.

~3.~ Evasion, artifice, fraud, trick, doubling, stratagem, subterfuge, dodge, mask, ruse, wile, craft, device, artful contrivance.

~4.~ Chemise, smock.

~Shiftless~, _a._ Improvident, imprudent, prodigal, wasteful, without forecast, without foresight, careless of the future.

~Shillalah~, _n._ Club, cudgel.

~Shillaly~, _n._ Club, cudgel.

~Shimmer~, _v. n._ Glimmer, gleam, shine faintly.

~Shin~, _n._ Spine, fore part of the leg.

~Shindy~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Row, spree, riot, disturbance, uproar.

~Shine~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Beam, radiate, glitter, glisten, glow, blaze, be bright, be brilliant, emit rays of light.

~2.~ Be eminent, be distinguished, be conspicuous.

~Shine~, _n._ ~1.~ Fair weather.

~2.~ Brightness, splendor, lustre, brilliancy, polish, gloss.

~3.~ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Liking, fancy.

~Shingling-mill~, _n._ Furnace, forge.

~Shining~, _a._ ~1.~ Beaming, glittering, radiant, resplendent, effulgent, glowing, lucid, luminous, BRIGHT, shiny.

~2.~ Illustrious, splendid, conspicuous, distinguished.

~Shiny~, _a._ Bright, clear, SHINING.

~Ship-biscuit~, _n._ Pilot-bread, hard-bread.

~Ship-carpenter~, _n._ Shipwright.

~Ship of war~, Man-of-war.

~Shipwreck~, _n._ Wreck, ruin, perdition, destruction, miscarriage, overthrow, subversion, demolition.

~Shipwreck~, _v. a._ Wreck, strand, flounder, cast away.

~Shipwright~, _n._ Ship-carpenter.

~Shirk~, _v. a._ Avoid (_in a mean way_), evade, get off from.

~Shiver~, _v. a._ Shatter, break in pieces, dash to fragments.

~Shiver~, _v. n._ Shudder, quake, tremble.

~Shiver~, _n._ ~1.~ Fragment, bit, piece.

~2.~ Slice, sliver.

~3.~ Tremor.

~Shiver-spar~, _n._ Slate-spar.

~Shivering~, _a._ Friable, brittle, frangible, BRASH, easily shivered, not compact.

~Shoal~, _n._ ~1.~ Crowd, throng, multitude, swarm, horde, gang.

~2.~ Shallow, sand-bank.

~Shoal~, _v. n._ Grow shallow.

~Shoal~, _a._ Shallow.

~Shock~, _n._ ~1.~ Concussion, collision, clash, impact, percussion.

~2.~ Brunt, heat of onset.

~3.~ Blow, buffet.

~4.~ Stook, hattock.

~Shock~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Encounter, strike against, come into collision with.

~2.~ Offend, disgust, nauseate, sicken, scandalize, revolt, outrage.

~3.~ Stun, astound, stagger.

~4.~ Appall, terrify, affright.

~Shocking~, _a._ ~1.~ Repulsive, offensive, hateful, detestable, execrable, obnoxious, odious, disgusting, revolting, abominable, very bad.

~2.~ Dreadful, terrible, horrid, horrible, fearful, frightful, dire, horrific, awful, tremendous, hideous, monstrous, ghastly, grim, appalling.

~Shoemaker~, _n._ Crispin.

~Shoe-string~, _n._ Shoe-tie.

~Shoe-tie~, _n._ Shoe-string.

~Shooks~, _n. pl._ Staves.

~Shoot~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Dart, let fly.

~2.~ Fire, discharge, let off.

~3.~ Emit, project, propel, send forth, put forth, thrust forth.

~4.~ Hit or kill by a missile.

~Shoot~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Fire, discharge a gun.

~2.~ Pass, fly, dart.

~3.~ Bud, sprout, germinate, pullulate.

~4.~ Project, jut, jut out.

~Shoot~, _n._ Sprout, branch, twig, scion, offshoot.

~Shoot up~, Grow, increase, spring up, run up, grow up, start up.

~Shop~, _n._ Store.

~Shopkeeper~, _n._ Tradesman, shopman, COUNTER-JUMPER, retail trader, petty trader.

~Shoplifter~, _n._ Shop-thief.

~Shoplifting~, _n._ Larceny, stealing, pilfering, theft, thievery, petty larceny.

~Shopman~, _n._ SHOPKEEPER.

~Shop-thief~, _n._ Shoplifter.

~Shore~, _n._ ~1.~ Coast, beach, strand, seaboard, seaside, seacoast.

~2.~ Prop, support, stay, brace, buttress.

~Shore up~, Prop, support, prop up.

~Short~, _a._ ~1.~ Brief, not long.

~2.~ Near, direct, straight.

~3.~ Compendious, succinct, concise, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, CURT.

~4.~ Abrupt, blunt.

~5.~ Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect.

~6.~ Lacking, wanting, destitute.

~7.~ Brittle, friable, BRASH.

~8.~ (_Cookery._) Crisp.

~Short~, _ad._ Suddenly, abruptly, at once.

~Short-coming~, _n._ ~1.~ Deficiency.

~2.~ Slip, fault, error, failing, defect, weakness, weak side, blind side.

~Shorten~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Abbreviate, abridge, retrench, cut short, cut down.

~2.~ Lessen, diminish, reduce.

~Shortening~, _n._ ~1.~ Abbreviation, curtailment, abridgment, contraction, reduction, retrenchment.

~2.~ Fat, fatty substance.

~Short-hand~, _n._ Stenography, brachygraphy, tachygraphy.

~Short-lived~, _a._ Transient, ephemeral, mushroom, TRANSITORY.

~Shortly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Soon, in a short time, in a little time.

~2.~ Briefly, concisely, tersely, in a few words.

~Short-sighted~, _a._ ~1.~ Myopic, purblind, near-sighted.

~2.~ Inconsiderate, imprudent, indiscreet.

~Short-sightedness~, _n._ Myopy, near-sightedness.

~Short-winged~, _a._ Brevipennate.

~Short-witted~, _a._ Unintelligent, shallow, stupid, dull, stolid, foolish, doltish, simple, soft, sappy, weak-headed, weak-minded, feeble-minded, half-witted, shallow-brained, dull-witted, blunt- witted, fat-witted.

~Shot~, _n._ ~1.~ Discharge.

~2.~ Ball, bullet.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Marksman.

~Shote~, _n._ Pig, young hog.

~Shoulder~, _n._ Projection, protuberance.

~Shoulder-belt~, _n._ Baldric.

~Shout~, _v. n._ Exclaim, vociferate, halloo, hollo, holla, cry out.

~Shout~, _n._ Halloo, holla, huzza, yell, hoot, loud cry, loud call.

~Shove~, _v. a._ Push, propel, thrust, poke.

~Show~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Exhibit, display, present to view, set forth, bring to light.

~2.~ Exhibit to, point out to.

~3.~ Indicate, point out.

~4.~ Disclose, divulge, proclaim, publish, explain, make known, make clear.

~5.~ Prove, evince, manifest, express, demonstrate, make manifest.

~6.~ Conduct, guide, usher.

~7.~ Bestow, confer, grant.

~Show~, _v. n._ Seem, look, appear.

~Show~, _n._ ~1.~ Spectacle, exhibition, sight, representation, pageant.

~2.~ Parade, ostentation, flourish, dash, pomp, pageantry, splendor, display, ceremony.

~3.~ Semblance, resemblance, likeness, external appearance.

~4.~ Pretence, pretext, color, mask, simulation.

~Showery~, _a._ Rainy, wet.

~Show fight~, Take the offensive, lay about one.

~Show off~, ~1.~ [_Active._] Exhibit (_ostentatiously_), display, make a parade of.

~2.~ [_Neuter._] Make a show, display one's self, put on airs, give one's self airs, look big, hold up one's head, perk one's self up, ride a high horse, MAKE A SPLURGE, SPREAD ONE'S SELF.

~Showy~, _a._ ~1.~ Gaudy, flashy, gay, glaring, gairish, flaunting, gorgeous, splendid, fine, dressy, jaunty, airy, bedizened, pranked out.

~2.~ Grand, stately, ostentatious, pompous, magnificent.

~Shred~, _n._ ~1.~ Strip.

~2.~ Scrap, fragment, bit, piece, flitter, tatter, rag.

~Shrew~, _n._ ~1.~ Brawler, scold, termagant, vixen, virago, fury, hag, beldam, turbulent woman.

~2.~ Shrew-mouse.

~Shrewd~, _a._ ~1.~ Artful, cunning, sly, wily, subtle, crafty, arch, astute, Machiavelian.

~2.~ Sagacious, acute, sharp, quick, keen, ingenious, discerning, intelligent, deep, profound.

~Shrewdness~, _n._ ~1.~ Cunning, archness, artfulness, subtlety, craft, astuteness, slyness, art, address, skill, policy.

~2.~ Sagacity, acumen, acuteness, perspicacity, sharpness, keenness, ingenuity, discernment, penetration, intelligence, mother-wit, quick parts.

~Shrewish~, _a._ Froward, peevish, petulant, scolding, brawling, clamorous.

~Shrew-mouse~, _n._ Shrew.

~Shriek~, _v. n._ Scream, screech, yell.

~Shriek~, _n._ Scream, screech, yell, shrill cry.

~Shrike~, _n._ Butcher-bird (_Lanius excubitor_).

~Shrill~, _a._ Acute, sharp, high, high-toned.

~Shrine~, _n._ Altar, place of worship, sacred place.

~Shrink~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Shrivel, contract, decrease, dwindle, wither.

~2.~ Recoil, blench, flinch, withdraw, swerve, draw back, give way, lack courage or resolution.

~Shrink from~, Abhor, nauseate, abominate, loathe, detest, feel disgust at, recoil from.

~Shrivel~, _v. a._ Parch, dry, dry up.

~Shrivel~, _v. n._ Shrink, contract, dwindle, wither, decrease.

~Shroud~, _n._ Winding sheet, grave-clothes.

~Shroud~, _v. a._ Cover, hide, veil, mask, cloak, screen, bury, muffle.

~Shrub~, _n._ Bush.

~Shrubby~, _a._ Bushy.

~Shrunk~, _a._ Shrivelled, withered, dwindled.

~Shudder~, _v. n._ Tremble, shake, quake, quiver.

~Shudder~, _n._ Tremor, shuddering.

~Shuddering~, _n._ Trembling, tremor, HORRIPILATION, horror.