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Shadoof
- - A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising water from the Nile for irrigation.
Shadows
- noun - a dominating and pervasive presence; "he received little recognition working in the shadow of his father"
- a premonition of something adverse; "a shadow over his happiness"
- a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
- an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
- an inseparable companion; "the poor child was his mother's shadow"
- an unilluminated area; "he moved off into the darkness"
- cast a shadow over
- follow, usually without the person's knowledge; "The police are shadowing her"
- make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
- refuge from danger or observation; "he felt secure in his father's shadow"
- shade within clear boundaries
- something existing in perception only; "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
Shadowy
- adjective - filled with shade; "the shady side of the street"; "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"; "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"; "cool umbrageous woodlands"
- lacking clarity or distinctness;
- lacking in substance; "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"- W.A.Butler; "dim shadowy forms"; "a wraithlike column of smoke"
Shaffle
- - To hobble or limp; to shuffle.
Shafted
- verb - defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- equip with a shaft
Shagged
- verb - dance the shag
- having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs"
Shaheed
- noun - Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers
Shaitan
- noun - (Islam) a rebellious jinn who leads men astray
Shakers
- noun - a celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States
- a container in which something can be shaken
- a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world
- a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world"
Shakeup
- noun - the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes); "a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum"; "top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup"