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Shroud
- noun - (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
- a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
- burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
- cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery"
- form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
- wrap in a shroud; "shroud the corpses"
Shrove
- verb - grant remission of a sin to; "The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary's"
Shrubs
- noun - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Shruff
- - Rubbish. Specifically: (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.] (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel.
Shrugs
- noun - A cropped cardigan with long or short sleeves.
- a gesture involving the shoulders
- raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
Shrunk
- verb - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
- decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
- draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
- wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Shtetl
- - A village or small town; -- usually referring to Jewish towns in Eastern Europe.
Shtick
- noun - (Yiddish) a contrived and often used bit of business that a performer uses to steal attention; "play it straight with no shtik"
- (Yiddish) a devious trick; a bit of cheating; "how did you ever fall for a shtik like that?"
- (Yiddish) a little; a piece; "give him a shtik cake"; "he's a shtik crazy"; "he played a shtik Beethoven"
- (Yiddish) a prank or piece of clowning; "his shtik made us laugh"