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Sextans
- - A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.
Sextant
- noun - a measuring instrument for measuring the angular distance between celestial objects; resembles an octant
- a unit of angular distance equal to 60 degrees
Sexting
- unknown - the act of sending sexually explicit messages, primarily between mobile phones.
Sextons
- noun - A person who looks after a church's grounds and acts as a bell ringer and grave digger.
- an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
- United States poet (1928-1974)
Sexxing
- verb - stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
- tell the sex (of young chickens)
Shading
- verb - a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
- cast a shadow over
- graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
- pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
- protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
- represent the effect of shade or shadow on
- vary slightly; "shade the meaning"
Shaking
- verb - a shaky motion; "the shaking of his fingers as he lit his pipe"
- bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking; "He was shaken from his dreams"; "shake the salt out of the salt shaker"
- get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
- move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"
- move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
- move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook"
- shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head"; "She shook her finger at the naughty students"; "The old enemies shook hands"; "Don't shake your fist at me!"
- shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering"
- stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the cou
Shamans
- noun - in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination
Shaming
- verb - bring shame or dishonor upon; "he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"
- cause to be ashamed
- compel through a sense of shame; "She shamed him into making amends"
- surpass or beat by a wide margin
Shaping
- verb - any process serving to define the shape of something
- forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
- give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"
- the act of fabricating something in a particular shape