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Shocks
- noun - (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor; "loss of blood is an important cause of shock"
- a bushy thick mass (especially hair); "he had an unruly shock of black hair"
- a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
- a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field; "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"; "whole fields of wheat in shock"
- a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they made the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
- a sudden jarring impact; "the door closed with a jolt"; "all the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absor
Shucks
- noun - an expression of disappointment or irritation
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- remove from the shell; "shuck oysters"
- remove the shucks from; "shuck corn"
- something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
Slacks
- noun - (usually in the plural) pants for casual wear
- a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack"
- a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
- a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
- a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly they were in a slack and the water was motionless"
- avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
- be inattentive to, or neglect; "He slacks his attention"
- become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours"
- become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
- cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
- dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve
- make less active or fas
Slices
- verb - cut into slices; "Slice the salami, please"
- hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
- hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
- make a clean cut through; "slit her throat"
Slicks
- noun - a film of oil or garbage floating on top of water
- a magazine printed on good quality paper
- a slippery smoothness; "he could feel the slickness of the tiller"
- a trowel used to make a surface slick
- give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
- make slick or smooth
Smacks
- noun - a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
- a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
- an enthusiastic kiss
- deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
- have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
- have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
- kiss lightly
- press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
- street names for heroin
- the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
Smocks
- noun - a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
- embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
Snacks
- noun - a light informal meal
- eat a snack; eat lightly; "She never loses weight because she snacks between meals"
Snicks
- noun - a glancing contact with the ball off the edge of the cricket bat
- a small cut
- cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his cheek"
- hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
Spaces
- noun - (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
- a blank area; "write your name in the space provided"
- a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing; "he said the space is the most important character in the alphabet"
- an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
- an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
- any location outside the Earth's atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"; "the first major milestone in space exploration was in 1957, when the USSR's Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth"
- one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff; "the spaces are the notes F-A-C-E"
- place at intervals; "Space the interviews so that you