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Rheochord
- - A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit.
Rheophore
- - A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus, traversed by a current. (b) One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.
Rhonchial
- - Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.
Shanghais
- verb - take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship; "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"
Sheathing
- verb - cover with a protective sheathing; "sheathe her face"
- enclose with a sheath; "sheathe a sword"
- plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh
- protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
Sheephook
- - A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook.
Sheikhdom
- noun - the domain ruled by a sheik
Shipshape
- adjective - of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"
Shoeshine
- noun - a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine"
- the act of shining shoes; "he charged a dollar for a shoeshine"