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Shaduf
- unknown - Egyptian water raising mechanism consisting of a bucket on a pivoted pole
Shafts
- noun - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
- a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
- a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
- a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
- a revolving rod that transmits power or motion
- a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator)
- an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a dig at me every chance she gets"
- defeat someone through trickery or deceit
- equip with a shaft
- handle
- obscene terms for penis
- the hollow spine of a feather
- the main (mid) section of a long bone
Shaggy
- adjective - having a very rough nap or covered with hanging shags; "junipers with shagged trunks"; "shaggy rugs"
- used of hair; thick and poorly groomed; "bushy locks"; "a shaggy beard"
Shahin
- - A large and swift Asiatic falcon (Falco pregrinator) highly valued in falconry.
Shairp
- unknown - John Campbell Shairp (30 July 1819 – 18 September 1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters.
Shaken
- verb - 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"
- disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock; "retrieved his named from her jolted memory"; "the accident left her badly shaken"
- 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
Shaker
- noun - 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"
Shakes
- noun - a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
- a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement
- 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"
- building material used as siding or roofing
- causing to move repeatedly from side to side
- frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream
- get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
- grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
- 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 greet
Shakti
- noun - the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
Shales
- noun - a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay