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Shore
- noun - a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support
- arrive on shore; "The ship landed in Pearl Harbor"
- serve as a shore to; "The river was shored by trees"
- support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"
- the land along the edge of a body of water
Shorn
- adjective - having the hair or wool cut or clipped off as if with shears or clippers; "picked up the baby's shorn curls from the floor"; "naked as a sheared sheep"
Short
- adjective - (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range; "a short memory"
- (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length; "short skirts"; "short hair"; "the board was a foot short"; "a short toss"
- A drink of spirits.
- accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference
- at a disadvantage; "I was caught short"
- at some point or distance before a goal is reached; "he fell short of our expectations"
- cheat someone by not returning him enough money
- clean across; "the car's axle snapped short"
- create a short circuit in
- in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner; "he told me curtly to get on with it"; "he talked short with everyone"; "he said shortly that he didn't like it"
- lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking"
- less than the correct
Shots
- noun - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bunker"; "a good shot requires good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
- a blow hard enough to cause injury; "he is still recovering from a shot to his leg"; "I caught him with a solid shot to the chin"
- a chance to do something; "he wanted a shot at the champion"
- a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
- a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot); "he is a crack shot"; "a poor shooter"
- a small drink of liquor; "he poured a shot of whiskey"
- a solid missile discharged from a firearm; "the shot buzzed past his ear"
- 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 ch
Shout
- noun - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
- use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
- utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
- utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!' he exclaimed"; "`Help!' she cried"; "`I'm here,' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
- utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
Shove
- noun - come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"
- press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"
- push roughly; "the people pushed and shoved to get in line"
- the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something); "he gave the door a shove"
Shown
- verb - be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
- give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
- give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking
Shows
- noun - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
- be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
- finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"
- give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"
- give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"
- indicate a place, direction, pe