English words: sharp-tailed to shcha

300 English words, part 75 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words sharp-tailed to shcha

sharp-tailed noun: Alternative form of sharptailed.
sharp-tailed grouse noun: Any member of the species Tympanuchus phasianellus of grouses.
sharp-tailed sandpiper noun: A type of sandpiper, (Calidris acuminata)
sharp-tailed sparrow noun: Either the saltmarsh sparrow or Nelson's sparrow (previously believed to be the same species).
sharp-tailed streamcreeper noun: Lochmias nematura, a passerine bird of South America.
sharp tongue noun: The practice or characteristic of speaking to others in a harsh, critical, or insulting manner.
sharp-tongued adjective: Having an acrid or bitter wit; skilled at or given to insulting or belittling others.
sharp-toothed adjective: Of an animal, possessing sharp teeth.
sharp-witted adjective: Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.
sharpbill noun: A small bird of Central and South America, Oxyruncus cristatus.
sharpchin adjective: Used in the names of various fishes having sharp chins.
sharpchin flyingfish noun: A species of flying fish (Fodiator acutus), of the western coast of Africa.
Sharpe ratio noun: A ratio that measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, used to examine the...
sharped adjective, verb: Raised in pitch by half a note. Made into a sharp note.
sharpen verb /ˈʃɑɹpən/: To make sharp.
sharpen up verb: To become sharp (in all senses).
sharpenable adjective: Capable of being sharpened.
sharpened adjective, verb: Having a sharp point or edge.
sharpener noun /ˈʃɑː(ɹ)pənə(ɹ)/: A device for making things sharp.
sharpening noun, verb: The act by which something is sharpened.
sharpening stone noun: Synonym of whetstone.
sharper adjective, noun /ˈʃɑɹpɚ/: A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
Sharpey proper noun: A surname.
Sharpey's fibres noun: A matrix of connective tissue consisting of bundles of strong collagenous fibres connecting periosteum to bone.
sharpfin adjective: Having sharp fins.
sharpie noun /ˈʃɑɹpi/: An alert person.
sharping noun, verb: The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
sharpish adjective, adverb: Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt).
sharpishly adverb: In a sharpish manner.
sharpite noun: An orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
Sharples proper noun /ʃɑːpəlz/: A surname.
Sharpless proper noun: A surname.
Sharpley proper noun: A surname.
sharpling noun: A stickleback.
sharply adverb /ˈʃɑɹpli/: So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge.
sharpness noun: the cutting ability of an edge; keenness.
sharpnose noun: An Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae)
sharpnose sevengill shark noun: A small (60–120 cm) cow shark with a slender, fusiform body with a narrow, pointed head (Heptranchias perlo), found almost circumglobally in deep water.
sharpset adjective: Alternative form of sharp-set.
sharpshod adjective: Alternative form of sharp-shod.
sharpshoot verb: To shoot with precision.
sharpshooter noun: A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.
sharpshooting noun, verb: Highly accurate marksmanship.
sharpsichord noun: A musical instrument that is a combination harp and music box operated by pins in a rotating cylinder, invented by Henry Dagg
sharpster noun: A swindler; someone who is adept at conning others; a con artist.
sharptail noun: The pintail duck.
sharptailed noun: Any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.).
Sharpton proper noun: A surname.
sharptongued adjective: Alternative spelling of sharp-tongued.
sharptooth adjective /ˈʃɑ(ɹ)p.tuːθ/: Having sharp teeth; used in the names of various creatures.
sharptooth lemon shark noun: Synonym of sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens)
sharpwitted adjective: Alternative spelling of sharp-witted.
sharpy noun: Alternative spelling of sharpie.
sharqi noun: A hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa.
Sharrock proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Sharron proper noun: A surname from French.
sharrow noun /ˈʃæɹəʊ/: A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted V shapes either above or below it) on the surface of a paved road shared by both...
shartegosuchid noun: Any crocodylomorph in the family Shartegosuchidae.
sharwal noun: Loose-fitting cloth trousers, generally expensive, which are a traditional costume of Nepal, but are worn by other peoples as well.
Shary proper noun: A transliteration of the Belarusian surname Шарый (Šaryj).
Sharyn proper noun: A female given name, variant of Sharon.
shash noun, verb /ʃæʃ/: The scarf of a turban.
Shashank proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Shashi proper noun: A district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
shashia noun: Alternative form of shashiya.
shashiya noun: A Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides.
shashka noun: A kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia.
shashlick noun: Alternative spelling of shashlik.
shashlik noun: A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.
shashlyk noun: Alternative spelling of shashlik.
shaslik noun: Alternative spelling of shashlik.
shasqua noun: Alternative spelling of shashka.
shass noun /ʃæs/: A heap of sheaves (straw).
Shasta noun /ˈʃæs.tə/: A member of a Native American tribe of California.
Shasta Costa noun: A Native American tribe, one of the Lower Rogue River Athabascan tribes from southwestern Oregon.
Shasta cypress noun: Synonym of MacNab cypress.
Shasta daisy noun: Leucanthemum × superbum, a herbaceous perennial flowering plant with white petals around a yellow disc.
Shasta fir noun: A fir (Abies shastensis), of California.
Shasta ground sloth noun: Any member of species †Nothrotheriops shastensis of extinct ground sloths, from Pleistocene North America.
Shasta lily noun: Synonym of Washington lily.
Shasta red fir noun: Synonym of red fir (Abies magnifica)
Shastah noun: Alternative form of Shastra.
Shastan adjective: Of or relating to the Shasta people.
shastar noun: A weapon.
shastasaurid noun: Any extinct ichthyosaur in the family Shastasauridae.
Shaster noun: Alternative form of Shastra.
shastra noun: A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas.
Shastrah noun: Alternative form of Shastra.
shastri noun: Someone who teaches the shastras.
shastrik adjective: According to Sanskrit textual authority.
shat noun, verb /ʃʌt/: Alternative form of chott.
shatavari noun: A species of asparagus, Asparagus racemosus, found throughout the Indian Subcontinent and used as a traditional herbal medicine.
shatavarin noun: Any of a group of steroidal saponins found in Asparagus racemosus.
shateen noun: bush, forest
shatei noun: The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is...
shatei gashira noun: The leader of the kyodai (the brothers). He sees to it that the kyodai do their duties well for the yakuza clan.
shath noun: A combination shower and bath.
Shatner proper noun: A surname.
Shatner comma noun: A comma placed inappropriately between words, where no pause should occur in speech.
Shatneresque adjective: In the style of William Shatner, particularly in overacting or singing
Shatnerian adjective: Of or pertaining to William Shatner (born 1931), Canadian actor and writer.
Shatnerization noun: The act of Shatnerizing.
Shatnerize verb: To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good.
shatnez noun: Cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.
shatoosh noun: Alternative spelling of shahtoosh.
shatranj noun: A board game, an ancestor of modern chess.
shatt noun: Alternative form of chott.
shatter noun, verb /ˈʃætə/: Of brittle solid materials (like glass or ice), to violently break into pieces.
shatter attack noun: A means of bypassing security restrictions between processes in a session by having a less privileged process inject code into the message loop of a more...
shatter box noun: Alternative spelling of shatterbox.
shatter cone noun: A type of geologic feature consisting of a branching network of multiple stacked conical or spoon-shaped striated fractures produced by high-intensity shock...
shatter the ice verb: To break the ice in a sudden or dramatic fashion.
shatterability noun: The property of being shatterable.
shatterable adjective: That can be shattered.
shatterbox noun: A device for mechanically pulverizing a sample of material, used by scientists.
shatterbrained adjective: disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild
shattercane noun: The grass Sorghum bicolor.
shattercone noun: Alternative spelling of shatter cone.
shattered adjective, verb /ˈʃætɚd/: Physically broken into pieces.
shatteredness noun: The state or quality of being shattered.
shatterer noun: A person who, or thing that shatters something.
shattering adjective, noun, verb: The act of something that shatters; the shattered material.
shatteringly adverb: In a shattering manner
shatterpated adjective: shatterbrained
shatterproof adjective, verb: Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
shatterstone noun: Synonym of chanca piedra.
shattery adjective: Easily shattered; not compact; loose of texture; brittle.
shatting on one's uppers phrase: Completely out of money; broke.
Shatto proper noun: A surname.
Shattock proper noun: A surname.
shattuck noun: Alternative form of shaddock.
shattuckite noun: A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
Shatuo noun: A Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century.
Shaub proper noun: A surname.
shauchle verb: To shamble.
shauchling adjective, verb: Shambling.
shaugh noun: Alternative form of sheugh (“a ditch”).
Shaughnessy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Shaughnessy playoff noun: A four-team single-elimination playoff.
shaughraun noun /ˈʃɑːxɹɑː/: A wanderer; a vagabond.
Shaul proper noun /ʃɑˈuːl/: A surname.
Shaun proper noun /ʃɔːn/: A male given name from Irish.
Shauna proper noun /ˈʃɔːnə/: A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).
shauri noun: A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.
shaurma noun: Alternative form of shawarma.
Shaurya proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
shav noun: Alternative form of schav.
shavable adjective: Alternative form of shaveable.
Shavante noun: Alternative spelling of Xavánte.
shavasan noun: Alternative form of savasana.
shavasana noun /ʃəˈvɑːsənə/: A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed.
shavash interjection /ˈʃɑːvɑːʃ/: Alternative form of shabash.
shave noun, verb /ˈʃeɪ̯v/: To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
shave and a haircut noun: A seven-note riff played at the end of a song for comic effect.
shave brush noun: Synonym of shaving brush.
shave cream noun: Synonym of shaving cream.
shave down verb: To reduce something in size or thickness by gradually removing thin layers or cutting it down closely.
shave foam noun: Synonym of shaving cream.
shave hook noun: Alternative form of shavehook.
shave horse noun: Synonym of shaving horse.
shave ice noun: A Hawaiian form of shaved ice, a dessert made by shaving a block of ice and adding flavored syrup.
shave off verb: Synonym of shave down.
shave soap noun: Synonym of shaving soap.
shave stick noun: Synonym of shaving stick.
shave up verb: To shave (someone, something).
shaveable adjective: Capable of being (easily) shaved.
shaved adjective, verb /ʃeɪvd/: Having had a shave.
shaved ice noun: Any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.
shavee noun: A person who has their hair shaved off.
shavegrass noun: A plant, the scouring rush.
shavehook noun: A tool used for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.
shaveless adjective: Without a shave.
shavelessness noun: Absence of a shave.
shaveling noun: Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.
shaven adjective, verb /ˈʃeɪ.vən/: Having been shaved.
shaven latten noun: A kind of latten, thinner than black latten.
shaver noun /ˈʃeɪvə/: One who shaves.
shavetail noun: An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.
Shavian adjective, noun /ˈʃeɪ.vɪ.ən/: Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works.
Shaviana noun /ˌʃeɪviˈænə/: Objects or texts relating to George Bernard Shaw.
Shavianism noun: The characteristic style of the playwright George Bernard Shaw.
Shavianismus noun: Shavianism.
Shavianity noun: The state or quality of being Shavian.
Shavianize verb: To convert English text into the Shavian alphabet.
Shavianized adjective, verb: Written or adapted using the Shavian alphabet.
shavin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of shaving.
shaving noun, verb /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/: A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
shaving bench noun: Synonym of shaving horse.
shaving board noun: A small slanted beam of a small engine on which barrel hoops are shaved.
shaving box noun: A small round box or container used to store shaving tools and accessories, traditionally used by barbers.
shaving brush noun: A small brush used to create a lather from shaving cream or shaving soap and apply it to the face or other area before shaving.
shaving bump noun: Synonym of razor bump.
shaving cloth noun: A cloth designed to cover the chest of a person during shaving.
shaving cream noun: A substance, usually a foam or gel, that is applied to the face or wherever else hair grows, to provide lubrication and avoid razor burn during shaving.
shaving-cup noun: A cup containing compartments for hot water and soap, used in shaving.
shaving foam noun: A manufactured product with a frothy consistency, supplied in an aerosol can and used for shaving.
shaving gel noun: A shaving product usually supplied in an aerosol can which has the appearance of cosmetic gel, but which turns into a lather when applied to wet skin.
shaving-grass noun: Synonym of shavegrass.
shaving hat noun: A type of hat made from shavings.
shaving horse noun: A device that allows a woodworker to sit astride it while it clamps onto a piece of wood which is being worked.
shaving house noun: A barbershop.
shaving iron noun: A razor.
shaving kit noun: Synonym of washbag
shaving knife noun: A paring knife or other tool used by a shoemaker.
shaving linen noun: Synonym of shaving cloth.
shaving lotion noun: Shaving cream.
shaving mill noun: A sawmill or chipping mill that is located on real estate and processes timber for commercial purposes.
shaving mirror noun: Any mirror and surrounding support structure intended to facilitate face shaving, usually with one or more features such as magnification, illumination, a...
shaving muscle noun: Synonym of platysma.
shaving oil noun: A type of oil applied to the skin for the purpose of shaving, adding a slip and a layer of protection between the blade and skin in order to shave without...
shaving rag noun: Synonym of shaving cloth.
shaving soap noun: A type of hard soap used with water and a shaving brush to create a lather that provides lubrication and avoids razor burn during shaving.
shaving stick noun: Shaving soap in the shape of a stick, mostly for applying soap directly to the area to be shaved.
shaving tool noun: An implement that removes a small amount of material around the edges of a previously blanked stamping or piercing.
shaving towel noun: Synonym of shaving cloth.
shavings noun: plural of shaving; those particles or pieces left after or created by shaving.
Shavon proper noun: A female given name from Irish.
shavua tov phrase /ʃəˈvuːə ˌtoʊv/: Used Saturday night through Sunday (and sometimes later) to express good wishes for the coming week following the Jewish sabbath.
Shavuot proper noun /ʃɑvuˈoʊt/: A Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of...
shaw interjection, noun /ʃɔː/: A thicket; a small wood or grove.
Shaw Mayer's astrapia noun: Synonym of ribbon-tailed astrapia.
Shaw's agave noun: Agave shawii.
shawabti noun: Alternative form of ushabti.
Shawanese adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Shawnee people.
Shawangunk proper noun: A town in Ulster County, New York, United States, named after Shawangunk Kill and Shawangunk Ridge.
Shawano proper noun: A city, the county seat of Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
shawarma noun /ʃəˈwɑɹmə/: A Middle Eastern sandwich-like wrap of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or a mixture of these.
Shawayga noun: Alternative form of Shaigiya.
Shawcross proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Shawe proper noun: A surname.
Shawinigan proper noun /ʃəˈwɪn.ɪ.ɡən/: A town in the Mauricie of Quebec, Canada
shawirma noun: Alternative form of shawarma.
Shawism noun: A belief, quotation, etc. attributed to the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950).
shawl noun, verb /ʃɔːl/: A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.
shawl collar noun: A collar that is turned over on a garment that seamlessly combines with the lapels to form a continuous, unbroken curving line from the neck down the front.
shawl goat noun: The Cashmere goat.
shawl material noun: A textile of silk and wool, soft and flexible, usually with oriental designs, used for women's dresses.
shawl pattern noun: A colorful pattern, supposed to resemble an oriental shawl, but applied to materials of a plainer design.
shawl strap noun: A pair of leather straps fitted to a handle, used for carrying shawls, rugs, etc.
shawl waistcoat noun: A vest or waistcoat with a large garish pattern like that of a shawl.
Shawlands proper noun: A suburb on the south side of Glasgow, City of Glasgow council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5761).
shawled adjective, verb: Dressed in a shawl.
shawlette noun: A small shawl.
shawling noun, verb: An act of wrapping in a shawl.
shawlless adjective: Without a shawl.
shawllike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a shawl.
shawlwise adverb: Arranged in the manner of a shawl.
shawm noun /ʃɔːm/: A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.
shawmer noun: Synonym of shawmist.
shawmist noun: Someone who plays a shawm.
Shawna proper noun /ˈʃɔːnə/: A female given name, variant of Shauna.
shawnee adjective, noun /ʃɑˈni/: A member of a Native American people (tribe) from Ohio.
Shawneetown proper noun: A small city, the county seat of Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The town was established in 1937 after the Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated...
Shawnese adjective, noun: Shawnee.
Shawnna proper noun: A female given name, variant of Shauna.
Shawol noun: A fan of the South Korean boy band SHINee.
shawoman noun: A female shaman.
shaws noun: plural of shaw
Shawshank noun, verb: To escape, especially by tunneling out or without warning.
shawtie noun: Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”).
shawty noun, pronoun /ˈʃɔːti/: Alternative form of shorty (“young woman, girlfriend”).
Shawver proper noun: A surname.
Shawwal proper noun: The tenth month of the Islamic calendar.
Shawyer proper noun: A surname
shay noun /ʃeɪ/: A chaise.
shaya noun: Alternative form of chaya (“leafy vegetable”).
shaya root noun: Alternative form of chay root.
shayak noun: A coarse woollen cloth from Tripoli.
Shayan proper noun: A male given name (of Persian origin)
Shaye proper noun: A female given name transferred from the surname or from Irish, variant of Shay.
shaykh noun: Alternative spelling of sheik.
shaykh al-Islam noun: An outstanding scholar of Islamic interpretation, jurisprudence, theology, etc.
shaykh ul-Islam noun: Alternative form of shaykh al-Islam.
shaykhdom noun: Alternative spelling of sheikdom.
Shaykhi noun: A follower of Shaykhism.
Shaykhite noun: A follower of Shaykhism.
Shaykia noun: Alternative form of Shaigiya.
shayla noun /ˈʃeɪlə/: A traditional Islamic headcovering worn by some Muslim women to observe sartorial hijab; typically wrapped and pinned, and sometimes worn as a partial niqab...
Shayler proper noun: A surname.
Shayna proper noun: A female given name from Yiddish.
Shayne proper noun: A male given name from Irish.
Shaysite noun: A follower of Daniel Shays during his 18th-century armed rebellion in New England.
shaytan noun: Alternative spelling of shaitan.
shaytel noun: Alternative form of sheitel.
shaytl noun: Alternative form of sheitel.
Shaz proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Sharon.
shazaam interjection: Alternative spelling of shazam.
Shazad proper noun: A male given name
shazada noun: Alternative form of shahzada.
shazadah noun: Alternative form of shahzada.
shazam interjection, verb /ʃəˈzæm/: Used to indicate that a magic trick or other illusion has been performed.
shazamable adjective: Of a song, that can be identified using the Shazam application.
shazammable adjective: Alternative form of shazamable.
shazbat interjection /ˈʃæzbɒt/: Expressing anger, annoyance or frustration.
shazbot interjection: An excited utterance used to convey disappointment, particularly as a euphemism for shit.
Shazia proper noun: A female given name from Arabic.
Shazza proper noun: A diminutive of the female given name Sharon.
SHBG noun: Initialism of sex hormone-binding globulin.
SHC noun: Initialism of spontaneous human combustion.
shcha noun: The letter Щ, щ.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.