English words: sheepo to shellsort

300 English words, part 77 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words sheepo to shellsort

sheepo noun: A person who keeps sheep pens filled with fresh unshorn sheep in a shearing shed as shearers remove other animals to be shorn.
sheeppen noun: a sheep pen (enclosure)
sheeppox noun: A highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.
sheeprun noun: A sheep farm.
sheepsfoot noun: A printer's tool with a claw at one end for prizing up forms.
sheepshank noun, verb /ˈʃiːpʃæŋk/: A type of knot which is useful for shortening a rope or taking up slack without cutting it.
sheepshead noun: A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
sheepshearer noun: One who shears sheep.
sheepshearing noun: The act of shearing sheep.
sheepskin noun: The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.
sheepskin effect noun: The theory that people who have completed an academic degree earn more income, not because of the knowledge they gained during their education, but rather...
sheepskinned adjective: Dressed in sheepskin.
sheepstealer noun: A person who steals sheep.
sheepstealing noun: The theft of sheep.
sheepswool noun: The wool of a sheep.
sheepswool sponge noun: Hippospongia lachne, a marine sponge.
sheeptrack noun: Synonym of terracette.
sheepwalk noun: Land given to pasturing of sheep, smaller than a sheep-run.
sheepwash noun: sheep-dip (antiparasitic formulation for use on sheep)
sheepway noun: A sheepwalk.
sheepwise adverb: In an sheeplike manner.
sheepy adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of a sheep.
sheepyard noun: An enclosure for sheep.
sheer adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ʃɪə̯/: Very thin or transparent.
sheer hulk noun: An old dismasted ship with a pair of shear legs mounted on it for masting ships.
sheer khorma noun: Alternative form of sheer khurma.
sheer khurma noun: A vermicelli pudding traditionally prepared by South Asian and Central Asian Muslims on Eid.
sheer-to-waist adjective: of tights or pantyhose, having the same denier (thickness) for the top or panty as for the legs, creating a more see-through effect right up to the waistband.
Sheeran proper noun /ˈʃɪəɹən/: A surname.
Sheerin proper noun: A surname.
Sheerio noun: A fan of English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran.
sheerish adjective: Somewhat sheer.
sheerleg noun: A floating crane, commonly used for ship salvage, loading and unloading large cargo, and the construction of bridges and ships.
sheerlegs noun: Alternative spelling of shear legs.
sheerly adverb: Absolutely; purely; quite.
sheermal noun: A traditional saffron-flavoured flatbread eaten in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.
sheerness noun: The property of being sheer.
sheers noun, verb /ʃɪə(ɹ)z/: Synonym of shear legs.
sheerwater noun: Alternative spelling of shearwater.
sheesh interjection /ʃiːʃ/: An expression of disbelief or exasperation.
sheesh kebab noun: Alternative spelling of shish kebab.
sheesha noun: Alternative spelling of shisha.
sheesham noun: Alternative form of shisham.
sheet noun, verb /ʃiːt/: A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
sheet anchor noun: A large, spare anchor used in an emergency.
sheet bend noun: A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.
sheet cake noun: A simple, flat, rectangular cake, often vanilla or sometimes chocolate.
sheet erosion noun: relatively even erosion of a layer of soil without channel formation; generally takes place on sloping land
sheet flood noun: The turbulent flow of water that moves downslope across the land surface.
sheet flow noun: Overland flow that happens in a continuous sheet, characterized by relatively high frequency and low magnitude, and is limited to conditions of laminar flow.
sheet iron noun: sheet metal consisting of iron.
sheet lightning noun: A broad flash of lightning, with no visible bolt, due to reflection.
sheet-like adjective: Like or resembling a sheet
sheet mask noun: A sheet of paper, cellulose or fabric used as the base for a cosmetic facial mask.
sheet metal noun: Metal worked into a thin, flat sheet, used widely as construction material and raw material for a multitude of industrial products. It is thicker than foil...
sheet music noun: Handwritten or printed form of musical notation.
sheet of paper noun: A single piece of loose paper, which, when bound in a book or booklet, consists of two pages (one on the front and one on the back).
sheet pan noun: Synonym of baking tray.
sheet pile noun: A corrugated steel pile, which is vertically driven into the ground to form a wall of sheet piling.
sheet piling noun: A type of retaining wall used during construction by driving interlocking sheets of material into the ground.
sheet pizza noun: A large rectangular pizza, designed to be cut into individual slices.
sheet protector noun: A clear plastic sleeve for documents.
sheet rock noun: Prehardened plaster of Paris (gypsum) sold in large panels and used as a wall surface in building construction.
sheet silicate noun: Synonym of phyllosilicate.
sheet slicer noun: A rotating culinary tool for cutting fruit and vegetables into long, flat sheets.
sheet traveler noun: Alternative spelling of sheet traveller.
sheet traveller noun: A device that allows a sailor to adjust the tension and direction of lines that control the sails.
sheet wash noun: Alternative form of sheetwash.
sheet weaver noun: Any spider of the family Linyphiidae.
sheetable adjective: Able to be formed into a sheet.
sheetage noun: A quantity of sheets of paper.
Sheetal proper noun: A female given name from Hindi.
sheetboard noun: Panels of plywood or chipboard, typically used for constructing or panelling walls.
sheeted adjective, verb: Covered by a sheet, as of cloth or paper.
sheeter noun: An industrial machine (similar in principle to a roller-type pasta machine) that produces a sheet of dough, fondant etc. of a regular thickness.
sheetfed adjective: Into which individual sheets of paper or paperboard are loaded.
sheetflood noun: Alternative form of sheet flood.
sheetflow noun: Alternative form of sheet flow.
sheetful noun: The amount that fits on a sheet (any meaning)
sheetiness noun: The state or condition of being sheety.
sheeting noun, verb /ˈʃiːtɪŋ/: Fabric used to make sheets (bedding).
sheetless adjective: Without sheets.
sheetlet noun: A small sheet of postage stamps sold as a unit.
sheetlike adjective: Alternative form of sheet-like.
sheetline noun: Any of the edges of a map, as shown in a map index, used to define each sheet's extent.
sheetpile noun: Alternative form of sheet pile.
sheetpiling noun: Alternative form of sheet piling.
Sheetpost noun: Bowdlerization of shitpost
sheetrock noun, verb: Drywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls...
sheets noun, verb /ʃiːts/: Of rain or other precipitation, a great amount.
sheetsman noun: someone who controls the trim of the sails.
sheetwash noun: A thin layer of unchanneled water that flows over land, for example during a storm when the ground is too saturated to absorb any more water; if it lasts...
sheetwise adverb: Printed one side of a sheet at a time, with the form replaced on the press between sides.
sheetwork noun: The printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
sheety adjective /ˈʃiːti/: Resembling a sheet; wide and flat.
Sheetz proper noun: A surname.
Shefa proper noun: One of the six provinces of Vanuatu, located in the center of the country.
Shefali proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Sheff. adjective /ʃɛf/: Granted by the University of Sheffield.
Sheffer proper noun: A surname from German.
Sheffer sequence noun: A polynomial sequence in which the index of each polynomial equals its degree, satisfying conditions related to the umbral calculus in combinatorics.
Sheffer stroke noun: The vertical bar symbol ( | ), denoting the NAND operation.
Shefferian adjective: Of or relating to Henry M. Sheffer (1882–1964), American logician.
Sheffey proper noun: A surname.
Sheffield proper noun /ˈʃɛfiːld/: A city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Sheffield stand noun: A type of bicycle stand consisting of a single inverted U-shaped metal bar that is mounted onto or embedded into the ground.
Sheffielder noun: Someone from Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Shefford proper noun: A town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439).
sheftalia noun: A traditional Cypriot food, a type of crépinette, a sausage without skin, that uses caul fat or omentum to wrap the ingredients, rather than sausage casing.
sheftsvo noun: In the Soviet Union, a form of patronage where more skilled or advanced workers (such as military troops or a factory) provided assistance and mentoring to...
shegoat noun: Alternative form of she-goat.
Shehadeh proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
shehakol noun: Shehakol, a Jewish prayer said before a variety of foods and drinks
Shehan proper noun: A surname.
Shehata proper noun: A surname from Arabic.
shehia noun: A type of administrative area (of one or more villages) in Zanzibar
shehita noun: Alternative form of shehitah.
shehitah noun /ʃ(ə)xiːˈtɑː/: The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.
shehnai noun: An ancient reeded woodwind instrument from India with a long slim body and bulbous sound bowl, with or without keys.
Shehu proper noun: A surname from Albanian.
Shehzad proper noun: A male given name from Persian.
sheik noun: Alternative form of sheikh.
sheik al-Yahud noun: An official representative of a Jewish community under an Islamic government.
sheika noun: Alternative form of sheikha.
sheikdom noun /ˈʃeɪkdəm/: The domain ruled by a sheik.
sheikh noun /ʃeɪk/: The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
sheikh al-Islam noun: Alternative form of shaykh al-Islam.
sheikh ul-Islam noun: Alternative form of shaykh al-Islam.
sheikha noun: A female sheikh.
sheikhdom noun: Alternative spelling of sheikdom.
sheikhlike adjective: Alternative form of sheiklike.
sheikhly adjective: Alternative form of sheikly.
Sheikhupura proper noun: A city and district of Punjab, Pakistan.
sheiklike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a sheik.
sheikly adjective: Of sheiks; befitting a sheik.
sheila noun /ˈʃiːlə/: A woman.
sheilin noun: Alternative spelling of shieling.
sheiling noun: Alternative spelling of shieling.
Sheils proper noun: A surname.
Shein proper noun: A surname.
Sheindlin proper noun: A surname.
sheister noun: Alternative form of shyster
sheisty adjective, noun: Alternative form of shiesty.
sheitan noun: Alternative spelling of shaitan.
sheitel noun /ˈʃaɪtəl/: A wig worn by married Orthodox Jewish women.
sheitl noun: Alternative form of sheitel.
Shek proper noun: A surname from Cantonese.
shekarry noun: Dated form of shikari.
shekel noun /ˈʃɛkəl/: A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel.
shekerbura noun: An Azerbaijani sweet pastry filled with ground almonds, hazelnuts, or walnuts.
shekere noun: Alternative spelling of sekere.
Shekhawati proper noun: A historical region of Rajasthan, India.
shekhinah noun: Alternative form of shechinah.
shekinah noun /ʃɪˈkaɪnə/: A visible or otherwise perceptible manifestation of the presence of God
Shel proper noun: A diminutive of the male given name Sheldon.
Shelagh proper noun: A female given name from Irish, variant of Sheila.
Shelbourne proper noun: A locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, Shire of Mount Alexander and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia
Shelburne proper noun /ˈʃɛl.bɚn/: A surname.
Shelby proper noun /ˈʃɛlbi/: A surname from Old English.
Shelby knot noun: Synonym of Pratt knot.
Shelbyville proper noun /ˈʃɛlbivɪl/: A city, the county seat of Shelby County, Illinois, United States.
Shelbyvillian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to any of the towns called Shelbyville.
sheldaple noun: chaffinch
sheldduck noun: Alternative form of shelduck.
Shelden proper noun: A surname.
sheldgoose noun: Any of several larger bird species in the subfamily Tadorninae of the duck family Anatidae.
Sheldon proper noun /ˈʃɛldən/: A habitational surname from Old English from the placename.
Sheldonian adjective /ʃɛlˈdəʊnɪ.ən/: Of or pertaining to Gilbert Sheldon.
sheldrake noun: An Old World duck of the genus Tadorna (shelducks).
sheldrickite noun: A trigonal-pyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
shelduck noun /ˈʃɛldʌk/: Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
Sheley proper noun: A surname.
shelf noun, verb /ʃɛlf/: A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
shelf bra noun: Synonym of balcony bra (“bra with half a cup”).
shelf break noun: Alternative form of shelfbreak.
shelf cloud noun: A low, horizontal cloud typically forming at the leading edge of thunderstorm outflow. An arcus type cloud often found along squall lines.
shelf filler noun: Synonym of shelf stacker.
shelf fungus noun: Synonym of bracket fungus.
shelf ice noun: Ice that forms when part of a lake freezes.
shelf life noun: The length of time a product (especially food and drugs) will last without deteriorating or without being sold.
shelf list noun: Alternative form of shelflist.
shelf mark noun: Alternative form of shelfmark.
shelf-screamer noun: Synonym of shelf-talker.
shelf-stable adjective: Of foods, storable for extended periods at room temperature.
shelf stacker noun: A person employed to fill a shop's display units with goods.
shelf stopper noun: A wobbler (small floating publicity notice) attached to a shelf in a shop.
shelf-talker noun: A printed card affixed to a supermarket or store shelf to draw customers' attention to a specific product.
shelf-wobbler noun: Synonym of shelf-talker.
shelf-worn adjective: Of a book etc.: exhibiting superficial damage from having been repeatedly removed from and replaced on a shelf.
shelfback noun: The vertical surface forming the back of a shelf.
shelfbreak noun: An area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.
shelfful noun: Enough to fill a shelf.
shelfie noun /ˈʃɛlfi/: A photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media.
shelfing noun, verb: A stowage process in which newly caught fish are laid out in single layers on ice-covered shelves.
shelflation noun: The degradation of food product quality due to supply chain disruptions. It occurs when delays cause food, especially perishables, to have a shortened shelf...
shelfless adjective: Without shelves.
shelflife noun: Alternative form of shelf life.
shelflike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a shelf.
shelflist noun: A bibliographic record that lists works in the order in which they are physically stored on the shelves.
shelfmark noun: The mark that shows the location or call number of a book or manuscript within a library; (loosely) synonym of call number.
shelfmate noun: A book or other object located on the same shelf.
Shelford proper noun: A rural locality in Golden Plains Shire, Victoria, Australia.
shelfroom noun: A room fitted with shelves for storage.
shelfward adverb: Toward a (geological) shelf.
shelfwards adverb: Alternative form of shelfward.
shelfware noun: A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
shelfwork noun: A built-in shelf or set of shelves.
shelfworn adjective: Alternative form of shelf-worn.
shelfworthy adjective: Good enough to be kept or displayed on a shelf.
shelfy adjective /ˈʃɛlfi/: Abounding in shelves; containing crossbedded hard and soft layers that result in rocky shelves at varying angles.
shelgoose noun: Alternative form of sheldgoose.
Shelia proper noun: A female given name, variant of Sheila.
shell noun, verb /ʃɛl/: The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
shell bean noun: A bean plant grown for its edible seeds, which are removed from the pod before cooking.
shell bed noun: A layer of mollusc shells
shell casing noun: The container that holds the bullet, primer, and gunpowder in a cartridge.
shell company noun: A company that engages in no substantive business activities, but instead exists as a vehicle for legal or financial transactions, typically to shield...
shell corporation noun: A shell company.
shell game noun: A game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating...
shell ginger noun: An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on...
shell gold noun: Genuine gold paint used in traditional gilding, calligraphy, and manuscript illumination.
shell gravel noun: gravel that consists of broken shells of molluscs
shell hunger noun: A shortage of ammunition, particularly artillery shells.
shell ice noun: A form of ice which is no longer supported by the water beneath it, and instead has a cavity underneath.
shell jacket noun: A short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.
shell-lac noun: Dated form of shellac.
shell-less adjective: Lacking a shell.
shell-like adjective, noun: Having a similar shape to a seashell.
shell lime noun: lime made by burning the shells of shellfish
shell marl noun: A white earthy deposit resulting from the accumulation of fragments of shells.
shell moulding noun: A method of casting metal used mainly for small pieces requiring relatively high accuracy.
shell nail syndrome noun: A medical condition defined by the concurrence of large, rounded fingernails and bronchiectasis.
shell out noun, verb: To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
shell-pad noun: Alternative form of shellpad.
shell parakeet noun: The budgerigar.
shell parrot noun: Synonym of budgerigar.
shell pie noun: Synonym of Scotch pie.
shell pink noun: A pink of a light yellowish hue.
shell road noun: A road with a bed or other layer made from shells.
shell sac noun: The sac in which the shell of a mollusc is secreted during development; (now especially) the fold of mantle in which a cephalopod secretes its pen or gladius.
shell sand noun: Sand consisting mainly of fragments of shells, and often containing a small proportion of organic matter.
shell script noun: A prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
shell shock noun, verb: A psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle, corresponding largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
shell shocked adjective, verb: Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
shell shoveling noun: The redirection of the shell to a remote service so that input can be entered and output received without being physically present.
shell star noun: A rapidly-rotating star that has an equatorial circumstellar disc of gas
shell steak noun: A strip steak with the bone left in and no tenderloin attached.
shell suit noun: A lightweight tracksuit consisting of a zip-front jacket and matching elasticated trousers, each having an outer nylon shell, often bearing panels and...
shellability noun: The condition of being shellable
shellable adjective: For which a shelling is possible.
shellac noun, verb /ʃəˈlæk/: A processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
shellack noun, verb: Alternative form of shellac.
shellacked adjective: Coated in shellac.
shellacker noun: A worker who applies shellac.
shellacking noun, verb: The act or process of coating with shellac.
shellakybooky noun: snail
shellback noun: A worldly sailor.
shellback crab noun: A crab of the genus Hypoconcha, which takes up residence in abandoned clamshells.
shellbag noun: A set of registry keys that store details about a viewed folder, such as its size, position, and icon.
shellbark noun: A hickory of species (Carya laciniosa), wihh outer bark loose and peeling.
shellbead noun: A Native American bead made from seashells and fashioned into jewellery
shellbed noun: Alternative form of shell bed.
shellburst noun: The blast of an explosive shell.
shellcode noun: A small piece of code, used as the payload of a virus or other malware, that launches a shell so that the attacker can control the compromised computer.
shellcracker noun: A fish of species Lepomis microlophus.
shelldrake noun: Alternative form of sheldrake.
shellduck noun: Alternative form of shelduck.
shelled adjective, verb /ʃɛld/: Having a shell; testaceous.
Shelleian adjective: Alternative form of Shelleyan.
Shellenberger proper noun: A surname.
sheller noun: One who, or that which, shells.
Shelley proper noun /ˈʃɛli/: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
Shelleyan adjective: Relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet.
Shelleyana noun: Objects, materials, or documents relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or to Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.
Shelleyesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works or style of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or of Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.
shellfire noun: Artillery bombardment.
shellfish noun /ˈʃɛl.fɪʃ/: A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
shellfisher noun: Synonym of shellfisherman.
shellfisherman noun: A person who attempts to catch shellfish.
shellfishery noun: A place where shellfish are caught or processed.
shellfishing noun: fishing for shellfish
shellflower noun: A floating aquatic plant, of species Pistia stratiotes, with green rosettes of leaves and inconspicuous flowers.
shellful noun: Enough to fill a shell.
Shellharbour proper noun: A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Shellharbour.
shellheap noun: A prehistoric accumulation of shells, indicating the former presence of a community of people who ate shellfish.
shellie noun: A small or miniature shell.
shellika noun: Only used in shellika pooka
shellika pooka noun /ˈʃɛlɪkə ˈpuːkə/: Alternative form of shillig-a-booka.
shelliness noun: The state or quality of being shelly.
shelling noun, verb /ˈʃɛlɪŋ/: An artillery bombardment.
shelllike adjective: Uncommon spelling of shell-like.
shellmound noun: A prehistoric midden containing shells of edible mollusks and other detritis
shellpad noun: A turtle or tortoise.
shellproof adjective: Resistant to shelling.
SHELLQ noun: An item in the SHELLQs catalogue, also used as the prefix for such entries.
shells noun, verb /ʃɛlz/: plural of shell
shellscript noun: Alternative form of shell script.
shellshock noun: Alternative form of shell shock.
shellshocked adjective: Alternative form of shell-shocked.
shellsort noun: A sorting algorithm that starts by sorting pairs of elements that are far apart from each other, then progressively reduces the gap between elements to be...

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.