English words: shikonine to ship's carver

300 English words, part 80 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words shikonine to ship's carver

shikonine noun: The quinone dye (R)-5,8-dihydroxy-2-(1-hydroxy-4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)naphthalene-1,4-dione
shikonofuran noun: Any of a group of shikonin derivatives, isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon, that are used in Chinese medicine
shikra noun /ˈʃɪkɹə/: A species of hawk, Accipiter badius.
shiksappeal noun /ʃɪks.əˈpɪəl/: The sex appeal of a non-Jewish female (a shiksa) to a Jewish male.
Shiksha proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
shikshakarmi noun: An education worker.
shikumen noun: An architectural style found in Shanghai, China, consisting of two or three floors and a front yard protected by high walls.
Shilah proper noun: A female given name.
shilajeet noun: Alternative form of shilajit.
shilajit noun: A tar-like substance formed at high altitudes on stony mountains and used in traditional medicine.
Shildon proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2326).
shiledar noun: A soldier in India's Maratha Empire (1630–1818), particularly during the reign of Shivaji.
Shiley proper noun: A surname from Irish.
shilf noun: straw or reeds.
shilfa noun: The chaffinch.
Shilin proper noun: A district of Taipei, Taiwan.
shilingi noun: A unit of currency in East Africa, currently only in use by Tanzania, and divided into 100 senti.
Shilka proper noun: A river in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia.
shill noun, verb /ʃɪl/: A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.
shillaber noun: A shill; a confidence trickster.
shillala noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shillalagh noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shillalah noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shillaly noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shillelagh noun /ʃəˈleɪli/: A wooden (traditionally blackthorn (sloe) wood) club ending with a large knob.
shillelah noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shillely noun: Alternative form of shillelagh.
shiller noun: One who shills: Synonym of shill.
shillet noun: A form of shale used in south-west England for road construction
Shillibeer noun: A bus (passenger vehicle).
shillig-a-booka noun /ˈʃɪlɪɡaˌbuːkə/: snail (in its shell)
shillin' noun: Pronunciation spelling of shilling.
shilling noun, verb /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/: A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one...
shilling mark noun: Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩ in its use to mark the amount of shillings in a sum or (obsolete) in all its uses.
shilling shocker noun: A cheap paperback book produced for the mass market in 19th-century Britain, often consolidating twelve to fifteen episodes of a serial novel whose chapters...
shilling sign noun: The symbol '/' used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation to separate shillings from pence when writing out sums of money. (Examples: 7/6 = seven...
Shillingford proper noun: A hamlet in Warborough parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU5992).
shillingless adjective: Without a shilling; broke.
shillingsworth noun: An object or quantity that can be purchased for a shilling.
Shillington proper noun: A village and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1234).
shillingworth noun: The amount that can be bought for a shilling.
Shillong proper noun: A city, the state capital of Meghalaya, India.
Shilluk noun: A member of a major Luo Nilotic ethnic group residing in the northeastern Upper Nile state of South Sudan on both banks of the Nile River in Malakal.
shilly and shally verb: Alternative form of shilly-shally.
shilly-shallier noun: One who shilly-shallies.
shilly-shally adjective, noun, verb /ˈʃɪliˌʃæli/: To procrastinate.
shilly-shallying noun, verb: An act of procrastination of vacillation.
shillyshallier noun: One who shilly-shallies; a procrastinator.
shillyshallyer noun: Alternative form of shillyshallier.
shillyshallying noun: Alternative spelling of shilly-shallying.
Shiloh proper noun /ˈʃaɪloʊ/: A biblical city, the location of the Ark of the Covenant.
Shilonite noun: A native or inhabitant of Shiloh.
Shilpa proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
shilpad noun: Alternative form of shellpad.
Shilpi proper noun: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Shilton proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP2608).
shim noun, verb /ʃɪm/: A wedge.
shim-pua marriage noun: A traditional form of arranged marriage in China, in which a family adopted a preadolescent daughter as a future bride for one of their preadolescent...
Shim Sham noun: A tap dance routine that originated in the United States in the 1920s.
Shima proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
shimaal noun: Alternative form of shamal.
Shimabara proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Shimabukuro proper noun /ˌʃɪməˈbukuroʊ/: A surname from Japanese.
shimada noun: A traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan, whereby the hair is gathered together and fastened to the top of the head.
shimaidon noun: a threesome including two women who are sisters
Shimamura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Shimane proper noun: A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Matsue.
shimapan noun: striped panties
Shimashki noun: An early dynasty of the ancient region of Elam, to the southeast of Babylonia, in approximately 2200-1900 BCE.
Shimazaki proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
shimazakiite noun: A mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Shimazu proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
shimeji noun: Any of a group of edible mushrooms used in Japanese cookery.
Shimek proper noun: A surname.
shimekomi noun: The silk mawashi worn by sekitori for competition.
Shimen proper noun: A county of Changde, Hunan, China.
shimenawa noun: A length of straw that lines the ring (used as ritual purification in shinto)
Shimer proper noun /ˈʃaɪməɹ/: A surname from German.
Shimerian adjective, noun /ʃɪˈmɛɹi.ən/: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shimer College
shimewaza noun: A chokehold in judo.
shimiyana noun: Homebrewed alcohol made from treacle etc.
Shimizu proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
Shimla proper noun /ˈʃɪmlə/: A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.
shimless adjective: Without a shim.
shimmable adjective: Able to be supported by a shim.
shimmed adjective, verb: Fitted with shims
shimmer noun, verb /ˈʃɪm.ə(ɹ)/: To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.
shimmer stick noun: A cosmetic device used to add highlighter or similar product to the face
shimmerer noun: One who or that which shimmers.
shimmeriness noun: The state of being shimmery.
shimmering noun, verb: A gleam or glimmer.
shimmeringly adverb: In a shimmering manner; while shimmering; so as to shimmer.
shimmery adjective /ˈʃɪməɹi/: shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.
shimmey noun, verb: Alternative form of shimmy.
shimmier noun: One who shimmies.
shimming noun, verb: Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
shimmy noun, verb /ˈʃɪ.mi/: A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
shimmy on down verb: To go somewhere.
shimmy shake noun: A jazz dance originating in the 1910s in which the shoulders, breasts, hips, and knees were rapidly shaken.
shimmy-shammy noun: Secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.
shimmying noun, verb: The motion of one who shimmies; a shimmy.
Shimoda proper noun: A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Shimon proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew.
Shimonoseki proper noun: A city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.
Shimose noun: Ellipsis of Shimose powder.
Shimose powder noun: A picric acid-based explosive.
shimotsukare noun: A Japanese dish typically made of salmon head simmered with vegetables, soybeans, deep-fried tofu skins, and rice pulp from fermented saké.
shimozzle noun: Alternative form of schmozzle.
Shimp proper noun: A surname.
shimpan noun: the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point
Shimshon proper noun: A male given name from Hebrew.
shimstock noun: Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of...
Shimura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
shin noun, verb /ʃɪn/: The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
shin guard noun: Alternative form of shinguard.
shin hanga noun: An art movement of early 20th century Japan inspired by the earlier ukiyo-e.
shin-kicking noun: A traditional English sport in which two combatants hold each other by the collar while trying to kick each other's shin
shin out verb: To leave quickly or run away.
shin pad noun: A protective piece of clothing worn over the shin.
shin splint noun: A painful inflammation of the muscles in the shins, especially frequent in runners; (more loosely) a painful condition in the shins.
shin splints noun: plural of shin splint
Shina noun: A Dardic people.
Shinagawa proper noun: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan.
shinai noun: A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.
shinanigan noun: Alternative spelling of shenanigan.
Shinar proper noun /ˈʃaɪnɑːr/: The southern region of Mesopotamia.
Shinawatra proper noun /ʃɪnəˈwɒt/: A surname from Thai
shinbeam noun: Alternative form of shinbin.
shinbeen noun: Alternative form of shinbin.
shinbin noun: An irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.
shinbone noun: The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee
shinboner noun: Someone connected with the North Melbourne Football Club.
shinbyeong noun: Alternative form of sinbyeong.
shinbyong noun: Alternative form of sinbyeong.
Shinde proper noun: A surname from Hindi.
shindeshi noun: a young rikishi recruit, not yet professional
shindig noun /ˈʃɪn.dɪɡ/: A noisy party or festivities.
shindiggery noun: Boisterous partying.
shindle noun, verb /ˈʃɪndəl/: A shingle.
Shindler proper noun: A surname.
shindy noun /ˈʃɪndi/: A shindig.
shine noun, verb /ʃaɪn/: To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
shine a light on verb: To make clear; to shed light on; to throw light on.
shine box noun: A box or other container in which a shoeshine boy keeps his shoeshine equipment.
Shine-Dalgarno sequence noun: A ribosomal binding site in the mRNA of prokaryotes.
shine down on verb: To project benevolent or unfortunate qualities on (someone).
shine down upon verb: Alternative form of shine down on.
shine light on verb: Synonym of shine a light on.
shine muscat noun: a cultivar in the muscat family of grapes made by crossing Akitsu-21 and 'Hakunan' (Vitis vinifera)
shine off verb: To be dismissive towards (someone or something, e.g. questions, concerns).
shine on verb: To continue to excel.
shine through verb: To be discernible despite obstruction; to be apparent or evidenced.
shine up verb: To cause to be shiny or more shiny.
shinebox noun: Alternative form of shine box.
shineful adjective: Full of shine or shininess; gleaming, radiant.
shineless adjective: Without any shine; dull.
shiner noun /ˈʃaɪnə(ɹ)/: One who shines; a luminary.
Shinfield proper noun: A village and civil parish in Wokingham borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU7368).
shing-a-ling noun: A dance similar to the boogaloo, popular in the 1950s.
shingara noun: Alternative form of singara (“samosa”).
shingitai noun: The qualities of head, technique and body held to be essential for a successful wrestler
Shingju noun: Alternative form of Singju.
shingle noun, verb /ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/: A small, thin piece of building material, often with one end thicker than the other, for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of a...
shingle bob noun: A hairstyle comprising close-cropped hair at the nape that tapers into a V-shape while the sides are left longer, giving a dome-like shape to the head.
shingle cap noun: A woman's tight-fitting cloth hat popular in the early twentieth century.
shingle oak noun: Quercus imbricaria, a deciduous tree of the red oaks, native primarily to the Midwestern and Upper South regions of North America, and most commonly found...
shingle up verb: To apply shingles to (a roof).
shingleback noun: A species of blue-tongued skink, Tiliqua rugosa, with a short, wide, stumpy tail that resembles its head and may serve the purpose of confusing predators.
shingled adjective, verb: Having shingles.
shingler noun: A person who installs shingles.
shingles noun /ˈʃɪŋɡəlz/: Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
Shingleton proper noun: A surname.
shinglewise adverb: Laid out in an overlapping arrangement like shingles.
shingling noun, verb: The act of covering with shingles.
shingly adjective /ˈʃɪŋɡ(ə)li/: Covered with shingle or small pebbles.
Shingon proper noun: A major school of esoteric Buddhism in Japan.
shinguard noun /ˈʃɪnˌɡɑɹd/: A piece of apparel to protect the front of the lower leg (the shin), usually worn when playing sports.
shinhopple noun: The hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides).
shini-tai noun: A rikishi who is crushed by his opponent when both fall simultaneously.
shinigami noun /ˌʃɪn.ɪˈɡɑːmi/: A deity and/or personification of death.
shinily adverb: In a shiny manner.
shinin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of shining.
shininess noun: The visual property of something shining with reflective light; shine.
shining adjective, noun, verb /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/: Emitting light.
shining firmoss noun: Any member of the species Huperzia lucidula of firmoss.
shining ones noun: Angels or other celestial beings.
shining, shimmering, splendid phrase: Something that is extraordinary, captivating or spectacular.
shining sumac noun: Rhus copallina, a tree of eastern North America.
shining tubeshoulder noun: A ray-finned fish, Sagamichthys abei, native to the Pacific Ocean.
shiningly adverb: In a shining manner; brilliantly.
shiningness noun: The quality of shining; brightness.
shinisaur noun: Any lizard of the genus Shinisaurus (Chinese crocodile lizard).
shinisaurid noun: Any lizard in the family Shinisauridae.
shinjitai noun: The simplified form of Japanese kanji used after 1947.
shinju noun: The binding of the female breasts.
Shinjuku proper noun: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special...
shink interjection, verb: To pour or serve wine or beer; to skink.
shinkansen noun: A Japanese high-speed railway line.
shinkeishitsu noun: A Japanese culture-bound anxiety disorder.
Shinkin-ap-Morgan noun: A nickname for a Welshman.
Shinkle proper noun: A surname.
shinleaf noun: A perennial ericaceous herb (Pyrola elliptica) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme of greenish-white flowers.
shinless adjective: Having no shin.
Shinn proper noun: A surname.
Shinnecock noun /ˈʃɪnəˌkɑk/: A member of a Native American tribe in the Town of Southampton, New York.
shinned adjective, verb: Having a specified kind of shin.
shinnery noun: A dense thicket of trees, usually oaks.
shinnery oak noun: An oak tree of species Quercus havardii, of the southern Great Plains of the US, especially Texas.
shinney noun: The game of hockey.
Shinnick proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Shinnie proper noun: A surname.
shinny noun, verb /ˈʃɪni/: To climb in an awkward manner.
Shino ware noun: A style of Japanese pottery, originating in present-day Gifu prefecture.
shinobi noun: A male ninja.
shinobi-iri noun: ninjutsu techniques for stealth and infiltration
shinobu noun: The rabbit's-foot fern (Davallia)
shinobue noun: A type of transverse flute from Japan that makes a high-pitched sound.
Shinoda proper noun: A transliteration of the Japanese surname 篠田
shinogi noun: On a Japanese sword or knife, the ridge line where the angle meets the flat part of the blade.
Shinola noun /ʃɪˈnoʊ.lə/: Euphemism for shit.
shinpad noun: Alternative spelling of shin pad.
Shinpei proper noun: A male given name from Japanese.
shinplaster noun: An essentially worthless note of paper money.
shinplate noun: An item of plate armour covering the shin; a greave.
shinrimei noun: The watermelon radish.
shinrimei radish noun: Synonym of shinrimei.
shinrinyoku noun: A recreational trip to a forest intended to improve one's well-being.
shinsplint noun: Alternative form of shin splint.
shinsplints noun: plural of shinsplint
shintai noun: A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.
shintaido noun: A form of physical and mental exercise developed from several Japanese martial arts
shintiyan noun: A kind of wide loose drawers or trousers worn by women in Muslim countries.
Shinto adjective /ˈʃɪn.təʊ/: Of or pertaining to, Shintoism.
Shintoism proper noun: The Shinto religion of Japan.
Shintoist adjective, noun: An adherent of Shinto / Shintoism.
Shintoistic adjective: Relating to Shintoism.
Shintoization noun: The process of Shintoizing.
Shintoize verb: To convert or adapt to the Shinto religion.
shinty noun: A game derived from hurling, and resembling hockey, played in Scotland.
shintyan noun: Alternative form of shintiyan.
Shinwari noun: A member of an ethnic Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan.
Shinwell proper noun: A surname.
shinwood noun: Synonym of ground hemlock.
shiny adjective, noun /ˈʃaɪ.ni/: Reflecting light.
shiny cowbird noun: A passerine bird (Molothrus bonariensis) of the Icteridae family.
shiny-floor adjective: Highly produced, extravagant, and spectacular in a tightly-controlled, somewhat formulaic way.
Shinyanga proper noun: A city and region in northern Tanzania.
shinyleaf adjective: Applied to various kinds of plant characterized by shiny leaves.
shinza noun: A shelf in an alcove where a deity is thought to reside, in Japanese religion.
Shio proper noun /ʃi.ɔ/: A transliteration of the Georgian male given name შიო (šio)
shiok adjective [ʃjok̚]: Delightful, pleasurable.
shiokara noun: A Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera.
Shion proper noun: A surname.
shionone noun: A tetracyclic triterpenoid ketone (1R,4aS,4bS,6aS,8R,10aR,10bS,12aS)-1,4b,6a,8,10a,12a-hexamethyl-8-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)hexadecahydrochrysen-2(1H)-one
Shiori proper noun: A female given name from Japanese.
shioyaki noun: Food, usually fish, broiled with salt in Japanese cuisine.
ship noun, suffix, verb /ˈʃɪp/: A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
ship a sea verb: To have a large wave wash over one's vessel.
ship ahoy interjection: Interjection used to hail another ship or vessel, or to attract attention to the presence of another vessel nearby.
ship and let ship proverb: A pro-shipper slogan encouraging fans to focus on their preferred ships, avoiding ship wars and discourse over which ships are acceptable.
ship biscuit noun: hardtack
ship bread noun: Synonym of hardtack.
ship-breaker noun: Alternative spelling of shipbreaker.
ship broker noun: Alternative form of shipbroker
ship-builder noun: Alternative spelling of shipbuilder.
ship-building noun: Alternative form of shipbuilding.
ship canal noun: A canal designed for use by ships
ship chandler noun: A chandler (dealer of supplies) for marine supplies.
ship fever noun: A form of typhus fever.
ship fitter noun: Alternative spelling of shipfitter.
ship in a bottle noun /ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩/: An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.
ship-jumper noun: One who jumps ship.
ship letter noun: A letter conveyed by a ship other than a packet ship.
ship lift noun: A device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.
ship-man noun: Alternative form of shipman.
ship model basin noun: A basin or tank used to carry out hydrodynamic tests with ship models, for the purpose of designing a new (full-sized) ship, or refining the design of an...
ship money noun: A tax applied to coastal towns for their defence in wartime.
ship of fools noun: A country or organization that is poorly run by leaders who lack the expertise to cope with the problems that arise and equally inexpert subjects or members...
ship of state noun: The governance of a state or country, viewed through the metaphor of steering a ship at sea.
ship of the desert noun: A camel.
ship of the line noun: A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of...
ship of the line captain noun: Highest senior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking and European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of captain.
ship of the line ensign noun: Junior officer rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the American rank...
ship of the line ensign first class noun: Intermediate junior officer rank used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of sub-lieutenant or the...
ship of the line ensign second class noun: Most junior officer used in the navies of some Francophone countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.
ship of the line lieutenant noun: Most senior junior officer used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the Anglophone rank of lieutenant.
ship of the line of battle noun: A liner, battleship, ship-of-the-line, line of battle ship.
ship of war noun: warship
ship out verb: To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment.
ship over verb: To reenlist.
ship-pound noun: A unit of weight once used in the Baltic ports.
ship prefix noun: A series of letters placed before the name of a ship to identify the type or nationality of the ship.
ship railway noun: An inclined railway with a cradle-like car, by means of which a ship may be drawn out of the water for repairs etc.
ship rat noun: Synonym of black rat.
ship-rigged adjective: full-rigged
ship's bells noun: The strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time. In each of the day's six watches of four hours, one bell marks the end of the...
ship's biscuit noun: hardtack
ship's boat noun: A utility boat carried by a larger vessel.
ship's boy noun: Synonym of cabin boy (“a male attendant on a ship”).
ship's carver noun: Alternative form of shipcarver.

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.