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English words: short stuff to should-cost

300 English words, part 85 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 36 have a page of their own.

English words short stuff to should-cost

  1. short stuff noun: Term of address for a child or small person.
  2. short subject noun: A film that is shorter than a feature film.
  3. short sweetening noun: Sugar.
  4. short sword noun: Alternative form of shortsword.
  5. SHORT syndrome noun: An uncommon autosomal-dominant condition marked by short stature, hyperextensibility of the joints and/or inguinal hernias, ocular depression, Rieger...
  6. short-tack verb: To tack several times in rapid succession when sailing upwind in a narrow waterway.
  7. short tag verb: to check a bag through to an intermediate point on an itinerary rather than the destination.
  8. short-tailed blue noun: Cupido argiades, a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
  9. short-tailed chinchilla noun: A species of chinchilla, Chinchilla chinchilla, found in South America.
  10. short-tailed fox noun: Channel Island fox
  11. short-tailed hawk noun: an American bird of prey in the family Accipitridae
  12. short-tailed parrot noun: A species of parrot, Graydidascalus brachyurus, native to tropical rain forests of South America.
  13. short-tailed weasel noun: The stoat or ermine (Mustela erminea).
  14. short tandem repeat noun: A pattern in DNA where two or more nucleotides are repeated and the repeated sequences are directly adjacent to each other, used in determining genetic...
  15. short temper noun: The personality trait of being quick to anger.
  16. short-tempered adjective: Easily angered; frequently losing one's temper.
  17. short term adjective, adverb, noun: Of or pertaining to the near or immediate future.
  18. short-term memory noun: The capacity for holding, but not manipulating, a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.
  19. short-termer noun: A prisoner serving a relatively brief sentence.
  20. short-termism noun: Concentration on obtaining immediate profit at the expense of long-term security.
  21. short-termist adjective, noun: Tending to think and plan only for the short term.
  22. short-termness noun: The state, quality, or condition of being short-term.
  23. short time adjective, noun, verb: A period of reduced workhours.
  24. short-timer noun: A soldier during the Vietnam War who had less than two months to serve.
  25. short title noun: An abbreviated form of entry for a book in a list or catalog that usually gives only the author's name, the title in brief, the date and place of...
  26. short-toed eagle noun: Synonym of short-toed snake eagle.
  27. short-toed snake eagle noun: Circaetus gallicus, a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae.
  28. short-toed treecreeper noun: Certhia brachydactyla, a species of bird in the family Certhiidae.
  29. short ton noun: A unit of ship capacity or weight equal to 2000 U.S. or avoirdupois pounds, approximately 907 kilograms.
  30. short track noun: A short-track speedskating oval.
  31. short-track speed skating noun: The Olympic sport, short track.
  32. short trousers noun: Trousers reaching as far as the knee, typically worn by young boys.
  33. short twentieth century noun /ˈʃɔːt ˌtwɛn.(t)ɪ.əθ ˈsɛn.t͡ʃ(ʊ).ɹi/: Any period of years defined by significant historical events falling within the 20th century (1 January 1901 to 31 December 2000).
  34. short u noun: The vowel sound /ʌ/, as in the words "cut" and "run". (The presence of a short vowel is sometimes signaled in spelling by the doubling of a consonant after...
  35. short view noun: A short description that touches on the most important aspects of a subject.
  36. short vowel noun: In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced shorter than a long vowel.
  37. short wave adjective, noun /ˈʃɔːt weɪv/: Alternative form of shortwave
  38. short weight noun: Weight that is less than that declared or less than one is charged for.
  39. short whist noun: A variation of the game whist that uses a five-point game limit and in which two partnerships of four players compete to win the most tricks.
  40. short-winded adjective /ʃɔːtˈwɪndɪd/: Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath.
  41. short-windedness noun: The state or quality of being short-winded.
  42. short-witted adjective: Having little wit, judgment, or intellect.
  43. shortage noun /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tɪd͡ʒ/: A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
  44. Shortall proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  45. shortalls noun: An overall, particularly with short-cut legs, like a pair of shorts.
  46. shortbed noun: A truck with a short bed.
  47. shortbill spearfish noun: A species of marlin, Tetrapturus angustirostris
  48. shortblade noun: A shortsword.
  49. shortblock noun: Alternative form of short block.
  50. shortboard noun: A type of surfboard which is about 6 to 7 feet long (boards are always measured in feet, even in metric countries), and with a tapered pointy nose.
  51. shortboarder noun: A surfer who rides a shortboard.
  52. shortboarding noun: The use of a shortboard in surfing.
  53. shortbow noun /ˈʃɔː(ɹ)tbəʊ/: A small bow that has a strong tension, and is usually about a meter tall.
  54. shortbread noun: A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.
  55. shortbreathed adjective: Alternative form of short-breathed
  56. shortcake noun: A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking...
  57. shortcakey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of shortcake.
  58. shortcast noun: A short podcast, especially one that summarizes the key points from a longer one.
  59. shortcel noun: An incel of short stature.
  60. shortchange verb /ʃɔɹtˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒ/: To defraud (someone) by giving them less change than they should be given after a transaction.
  61. shortchanger noun: One who shortchanges.
  62. shortcircuit verb: Alternative form of short-circuit.
  63. shortclothes noun: A covering for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers which reach to the knees, similar to modern-day shorts.
  64. shortcoat noun, verb: Alternative form of short-coat.
  65. shortcode noun: A special short telephone number for an SMS or MMS service, designed to be easier to remember.
  66. shortcomer noun /ˈʃoɹtkəmɚ/: One who falls short, failing to attain a goal or ideal.
  67. shortcoming noun /ˈʃɔːtˌkʌmɪŋ/: A deficiency or falling short; failure to attain a goal or ideal.
  68. shortcrust adjective: Describing a form of pastry that is relatively hard and brittle.
  69. shortcrust pastry noun: A pastry containing no leavening agent; often used to make the base of tarts, pies, etc.
  70. shortcut noun, verb /ˈʃɔːtkʌt/: A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths.
  71. shortcut key noun: A key or key combination involved in a keyboard shortcut.
  72. shortcutter noun: A person who takes shortcuts.
  73. shorted adjective, verb: Dressed in shorts.
  74. Shortell proper noun: A surname from Irish.
  75. shorten verb /ˈʃɔːtn̩/: To make shorter; to abbreviate.
  76. shorten down verb: Synonym of shorten up.
  77. shorten up verb: To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together.
  78. shortenable adjective: That may be shortened.
  79. shortener noun /ˈʃɔɹtənɚ/: One who, or that which, shortens.
  80. shortening noun, verb: Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat...
  81. shortening time noun: A court order in response to the motion of a party to a lawsuit, allowing a motion or other legal matter to be set at a time shorter than provided by law or...
  82. shorter adjective, noun /ˈʃɔːtə/: A short, a short seller: one who engages in short selling.
  83. shorteralls noun: Alternative spelling of shortalls.
  84. shortest remaining time noun: A scheduling algorithm, in which the process with the smallest amount of time remaining until completion is selected to execute.
  85. shortestness noun: The quality of being shortest.
  86. shortfall noun: An instance of falling short, of not meeting a quota, an obligation, or more generally any expected target.
  87. shortfalling noun: A falling short; failure to meet an expectation or standard.
  88. shortfetched adjective /ˈʃɔːtfɛtʃt/: Alternative form of short-fetched.
  89. shortfic noun: A fanfic of shorter than average length.
  90. shortfin adjective, noun: Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by short fins.
  91. shortform adjective: Alternative form of short-form.
  92. shortgevity noun /ˌʃɔːtˈd͡ʒɛ.vɪ.ti/: The state or condition of lasting for only a short period of time, in contrast to longevity.
  93. shortgown noun: A woman's bedgown consisting of a loose jacket with a skirt.
  94. shortgrass noun: The set of short, tough grasses that thrive in arid plains; often specifically the native grasses of the North American Great Plains.
  95. shorth noun: The shortest interval containing a specified fraction (typically a half) of a distribution
  96. shorthair noun: Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, a slender body and a large head.
  97. shorthaired adjective: Having short hair.
  98. shorthand noun, verb /ˈʃɔːthænd/: A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
  99. shorthand typist noun /ˈʃɔːthand tʌɪpɪst/: A person skilled in shorthand and typing.
  100. shorthanded adjective, adverb, verb: Lacking sufficient staff or people, as for normal or efficient operations.
  101. shorthandedly adverb: In a shorthanded manner.
  102. shorthandedness noun: The condition of being shorthanded.
  103. shorthander noun: One who writes in shorthand.
  104. shorthead redhorse noun: Moxostoma macrolepidotum, a fish native to central and eastern North America.
  105. shorthold adjective, noun: Describing a tenancy that exists for an agreed term, at the end of which the property may be recovered by the landlord.
  106. shortholder noun: A tenant who possesses a property by shorthold.
  107. shorthorn adjective, noun: Describing cattle that have distinctively short horns.
  108. shorthorn sculpin noun: A species of fish in the Cottidae family: Myoxocephalus scorpius.
  109. Shorthouse proper noun: A surname.
  110. shortia noun: Any of the subshrubs and perennial herbs of the genus Shortia.
  111. shortie adjective, noun: Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
  112. shorties noun: Short socks.
  113. shortify verb: Synonym of shorten.
  114. shorting noun, verb: short selling
  115. shortish adjective: Somewhat short; moderately short.
  116. shortite noun: An evaporite, consisting of a mixed sodium and calcium carbonate, with the chemical formula Na₂Ca₂(CO₃)₃.
  117. Shortland proper noun: A suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
  118. Shortlands proper noun: A suburb in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3968).
  119. shortleaf adjective: Having short leaves.
  120. shortleaf pine noun: Any member of the species Pinus echinata of tall-growing conifers of the southeastern US, from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to southern New Jersey, excluding...
  121. shortlegged adjective: Alternative spelling of short-legged.
  122. shortleggedness noun: Alternative form of short-leggedness.
  123. shortlex noun: A total ordering for finite sequences of objects that can themselves be totally ordered. Sequences are primarily sorted by cardinality (length) with the...
  124. shortline noun: An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.
  125. shortlist noun, verb: Alternative form of short list.
  126. shortlisted adjective, verb: Placed on a short list.
  127. shortlistee noun: A person or thing that is on a shortlist.
  128. shortlister noun: One who shortlists.
  129. shortlived adjective: Alternative form of short-lived.
  130. shortliver noun /ˈʃɔ(ɹ)tˈlaɪv.ɚ/: One who lives an unusually short life.
  131. shortly adverb /ˈʃɔɹtli/: In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
  132. shortness noun: The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  133. shortness of breath noun: A difficulty in breathing.
  134. shortnose adjective, noun: Having a short nose.
  135. shortnose sucker noun: A fish of species Chasmistes brevirostris, within the taxonomic family Catostomidae of suckers.
  136. shortometer noun: A device for measuring the effectiveness of fats as shortening.
  137. shortpay noun: Alternative form of short-pay.
  138. shortplay noun: A relatively brief recording of a video game being played, not including every part of the game.
  139. shortpod mustard noun: The flowering plant Hirschfeldia incana.
  140. shortrange adjective: Alternative form of short-range.
  141. shortribs noun: Alternative form of short ribs.
  142. Shortridge proper noun: A surname.
  143. shorts noun, verb /ʃɔː(ɹ)ts/: A garment worn over the pelvic area ending above the knees, not covering the entire length of the leg, designed for warm weather or for sports.
  144. shortsea adjective: Of or relating to transportation by sea that does not directly cross an ocean, such as coastwise movement.
  145. shortseller noun: Alternative form of short seller.
  146. shortsheet verb: To make an apple-pie bed of (a bed).
  147. shortsighted adjective: Alternative spelling of short-sighted.
  148. shortsightedly adverb: With short sight; myopically.
  149. shortsightedness noun: Alternative form of short-sightedness.
  150. shortsome adjective: Marked, or characterised by shortness; (by extension) (of time) amusing; enjoyable
  151. shortstack noun: Alternative form of short stack.
  152. shortstop noun, verb /ʃɔɹt.stap/: The infield defensive player that stands between the second baseman and the third baseman.
  153. shortstuff noun: Alternative form of short stuff.
  154. shortsword noun: A sword of a class generally shorter than one meter, but longer than a dagger.
  155. Shortt proper noun: A surname.
  156. Shortt clock noun: A complex precision electromechanical pendulum clock.
  157. shorttail adjective: Used in the name of various creatures characterized by a short tail.
  158. shorttrack noun: Alternative form of short track.
  159. shorttrack speedskating noun: Alternative form of short-track speed skating.
  160. shortwall noun: A short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
  161. shortward adjective, adverb: Near, or oriented toward, the shorter wavelengths of a range.
  162. shortwards adverb: shortward
  163. shortwave adjective, adverb, noun /ˈʃɔːtweɪv/: An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a...
  164. shortwinded adjective: Alternative form of short-winded.
  165. shortwing noun: Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
  166. shortwool noun: A domestic sheep having short wool.
  167. shorty adjective, noun, pronoun /ˈʃɔː.ti/: Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
  168. shorty shorts noun: Synonym of short shorts.
  169. Shortz proper noun: A surname
  170. Shortzian adjective: Of or pertaining to the style or tenure of New York Times crossword puzzle editor Will Shortz, featuring wordplay and colloquial vocabulary, especially in...
  171. shory adjective: Lying near the shore.
  172. Shosh proper noun: A surname.
  173. Shosha proper noun: A surname from Russian.
  174. Shoshana proper noun: A female given name from Hebrew.
  175. shoshin noun: An attitude of openness, eagerness, and lack of preconceptions when studying a subject, even at an advanced level.
  176. Shoshokie noun: Synonym of Digger (“member of a California Native American group”).
  177. Shoshoko noun: Synonym of Digger (“member of a California Native American group”).
  178. Shoshone noun /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/: A member of an Amerindian ethnic group of North America, especially of Wyoming and Idaho.
  179. Shoshonean adjective /ʃəʊˈʃəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or relating to the Shoshone people.
  180. Shoshoni noun: Alternative form of Shoshone.
  181. Shoshonian adjective: Alternative form of Shoshonean.
  182. shoshonite noun: A form of trachyandesite richer in potassium than sodium
  183. shoshonitic adjective: Containing, or characteristic of shoshonite
  184. Shostak proper noun: A surname.
  185. Shostakovian adjective: Alternative form of Shostakovichian.
  186. Shostakovich proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič).
  187. Shostakovichesque adjective: Reminiscent of the works of Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer and pianist.
  188. Shostakovichian adjective: Of or relating to Dmitri Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Шостако́вич; 1906–1975), Soviet composer and pianist.
  189. shot adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ʃɒt/: Tired, weary.
  190. shot across the bow noun /ˈʃɒt əˌkɹɒs ðə ˈbaʊ/: A warning that negative consequences will be faced if something is carried out or allowed to continue.
  191. shot across the bows noun: Alternative form of shot across the bow.
  192. shot blasting noun: abrasive blasting using metal shot rather than sand
  193. shot box noun: A video camera attachment for controlling and storing lens settings.
  194. shot caller noun: Someone in charge, especially the leader of a street gang.
  195. shot clock noun: A timer measuring the length of time since the last shot.
  196. shot-clog noun: Someone who is tolerated only because he pays the shot (reckoning at a bar etc.), for the rest of the group, otherwise he is a mere clog (obstruction) to them.
  197. shot cup noun: Synonym of shot glass.
  198. shot-drill noun: A form of nonproductive penal labor in which prisoners are forced to carry cannonballs back and forth while stooped over.
  199. shot-firer noun: Alternative form of shotfirer.
  200. shot garland noun: A wooden or rope frame for holding shot, attached to the coamings or ledges of the deck of a ship.
  201. shot glass noun: Alternative form of shot glass.
  202. shot-gun noun: Alternative spelling of shotgun.
  203. shot heard 'round the world phrase: The opening volleys of the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution.
  204. shot in one's locker noun: Alternative form of shot in the locker.
  205. shot in the arm noun: An injection of a drug into the arm, whether for medical or recreational purposes.
  206. shot in the dark noun: A guess or attempt made with little or no information, evidence, or expectation of success.
  207. shot in the locker noun: Money or other resources available on hand.
  208. shot list noun: Alternative form of shotlist.
  209. shot-making noun: Alternative form of shotmaking.
  210. shot noise noun: Noise resulting from statistical fluctuations in the random number and distribution of individual photons or electrons hitting a detector, especially at low...
  211. shot on goal noun: A shot at the opponent's goal.
  212. shot on target noun: A shot that either scores a goal or that would score if not for an obstruction by a defending player.
  213. shot-on-video adjective: Of a film, shot using camcorders and consumer-grade equipment.
  214. shot out adjective, verb: Of an area, having had all game eradicated from hunting.
  215. shot prop noun: A wooden prop covered with tarred hemp, to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's side.
  216. shot put noun /ˈʃɒtpʊt/: An athletics event where a competitor must hurl a heavy metal orb ("shot") as far as possible. Because of the weight of the ball this is done with a pushing...
  217. shot putter noun: An athlete who competes in the shot put.
  218. shot-putting noun: The act of competing in the track and field event of putting the shot, attempting to throw a heavy metal ball for maximum distance using a pushing motion...
  219. shot rock noun: The rock in the house closest to the button.
  220. shot sample noun: A sample taken for assay from a molten metallic mass by pouring a portion into water to granulate it.
  221. shot ski noun: Alternative form of shotski.
  222. shot soup noun: A weak soup containing whole peas.
  223. shot stopper noun: A goalkeeper. More specifically refers to the ability to make saves, as opposed to other areas of goalkeeping like distribution and coming off the line.
  224. shot through with preposition: Infused, permeated, streaked with (something).
  225. shot to nothing noun: An attempted pot that is intended not to leave a possible pot for the opponent if missed.
  226. shot tower noun: A tall building in which droplets of molten lead fall into a pool of water in order to form lead shot.
  227. shot welding noun: A form of spot welding used to join two pieces of metal by clamping the pieces together and briefly passing a large electric current through them.
  228. shot with a shovel adjective: Severely admonished; castigated.
  229. shota noun: Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys.
  230. shotabait noun /ˈʃoʊ̯.təˌbeɪ̯t/: Characters or media made to appeal to shotacons.
  231. shotacom noun: Alternative spelling of shotacon.
  232. shotacon noun: A sexual complex where an adult is attracted to young, typically prepubescent boys, or the fictional depictions thereof.
  233. shotai noun: A Japanese military unit, equivalent to a platoon, flight, or section.
  234. shotakon noun: Alternative spelling of shotacon.
  235. shotblast verb: To blast steel shot on or at something, to remove coats of paint, dirt etc.
  236. shotcaller noun: Alternative form of shot caller.
  237. shotcrete noun: concrete conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface.
  238. shotcreter noun: A machine that lays shotcrete onto a surface
  239. shotcreting noun: The application of shotcrete onto a surface.
  240. shote noun: Alternative form of shoat (“young pig”).
  241. shotel noun: An Abyssinian curved blade similar to the scimitar.
  242. shoter noun: A kind of officer or overseer among the Ancient Israelites.
  243. shotfirer noun: A person employed to prepare, position and detonate explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.
  244. shotfiring noun: The work of preparing, positioning and detonating explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.
  245. shotglass noun: Alternative form of shot glass.
  246. shotgun noun, verb /ˈʃɒtɡʌn/: A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge.
  247. shotgun approach noun: An approach in which the subject is indiscriminate and haphazard, using breadth, spread, or quantity in lieu of accuracy, planning, etc.
  248. shotgun cloning noun: Synonym of shotgun sequencing.
  249. shotgun debugging noun: A poorly-directed form of debugging, making various experimental changes to the source code in the hope that one of them will eventually fix the problem.
  250. shotgun double noun: Two shotgun houses which share a central wall.
  251. shotgun fungus noun: Synonym of cannonball fungus.
  252. shotgun home noun: Synonym of shotgun house.
  253. shotgun house noun: A narrow shack with a door at each end, common in the Southern United States from the end of the Civil War until the 1920s.
  254. shotgun marriage noun: A marriage beginning with (or resulting from) a shotgun wedding.
  255. shotgun mic noun: A shotgun microphone.
  256. shotgun microphone noun: A highly directional microphone for capturing only the sound directly in front of it, often used at a distance.
  257. shotgun offense noun: An offense in which the quarterback sets up at a distance behind the center and the ball is snapped through the air.
  258. shotgun pleading noun: A legal complaint or an answer to a complaint which sets forth an excessive number of facts with no clear organization, and then asserts that those facts...
  259. shotgun proteomics noun: A laboratory method for the determining the identities of proteins in a mixture.
  260. shotgun sequencing noun: A DNA sequencing technique in which a large number of small fragments of a long DNA strand are generated at random, sequenced, and reassembled to form a...
  261. shotgun shack noun: Synonym of shotgun house.
  262. shotgun start noun /ˈʃɒtɡʌn stɑːt/: A tournament format in which all groups of contestants tee off simultaneously from different holes.
  263. shotgun surgery noun: The antipattern of adding similar or identical source code in multiple parts of a software project, rather than implementing the desired functionality in a...
  264. shotgun wedding noun: A wedding in which the bride is already pregnant.
  265. shotgunlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a shotgun.
  266. shotgunner noun: Someone who uses a shotgun
  267. shothole noun: A hole, very deep but only a few inches wide, which is used to drop explosives beneath the Earth's surface to ease petroleum extraction.
  268. shoti noun /ˈʃo.tɪ/: the youngest brother
  269. shotless adjective: Without a shot or shots (in various senses).
  270. Shotley proper noun: A village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM236351).
  271. shotlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a shot.
  272. shotlist noun: A detailed list of all the shots required for a film.
  273. shotmaker noun: A player who is skilled at making shots and scoring even against skilled defense.
  274. shotmaking noun: The skill of making accurate shots
  275. shotnoise noun: noise due to random variations in the number and velocity of electrons or photons in a device.
  276. shoto noun: In the Street Fighter series, either of the playable characters Ryu and Ken; by extension, several characters with similar attacks.
  277. Shotokan proper noun: A style of karate based on strength and power.
  278. shotproof adjective: Not penetrable by shot; bulletproof.
  279. shotput noun: Alternative form of shot put.
  280. shotputter noun: Alternative form of shot-putter.
  281. shots fired interjection: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: (especially law enforcement) indicates that a firearm has been discharged in the vicinity of the speaker.
  282. shotshell noun: A shotgun cartridge.
  283. shotski noun: A ski with several shot glasses attached onto it, used for a drinking activity where multiple people hold the ski and consume a shot simultaneously.
  284. shott noun /ʃɑt/: Alternative form of chott.
  285. shotta contraction, noun: An armed gangster.
  286. shotted adjective, verb: loaded with, or made of, shot
  287. shotten adjective /ˈʃɒtən/: Having ejected the spawn.
  288. shotter noun: A drug dealer.
  289. shottie noun: A shotgun.
  290. shotties interjection, noun: thanks, thank you, shot
  291. Shotton proper noun: A village in Peterlee parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ4139).
  292. shottsuru noun /ʃɒtˈsuːɹuː/: A pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.
  293. shotty adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈʃɒti/: A gauzeless pipe for smoking cannabis, more like a Vietnamese Duc Lau than a bong.
  294. Shotwell proper noun: A surname.
  295. shough noun: A shockdog.
  296. shoujo adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of shojo (“a style of anime and manga intended for young women”).
  297. shoujo ai noun: Anime and manga that explore emotional, but largely platonic, homoerotic relationships between women.
  298. should noun, verb /ʃəd/: Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').
  299. should-cost noun, verb: The detailed analysis of a contractor's facilities by the potential purchaser, in order to determine an acceptable price that the purchaser will pay the...

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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.