A district of Ville-Marie borough, Montreal, Montreal Island, Montreal county, Region of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; a flat plateau neighbourhood bounded by the Saint-Jacques Escarpment and CP Rail lines and Autoroute Ville Marie and Little Burgundy to street south, Westmount and Atwater Avenue to street west, Guy Street and the Golden Square Mile to street east, and Sherbrooke Boulevard and the slopes of Mount Royal to street north.

shaughraunnoun

A wanderer; a vagabond.

Shaulname

A surname.

Shaulaname

Lambda Scorpii, a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius.

Shaunname

A male given name from Irish.

Shaunaname

A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”).

Shauniquaname

A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua.

Shauraseni Prakritname

An extinct Prakrit language of northern India, most notably used in medieval drama.

shaurinoun

A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African.

Shauryaname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

shavasananoun

A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed.

shavashintj

Alternative form of shabash.

Shavaughnname

A female given name from Irish.

shaveverb

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 horsenoun

Synonym of shaving horse.

shaveableadj

Capable of being (easily) shaved.

shavedadj

Having had a shave.

shaved icenoun

Any of various desserts that incorporate finely crushed or shaved ice and a sweet syrup.

shaveenoun

A person who has their hair shaved off.

shavegrassnoun

A plant, the scouring rush.

shavehooknoun

A tool used for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle.

shavelessadj

Without a shave.

shavelessnessnoun

Absence of a shave.

shavelingnoun

Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk.

shavenadj

Having been shaved.

shavernoun

One who shaves.

shavesnoun

plural of shave

shavestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of shave

shavetailnoun

An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer.

shavethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shave

Shavianadj

Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works.

Shavian alphabetname

A synthetic alphabet, invented by Ronald Kingsley Read in an attempt to provide a phonetic orthography for the English language.

Shaviananoun

Objects or texts relating to George Bernard Shaw.

Shavianismnoun

The characteristic style of the playwright George Bernard Shaw.

Shavianitynoun

The state or quality of being Shavian.

Shavianizeverb

To convert English text into the Shavian alphabet.

Shavianizedadj

Written or adapted using the Shavian alphabet.

shavingnoun

A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

shaving benchnoun

Synonym of shaving horse.

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