English Words: S

54,294 words · Page 349 of 1086

shimenawanoun

A length of straw that lines the ring (used as ritual purification in shinto)

Shimername

A surname from German.

Shimerianadj

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Shimer College

shimewazanoun

A chokehold in judo.

Shimizuname

A surname from Japanese.

Shimlaname

A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

shimlessadj

Without a shim.

shimmableadj

Able to be supported by a shim.

Shimmelname

A surname from German.

shimmerverb

To shine tremulously or intermittently; to gleam faintly.

shimmerernoun

One who or that which shimmers.

shimmerethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shimmer

shimmerinessnoun

The state of being shimmery.

shimmeringlyadv

In a shimmering manner; while shimmering; so as to shimmer.

shimmeryadj

shimmering, or shining with a faint, or intermittent or trembling gleam or light.

shimmiernoun

One who shimmies.

shimmingverb

present participle and gerund of shim

shimmynoun

A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.

shimmy shakenoun

A jazz dance originating in the 1910s in which the shoulders, breasts, hips, and knees were rapidly shaken.

shimmy-shammynoun

Secretive, illicit activity or favor trading.

Shimodaname

A city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Shimojiname

A surname from Japanese.

Shimonname

A male given name from Hebrew.

Shimonosekiname

A city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Honshu, Japan.

Shimose powdernoun

A picric acid-based explosive.

shimotsukarenoun

A Japanese dish typically made of salmon head simmered with vegetables, soybeans, deep-fried tofu skins, and rice pulp from fermented saké.

shimpannoun

the four judges, sitting at each cardinal point

Shimshonname

A male given name from Hebrew.

shimstocknoun

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 them as needed.

Shimuraname

A surname from Japanese.

Shimwellname

A surname from Old Norse.

shinnoun

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Shin Betname

Israel's internal security service.

shin hanganoun

An art movement of early 20th century Japan inspired by the earlier ukiyo-e.

Shinaname

A Dardic people.

shinainoun

A bamboo sword used in the Japanese martial art kendo.

Shinallname

A surname from French.

Shinarname

The southern region of Mesopotamia.

Shinaultname

A surname from French.

Shinawatraname

A surname from Thai

shinbinnoun

An irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.

shinbonenoun

The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee

Shinbonernoun

Someone connected with the North Melbourne Football Club.

Shindename

A surname from Hindi.

ShinDekuname

The ship of characters Hitoshi Shinsou and Izuku "Deku" Midoriya from the My Hero Academia series.

shindeshinoun

a young rikishi recruit, not yet professional

shindignoun

A noisy party or festivities.

shindlenoun

A shingle.

shindynoun

A shindig.

shindysnoun

plural of shindy

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The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 349. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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