ShrakenameA surname from German.
shralpverbTo shred, rip, or tear.
shramverbTo cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to numb.
shrammedadjOf a person, cold (in temperature); shrivelled with cold.
shrankverbsimple past of shrink
shrapnounA place baited with chaff to entice birds.
shrapnelnounAn anti-personnel artillery shell used in World War I which carries a large number of individual bullets or balls close to the target and then ejects them to allow them to continue along the shell's trajectory and strike the target individually.
ShravastinameA district of Devipatan division, Uttar Pradesh, India. Headquarters: Bhinga.
shrednounA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
shreddedadjCut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.
shreddernounA person who shreds or tears something.
shreddinessnounThe state or condition of being shreddy.
shreddingnounThe act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
shredducenounShredded lettuce, especially on a burger or sandwich.
shredlessadjHaving no shreds; without a shred.
shredlikeadjResembling or characteristic of a shred.
shreekverbObsolete form of shriek.
ShreknounAn extremely ugly person.
ShrekkienounA fan of the Shrek media franchise.
ShrekkyadjResembling or characteristic of the fictional ogre character Shrek.
ShreveporternounA native or inhabitant of Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.
shrewnounAny of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
shrewdadjShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
shrewdeadjObsolete spelling of shrewd.
shrewdomnounThe realm or sphere of shrews (nagging, ill-tempered women).
shrewdynounAlternative form of shrewdie.
shrewishadjOf or pertaining to a shrew (a nagging, ill-tempered woman).
shrewlikeadjResembling or characteristic of a shrew (mouselike mammal).
shrewlyadvIn a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
shrewmousenounA shrew, especially the common shrew (also called the erd shrew).
ShrewsburynameA large market town, the county town of Shropshire, England.
Shrewsbury cakenounA type of flat, crisp biscuit traditionally made in Shrewsbury.
ShreynameA male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
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