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sexual relations noun plural : physical sexual contact between individuals that involves the genitalia : SEXUAL INTERCOURSE

sexy adjective sex·i·er; -est : sexually suggestive or stimulating : EROTIC

— sex·i·ly adverb

— sex·i·ness noun

Synonyms

amatory, amorous, erotic—more at EROTIC

SF abbreviation 1 sacrifice fly

2 science fiction

SFC abbreviation sergeant first class

Sg symbol seaborgium

SG abbreviation 1 senior grade

2 sergeant

3 solicitor general

4 surgeon general

sgd abbreviation signed

Sgt abbreviation sergeant

Sgt Maj abbreviation sergeant major

sh abbreviation share

shab·by adjective shab·bi·er; -est 1 : dressed in worn clothes

2 : threadbare and faded from wear

3 : DESPICABLE, MEAN; also : UNFAIR <~ treatment>

— shab·bi·ly adverb

— shab·bi·ness noun

Synonyms

dilapidated, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, neglected, ragged, ratty, scruffy, seedy, tacky, tattered, threadbare; also abandoned, desolate, forlorn; decrepit, worn-out; bedraggled, dingy, decaying, ramshackle; broken, damaged, destroyed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked

shack noun : an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : HUT

Synonyms

cabin, camp, hut, hutch, shanty; also lean-to, shed; cot, cottage, lodge; cabana; bungalow, chalet; hogan, wickiup, wigwam

1shackle noun 1 : something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms

2 : a check on free action made as if by fetters

3 : a device for making something fast or secure

Synonyms

[1] band, bond, chain, fetter, irons, ligature, manacle—more at BOND

[2] bar, block, chain, clog, crimp, embarrassment, encumbrance, fetter, handicap, hindrance, inhibition, interference, let, obstacle—more at ENCUMBRANCE

2shackle verb shack·led; shack·ling 1 : to bind or fasten with shackles

2 : to limit free movement or expression with restrictions or handicaps

Synonyms

[1] bind, chain, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, trammel

[2] clog, cramp, delay, embarrass, encumber, hamper, handicap, hinder, hobble, hold back, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, obstruct, tie up—more at HAMPER

shad noun, plural shad : any of several sea fishes related to the herrings that swim up rivers to spawn and include some important food fishes

1shade noun 1 a : partial obscurity

b plural : the shadows that gather as darkness comes on

2 : space sheltered from the light esp. of the sun

3 : a disembodied spirit : PHANTOM

4 : something that shelters from or intercepts light or heat; also, pl : SUNGLASSES

5 : a dark color or a variety of a color

6 : a small difference

Synonyms

[1b] dark, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, murk, night, semidarkness, shadow, twilight—more at DARK

[2] shadow; also blackness, dimness, duskiness, gloominess, murkiness, obscurity; cloudiness, dullness

[3] apparition, bogey, ghost, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, vision, wraith—more at GHOST

[5] cast, color, hue, tinge, tint, tone—more at COLOR

2shade verb shad·ed; shad·ing 1 : to shelter from light and heat

2 : DARKEN, OBSCURE

3 : to mark with degrees of light or color

4 : to show slight differences esp. in color or meaning

shaded adjective : protected from heat or light (as with shade or shadow)

Synonyms

shadowy, shady—more at SHADY

shad·ing noun : the color and lines representing darkness or shadow in a drawing or painting

1shadow noun 1 a : partial darkness in a space from which light rays are cut off

b plural : a place or time of little or no light

2 : SHELTER

3 : shade cast upon a surface by something intercepting rays from a light

4 : something (as a specter) apparent to sense but with no substantial existence : PHANTOM

5 : a shaded portion of a picture

6 : a small portion or degree : TRACE

7 : a source of gloom or unhappiness

8 : one (as a spy or detective) that shadows

Synonyms

[1a] shade—more at SHADE

shadows [1b] dark, darkness, dusk, gloaming,