Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1245]
[6] relic, trace, vestige—more at VESTIGE
[8] detective, investigator, operative, sleuth, tail—more at DETECTIVE
2shadow verb 1 : to cast a shadow on
2 : to represent faintly or vaguely
3 : to follow and watch closely : TRAIL
Synonyms
[1] becloud, blacken, cloud, darken, dim, obscure, overcast, overshadow
[3] chase, dog, follow, hound, pursue, tag, tail, trace, track, trail—more at FOLLOW
shad·ow·box verb : to box with an imaginary opponent esp. for training
shad·owy adjective 1 : faintly perceptible
2 : being in or obscured by shadow; also : producing or providing shade
Synonyms
bleary, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague—more at FAINT
shady adjective shad·i·er; -est 1 : affording shade
2 : of questionable honesty or reputation
Synonyms
[1] shaded, shadowy; also covered, sheltered; cloudy; dark, darkened, darkling, dim, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, obscured, somber, sunless
Antonyms
sunny
[2] crooked, deceptive, dishonest, fast, fraudulent, sharp, shifty, underhanded—more at DISHONEST
[2] debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shaky, suspect, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL
1shaft noun, plural shafts 1 : the long handle of a spear or lance
2 : a thrusting or throwing weapon with long shaft and sharp head or blade : SPEAR, LANCE
3 or pl shaves : POLE; especially : one of two poles between which a horse is hitched to pull a vehicle
4 : something (as a column) long and slender
5 : a bar to support a rotating piece or to transmit power by rotation
6 : an inclined opening in the ground (as for finding or mining ore)
7 : a vertical opening (as for an elevator) through the floors of a building
8 : harsh or unfair treatment — usu. used with the
9 : a sharply delineated beam of light shining through an opening
2shaft verb 1 : to fit with a shaft
2 : to treat unfairly or harshly
shag noun : a shaggy tangled mass or covering (as of wool) : long coarse or matted fiber, nap, or pile
shag·gy adjective shag·gi·er; -est 1 : rough with or as if with long hair or wool
2 : tangled or rough in surface
Synonyms
fleecy, furry, hairy, hirsute, rough, unshorn, woolly—more at HAIRY
shah noun, often cap : a sovereign of Iran
Shak abbreviation Shakespeare
1shake verb shook ; shak·en ; shak·ing 1 : to move or cause to move jerkily or irregularly
2 : BRANDISH, WAVE 3 : to disturb emotionally 4 : WEAKEN 5 : to bring or come into a certain position, condition, or arrangement by or as if by moving jerkily 6 : to clasp (hands) in greeting or as a sign of goodwill or agreement 7 : to get away from : get rid of — shak·able or shakeable adjective Synonyms [1] agitate, convulse, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shudder, vibrate, wobble; also rock, sway; quaver, shiver, tremble; dodder, waver; flicker, fluctuate, flutter, oscillate, wave; beat, palpitate, pit-a-pat, pitter-patter, pulsate, pulse, throb [7] avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shirk, shun—more at ESCAPE 2shake noun 1 : the act or a result of shaking