Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1246]
shak·er noun 1 : one that shakes
2 cap : a member of a religious sect founded in England in 1747
Shake·spear·ean or Shake·spear·ian adjective : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Shakespeare or his writings
shake–up noun : an extensive often drastic reorganization
shake up verb : to jar by or as if by a physical shock
Synonyms
appall, bowl, floor, jolt, shock—more at SHOCK
shak·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being shaky
Synonyms
insecurity, instability, precariousness, unsteadiness—more at INSTABILITY
shaky adjective shak·i·er; -est 1 : lacking in authority or reliability
2 : characterized by shaking
— shak·i·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, fishy, problematic, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious—more at DOUBTFUL
[2] tremulous, wobbly; also shivering, shivery
shale noun : a finely layered rock formed from clay, mud, or silt
shall verb, past should pres sing & pl shall — used as an auxiliary to express a command, what seems inevitable or likely in the future, simple futurity, or determination
Synonyms
have, must, need, ought, should—more at NEED
shal·lop noun : a light open boat
shal·lot noun [ORIGIN: modif. of F échalote]
1 : a small clustered bulb that is used in seasoning and is produced by a perennial herb belonging to a subspecies of the onion; also : this herb
2 : GREEN ONION
1shallow adjective 1 : not deep
2 : not intellectually profound
2shallow noun : a shallow place in a body of water — usu. used in pl.
1sham noun 1 : an ornamental covering for a pillow
2 : an imitation or counterfeit purporting to be genuine; also : cheap falseness
3 : a person who shams
Synonyms
counterfeit, fake, forgery, hoax, humbug, phony—more at FAKE
caricature, farce, joke, mockery, parody, travesty—more at MOCKERY
2sham verb shammed; sham·ming : to act intentionally so as to give a false impression : FEIGN, PRETEND
— sham·mer noun
Synonyms
affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, pretend, profess, put on, simulate—more at FEIGN
3sham adjective : not genuine : FALSE
Synonyms
bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, inauthentic, phony, spurious, unauthentic—more at COUNTERFEIT
affected, artificial, assumed, contrived, factitious, feigned, imitation, mechanical, mock, put-on, unnatural—more at ARTIFICIAL
sha·man noun [ORIGIN: ultim. fr. Evenki (a language of Siberia) šamān]
: a priest or priestess who uses magic to cure the sick, to divine the hidden, and to control events
sham·ble verb sham·bled; sham·bling : to shuffle along
— sham·ble noun
Synonyms
lumber, scuff, scuffle, shuffle, stumble, tramp, tromp—more at LUMBER
sham·bles noun 1 : a scene of great slaughter
2 : a scene or state of great destruction or disorder; also : MESS
Synonyms
chaos, confusion, disarray, disorder, disorganization, havoc, hell, jumble, mess, muddle—more at CHAOS
1shame noun 1 : a painful sense of having done something wrong, improper, or immodest
2 : a condition of humiliating disgrace or disrepute : DISGRACE
3 : a cause of feeling shame
4 : something to be regretted — shame·ful·ly adverb — shame·less adjective — shame·less·ly adverb Synonyms [1] contrition, guilt, penitence, remorse, repentance, self-reproach—more at GUILT [2] discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach—more at DISGRACE 2shame verb shamed; sham·ing 1 : to bring shame to : DISGRACE 2 : to make ashamed Synonyms abase, debase, degrade, demean, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE shame·faced adjective : showing shame : ASHAMED — shame·faced·ly adverb Synonyms ashamed, contrite, guilty, hangdog, penitent, remorseful, repentant—more at GUILTY shame·ful adjective : bringing shame; also : arousing the feeling of shame Synonyms discreditable, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, notorious—more at