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