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3 : to cut or pare off by the sliding movement of a razor

4 : to skim along or near the surface of

Synonyms

brush, graze, kiss, nick, skim—more at BRUSH

2shave noun 1 : any of various tools for cutting thin slices

2 : an act or process of shaving

shav·er noun 1 : an electric razor

2 : a male child from birth to adulthood : BOY

Synonyms

boy, lad, nipper, stripling, youth—more at BOY

shav·ing noun 1 : the act of one that shaves

2 : something shaved off

shawl noun : a square or oblong piece of fabric used esp. by women as a loose covering for the head or shoulders

Shaw·nee noun, plural Shawnee or Shawnees : a member of an American Indian people orig. of the central Ohio valley; also : their language

shd abbreviation should

she pronoun : that female one ; also : that one regarded as feminine <~'s a fine ship>

sheaf noun, plural sheaves 1 : a bundle of stalks and ears of grain

2 : a group of things bound together

1shear verb sheared; sheared or shorn ; shear·ing 1 : to cut the hair or wool from : CLIP

2 : to deprive by or as if by cutting

3 : to cut or break sharply

Synonyms

bob, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, dock, lop, nip, prune, shave, trim—more at CLIP

2shear noun 1 : any of various cutting tools that consist of two blades fastened together so that the edges slide one by the other — usu. used in pl.

2 chiefly British : the act, an instance, or the result of shearing

3 : an action or stress caused by applied forces that causes two parts of a body to slide on each other

sheath noun, plural sheaths 1 : a case for a blade (as of a knife); also : an anatomical covering suggesting such a case

2 : a close-fitting dress usu. worn without a belt

Synonyms

armor, capsule, case, casing, cocoon, cover, housing, husk, jacket, pod, shell—more at CASE

sheathe also sheath verb sheathed; sheath·ing 1 : to put into a sheath

2 : to cover with something that guards or protects

sheath·ing noun : material used to sheathe something; especially : the first covering of boards or of waterproof material on the outside wall of a frame house or on a timber roof

sheave noun : a grooved wheel or pulley (as on a pulley block)

she·bang noun : everything involved in what is under consideration

1shed verb shed; shed·ding 1 : to cause to flow from a cut or wound <~ blood>

2 : to pour down in drops <~ tears>

3 : to give out (as light) : DIFFUSE

4 : to throw off (as a natural covering) : DISCARD

5 : to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted

Synonyms

cast, discard, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, junk, lose, reject, scrap, shuck, slough, throw away, throw out, unload—more at DISCARD

2shed noun : a slight structure built for shelter or storage

sheen noun : a subdued luster

Synonyms

gloss, luster, polish, shine—more at SHINE

sheep noun, plural sheep 1 : any of various cud-chewing mammals that are stockier than the related goats and lack a beard in the male; especially : one raised for meat or for its wool or skin

2 : a timid or defenseless person

3 : SHEEPSKIN

Synonyms

angel, dove, innocent, lamb—more at LAMB

sheep·dog noun : a dog used to tend, drive, or guard sheep

sheep·fold noun : a pen or shelter for sheep

sheep·herd·er noun : a worker in charge of sheep esp. on open range

— sheep·herd·ing noun

sheep·ish adjective : resembling a sheep in meekness, stupidity, or timidity : BASHFUL; especially : embarrassed by consciousness of a fault

Synonyms

bashful, coy, demure, diffident, introverted, modest, retiring, shy—more at SHY

sheep·ish·ly adverb : in a sheepish manner

Synonyms

humbly, lowly, meekly, modestly

sheep·skin noun 1 : the hide of a sheep or leather prepared from it; also : PARCHMENT

2 : DIPLOMA

1sheer verb : to turn from a course

Synonyms

detour, deviate, swerve, swing, turn, turn off, veer—more at TURN

2sheer adjective 1 : very thin or transparent

2 : carried to the utmost point