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3 : very steep

— sheer adverb

Synonyms

gauzy, transparent; also clear, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid; lucid, translucent; dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail; colorless, uncolored

1sheet noun 1 : a broad piece of cloth (as for a bed); also : SAIL 1

2 : a single piece of paper

3 : a broad flat surface

4 : something broad and long and relatively thin

2sheet noun : a rope used to trim a sail

sheet·ing noun : material in the form of sheets or suitable for forming into sheets

sheikh or sheik noun : an Arab chief

— sheikh·dom or sheik·dom noun

shek·el noun : a basic monetary unit of Israel

shelf noun, plural shelves 1 : a thin flat usu. long and narrow structure fastened horizontally (as on a wall) above the floor to hold things

2 : something (as a sandbar) that suggests a shelf

shelf life noun : the period of storage time during which a material will remain useful

1shell noun 1 : a hard or tough often thin outer covering of an animal (as a beetle, turtle, or mollusk) or of an egg or a seed or fruit (as a nut); also : something that resembles a shell

2 : a light narrow racing boat propelled by oarsmen

3 : a case holding an explosive and designed to be fired from a cannon; also : a case holding the charge of powder and shot or bullet for small arms

4 : a plain usu. sleeveless blouse or sweater

5 : a framework or exterior structure; especially : a building with an unfinished interior

— shelled adjective

— shelly adjective

Synonyms

[1] armor, capsule, case, casing, cocoon, cover, housing, husk, jacket, pod, sheath—more at CASE

[5] configuration, frame, framework, skeleton, structure—more at FRAME

2shell verb 1 : to remove from a shell or husk

2 : to throw shells at, upon, or into : BOMBARD

— shell·er noun

Synonyms

[1] bark, flay, hull, husk, peel, shuck, skin—more at PEEL

[2] blitz, bombard—more at BOMBARD

1shellac noun 1 : a purified lac

2 : lac dissolved in alcohol and used as a wood filler or finish

2shellac verb shel·lacked; shel·lack·ing 1 : to coat or treat with shellac

2 : to defeat decisively

shel·lack·ing noun : a sound drubbing

Synonyms

defeat, loss, rout—more at DEFEAT

shell bean noun : a bean grown esp. for its edible seeds; also : its edible seed

shell·fish noun : an invertebrate water animal (as an oyster or lobster) with a shell

shell out verb : PAY

shell shock noun : COMBAT FATIGUE

— shell–shocked adjective

1shelter noun : something that gives protection : REFUGE

Synonyms

asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, sanctuary; also anchorage, mooring, port; cover, screen; abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, house, housing, lodgment, lodging, pad, place, quarters, residence, rest, roof; den, lair, hermitage, hideaway, hideout; fastness, fort, fortress, palisade, stronghold; lean-to, shed, windbreak

2shelter verb shel·tered; shel·ter·ing : to give protection or refuge to

Synonyms

accommodate, billet, chamber, domicile, harbor, house, lodge, put up, quarter, roof, take in—more at HOUSE

shelve verb shelved; shelv·ing 1 : to slope gradually

2 : to store on shelves

3 : to dismiss from service or use

4 : to put aside : DEFER <~ a proposal>

Synonyms

defer, delay, hold up, postpone, put off—more at POSTPONE

shelv·ing noun : material for shelves; also : SHELVES

she·nan·i·gan noun 1 : an underhand trick

2 : questionable conduct — usu. used in pl.

3 : high-spirited or mischievous activity — usu. used in pl.

Synonyms

shenanigans devilishness, impishness, knavery, mischief, mischievousness, rascality, waggery, wickedness—more at MISCHIEF

shenanigans foolery, high jinks, horseplay, monkeyshines, roughhouse, tomfoolery—more at HORSEPLAY

1shepherd noun 1 : one who tends sheep

2 : GERMAN SHEPHERD

2shepherd verb : to tend as or in the manner of a shepherd

Synonyms

coach, counsel, guide, lead, mentor, pilot, show, tutor—more at GUIDE

shep·herd·ess noun : a woman who tends sheep