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shim·mer verb : to shine waveringly or tremulously : GLIMMER

— shimmer noun

— shim·mery adjective

Synonyms

flame, flash, glance, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, scintillate, sparkle, twinkle, wink—more at FLASH

shim·my noun, plural shimmies : an abnormal vibration esp. in the front wheels of a motor vehicle

— shimmy verb

1shin noun : the front part of the leg below the knee

2shin verb shinned; shin·ning : to climb (as a pole) by gripping alternately with arms or hands and legs

shin·bone noun : TIBIA

1shine verb shone or shined; shin·ing 1 : to give or cause to give light

2 : GLEAM, GLITTER

3 : to be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished

4 : to make bright by polishing : POLISH <~ your shoes>

Synonyms

[1] blaze, burn, fire, flame, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, glow, radiate, shimmer; also blink, flare, flash, flicker, scintillate, sparkle, twinkle, wink; beat (down), glare; brighten, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten; bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle

[4] buff, burnish, dress, gloss, grind, polish, rub, smooth—more at POLISH

2shine noun 1 : brightness caused by the emission of light : RADIANCE

2 : brightness caused by the reflection of light : LUSTER

3 : fair weather : SUNSHINE

4 : positive regard for something : LIKING, FANCY

5 : a polish given to shoes

Synonyms

[1] blaze, flare, fluorescence, glare, gleam, glow, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance—more at LIGHT

[2] gloss, luster, polish, sheen; also glare, gleam, glimmer, glint, glisten, glow, shimmer; flicker, sparkle, twinkle; illumination, irradiation; iridescence, luminescence; brightness, brilliance, luminosity, radiance; finish, glaze

[4] appetite, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, preference, relish, taste, use—more at LIKING

shin·er noun 1 : a silvery fish; especially : any of numerous small freshwater American fishes related to the carp

2 : BLACK EYE

1shingle noun 1 : a small thin piece of building material used in overlapping rows for covering a roof or outside wall

2 : a small sign

2shingle verb shin·gled; shin·gling : to cover with shingles

3shingle noun : a beach strewn with gravel; also : coarse gravel (as on a beach)

shin·gles noun : an acute inflammation of the spinal and cranial nerves caused by reactivation of the chicken pox virus and associated with eruptions and pain along the course of the affected nerves

shin·ny verb shin·nied; shin·ny·ing : SHIN

shin splints noun singular or plural : a condition marked by pain and sometimes tenderness and swelling in the shin caused by repeated small injuries to muscles and associated tissue esp. from running

Shin·to noun : the indigenous religion of Japan consisting esp. in reverence of the spirits of natural forces and imperial ancestors

— Shin·to·ism noun

— Shin·to·ist noun or adjective

shiny adjective shin·i·er; -est 1 : filled with light : BRIGHT

2 : having a smooth, glossy surface

Synonyms

beaming, bright, brilliant, effulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent—more at BRIGHT

1ship noun 1 : a large oceangoing boat

2 : a ship's officers and crew

3 : AIRSHIP, AIRCRAFT, SPACECRAFT

2ship verb shipped; ship·ping 1 : to put or receive on board a ship for transportation

2 : to have transported by a carrier

3 : to take or draw into a boat <~ oars> <~ water>

4 : to engage to serve on a ship

— ship·per noun

Synonyms

consign, dispatch, pack, send, transfer, transmit, transport—more at SEND

-ship noun suffix 1 : state : condition : quality

2 : office : dignity : profession

3 : art : skill

4 : something showing, exhibiting, or embodying a quality or state

5 : one entitled to a (specified) rank, title, or appellation

6 : the body of persons engaged in a specified activity

ship·board noun : SHIP

ship·build·er