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[3] appear, come out, materialize, turn up—more at APPEAR

showy adjective show·i·er; -est : superficially impressive or striking

— show·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

catchy, conspicuous, dramatic, flamboyant, striking; also flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, jazzy, loud, meretricious, swank, tawdry; emphatic, marked, noticeable, prominent, pronounced, remarkable; ostentatious, pretentious; extravagant, fancy, florid, glittery, spectacular; opulent, ornate, overdone, overwrought; absorbing, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, interesting, riveting

Antonyms

inconspicuous, unobtrusive

shpt abbreviation shipment

shrap·nel noun, plural shrapnel [ORIGIN: Henry Shrapnel †1842 Eng. artillery officer]

: bomb, mine, or shell fragments

1shred noun : a narrow strip cut or torn off : a small fragment

2shred verb shred·ded; shred·ding : to cut or tear into shreds

Synonyms

rend, rip, rive, tatter, tear—more at TEAR

shrew noun 1 : any of a family of very small mammals with short velvety fur that are related to the moles

2 : a scolding woman

Synonyms

fury, harpy, termagant, virago; also carper, castigator, censurer, caviler, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, railer, scold; detractor; pettifogger, quibbler

shrewd adjective : given to wily and artful ways or dealing : ASTUTE

— shrewd·ly adverb

— shrewd·ness noun

Synonyms

astute, canny, hardheaded, knowing, sharp, smart; also artful, cagey, crafty, cunning, devious, foxy, guileful, slick, sly, subtle, wily; discerning, insightful, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious, sage, sapient, wise; experienced, veteran; discriminating; agile, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, intelligent, keen, quick, quick-witted, apt, ingenious, resourceful, informed, knowledgeable, well-read

Antonyms

unknowing

shrew·ish adjective : having an irritable disposition : ILL-TEMPERED

— shrew·ish·ly adverb

1shriek noun : a shrill cry : SCREAM, YELL

2shriek verb : to utter a sharp shrill sound; also : to utter with a shriek

Synonyms

howl, scream, shrill, squeal, yell, yelp—more at SCREAM

shrift noun, archaic

: the act of shriving

shrike noun : any of numerous usu. largely grayish or brownish birds that often impale their usu. insect prey upon thorns before devouring it

1shrill verb : to make a high-pitched piercing sound

Synonyms

howl, scream, shriek, squeal, yell, yelp—more at SCREAM

2shrill adjective : high-pitched <~ whistle>

— shril·ly adverb

Synonyms

acute, sharp, squeaky, treble; also peeping, thin, tinny; piercing, earsplitting, piercing, penetrating, strident; squealing, whining, yelping

Antonyms

bass, deep, low, throaty

shrimp noun, plural shrimps or shrimp 1 : any of various small marine crustaceans related to the lobsters

2 : a small or puny person or thing

Synonyms

dwarf, midget, mite, peewee, pygmy, runt, scrub—more at DWARF

nobody, nonentity, nothing, whippersnapper, zero—more at NOBODY

shrine noun [ORIGIN: ME, receptacle for the relics of a saint, fr. OE scrīn, fr. L scrinium case, chest]

1 : the tomb of a saint; also : a place where devotion is paid to a saint or deity

2 : a place or object hallowed by its associations

1shrink verb shrank or shrunk ; shrunk or shrunk·en ; shrink·ing 1 : to draw back or away

2 : to become smaller or more compact

3 : to lessen in value

— shrink·able adjective

Synonyms

[1] blench, flinch, quail, recoil, wince—more at FLINCH

[2] compress, condense, constrict, contract—more at CONTRACT

[2, 3] abate, de-escalate, decline, decrease, die, diminish, dwindle, ebb, fall, lessen, let up, lower, moderate, recede, relent, subside, taper, wane—more at DECREASE

2shrink noun : a clinical psychiatrist or psychologist

shrink·age noun 1 : the act of shrinking

2 : the amount lost by shrinkage

Synonyms

abatement, decline, decrease, decrement, diminution, drop, fall, loss, reduction—more at DECREASE

shrive verb shrived or shrove ; shriv·en or shrived [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE scrīfan to prescribe, allot, shrive, fr. L scribere to write]

: to administer