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shriv·el verb -eled or -elled; -el·ing or -el·ling : to shrink and draw into wrinkles : DWINDLE

1shroud noun 1 : something that covers or screens

2 : a cloth placed over a dead body

3 : any of the ropes leading from the masthead of a ship to the side to support the mast

Synonyms

cloak, curtain, hood, mantle, mask, veil—more at CLOAK

2shroud verb 1 : to veil or screen from view; also : to veil under another appearance (as by obscuring or disguising)

2 : to cover with a shroud

Synonyms

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, hide, mask, obscure, occult, screen—more at HIDE

embrace, enclose, encompass, enfold, enshroud, envelop, invest, lap, mantle, swathe, veil, wrap—more at ENFOLD

shrub noun : a low usu. several-stemmed woody plant

— shrub·by adjective

shrub·bery noun, plural -ber·ies : a planting or growth of shrubs

shrug verb shrugged; shrug·ging : to hunch (the shoulders) up to express aloofness, indifference, or uncertainty

— shrug noun

shrug off verb 1 : to brush aside : MINIMIZE

2 : to shake off

3 : to remove (a garment) by wriggling out

Synonyms

brush, condone, disregard, excuse, gloss, ignore, minimize, pardon, pass over, wink—more at EXCUSE

shtick also schtick or shtik noun [ORIGIN: Yiddish shtik pranks, lit., piece]

1 : a usu. comic or repetitious performance or routine

2 : one's special trait, interest, or activity

1shuck noun : SHELL, HUSK

2shuck verb 1 : to strip of shucks

2 : to lay aside — often used with off

Synonyms

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

1shudder verb : to tremble convulsively : QUAKE

Synonyms

agitate, convulse, jolt, jounce, quake, quiver, shake, vibrate, wobble—more at SHAKE

2shudder noun : an act of shuddering

Synonyms

quiver, shiver, tremble—more at SHIVER

1shuffle verb shuf·fled; shuf·fling 1 : to mix in a disorderly mass

2 : to rearrange the order of (cards in a pack) by mixing two parts of the pack together

3 : to shift from place to place

4 : to move with a sliding or dragging gait

5 : to dance in a slow lagging manner

Synonyms

[1] confuse, derange, disarray, disorder, jumble, mess, mix, muddle, scramble, upset—more at DISORDER

[4] lumber, scuff, scuffle, shamble

2shuffle noun 1 : an act of shuffling (as of cards)

2 : a confusing jumble (as of papers or events)

Synonyms

assortment, clutter, jumble, litter, medley, mélange, miscellany, muddle, scramble, tumble, variety, welter

shuf·fle·board noun : a game in which players use long-handled cues to shove disks into scoring areas marked on a smooth surface

shun verb shunned; shun·ning : to avoid deliberately or habitually

Synonyms

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, shake, shirk—more at ESCAPE

1shunt verb [ORIGIN: ME, to turn away]

: to turn off to one side; especially : to switch (a train) from one track to another

2shunt noun 1 : a method or device for turning or thrusting aside

2 : a conductor joining two points in an electrical circuit forming an alternate path through which a portion of the current may pass

shut verb shut; shut·ting 1 : CLOSE

2 : to forbid entrance into

3 : to lock up

4 : to fold together <~ a penknife>

5 : to cease or suspend activity <~ down an assembly line>

shut·down noun : a temporary cessation of activity (as in a factory)

Synonyms

cessation, close, closure, conclusion, end, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, stop, stoppage, termination—more at END

shut–in noun : an invalid confined to home, a room, or bed

shut·out noun : a game or contest in which one side fails to score

shut out verb 1 : EXCLUDE

2 : to prevent (an opponent) from scoring in a game or contest

shut off verb : to stop the operation of (as a machine); also : to cease operating

Synonyms

break, break off, cease, cut, desist, discontinue, drop, end, halt, knock off, layoff, leave off, quit,