--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 37 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/37/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 37 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) **37** [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/38/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) **shevat** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The name of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, around January and February.[↗](../../shevat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He made the letter Tzadi reign, and bound to it a crown, and formed with it Aquarius in the World, and Shevat in the Year, and the abomasum in the Person.[↗](../../shevat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../shevat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **shew** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old spelling) Shew is an old way of writing show: to let someone see something, or to make something plain.[↗](../../shew/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* To let someone see something, or to make something plain.[↗](../../shew/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She shewed the ring to her guests.[↗](../../shew/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bride began to shew herself in her true colours.[↗](../../shew/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He shewed them the way up the stairs.[↗](../../shew/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth.[↗](../../shew/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../shew/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other ; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth.[↗](../../shew/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../shew/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.[↗](../../shew/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOL.3.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shew/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.[↗](../../shew/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.3.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shew/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over, but the stepmother began to shew herself in her colours.[↗](../../shew/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) · "If you will follow my advice, your fortune is made; you have nothing else to do, but go and wash yourself in the river, in that part I shall shew you, and leave the rest to me."[↗](../../shew/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) **shewed** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Let someone see something, or made something plain, in the past.[↗](../../shewed/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was shewed up stairs into the King's apartment, and, making a low reverence, said to him:[↗](../../shewed/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) · For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth.[↗](../../shewed/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) · And here is the finger with the ring.’[↗](../../shewed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") And with these words the bride drew forth the finger and shewed it to the assembled guests.[↗](../../shewed/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Grimms' Fairy Tales) **shia** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) Shia is one of the two main branches of Islam; the other, larger one is Sunni.[↗](../../shia/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Shia (or Shia Muslim) is a person who belongs to this branch.[↗](../../shia/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Shia and Sunni Muslims both pray and fast in Ramadan.[↗](../../shia/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Most people in Iran are Shia.[↗](../../shia/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our RE lesson compared Shia and Sunni Islam.[↗](../../shia/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shia Muslims remember the death of Husayn, Ali's son, at Ashura.[↗](../../shia/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A Shia mosque was opened in the city.[↗](../../shia/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The word Shia comes from Arabic for «the party of Ali».[↗](../../shia/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shibah** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A Hebrew name found in the Torah text, a well at Beer-sheba, meaning "seven" or "oath".[↗](../../shibah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shibboleth** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often a test of identity.[↗](../../shibboleth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shield** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks.[↗](../../shield/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shield is anything that protects you, like a heat shield or a sun shield.[↗](../../shield/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To shield someone or something is to protect it from harm or danger.[↗](../../shield/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A shield is also a badge or a trophy shaped like a shield.[↗](../../shield/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight held up his shield.[↗](../../shield/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shield your eyes from the bright sun.[↗](../../shield/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mother bird shielded her chicks from the rain.[↗](../../shield/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The spacecraft has a heat shield.[↗](../../shield/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team won the shield at the sports day.[↗](../../shield/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Romans locked their shields together.[↗](../../shield/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Suncream shields your skin from sunburn.[↗](../../shield/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They snatched spears and shields from their foes.[↗](../../shield/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'[↗](../../shield/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shield/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency\![↗](../../shield/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shield/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He is their help and their shield\![↗](../../shield/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.115.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shield/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He is their help and their shield.[↗](../../shield/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.115.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shield/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.[↗](../../shield/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shield/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **shift** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shift means to move something from one place or position to another.[↗](../../shift/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "help me shift this table".[↗](../../shift/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shift also means to change.[↗](../../shift/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the wind shifted to the north".[↗](../../shift/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A shift is a change.[↗](../../shift/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a shift in the weather".[↗](../../shift/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A shift is a set period of work, for example in a hospital or factory; a night shift is work at night.[↗](../../shift/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* The shift key on a keyboard makes capital letters.[↗](../../shift/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (UK, informal) To shift can mean to move fast or to get rid of something.[↗](../../shift/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "that car can really shift", "I need to shift this cold".[↗](../../shift/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* An old word for a loose, simple dress or undergarment worn by women is also called a shift.[↗](../../shift/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can you help me shift the sofa?[↗](../../shift/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind shifted and the rain came in.[↗](../../shift/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum works the night shift at the hospital.[↗](../../shift/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each shift is 8 hours long, so three shifts cover the whole day.[↗](../../shift/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Press shift to type a capital letter.[↗](../../shift/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Shift the triangle 4 squares to the left.[↗](../../shift/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't try to shift the blame onto me\![↗](../../shift/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Come on, shift, we're late\![↗](../../shift/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "If you'll marry me, I'll give you back your shift."[↗](../../shift/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shifting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moving or changing position: shifting sand dunes.[↗](../../shifting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Changing: shifting opinions.[↗](../../shifting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, informal) Moving something, often hard work: shifting furniture.[↗](../../shifting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Changing gear in a car.[↗](../../shifting/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sand dunes are always shifting in the wind.[↗](../../shifting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He kept shifting in his chair.[↗](../../shifting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shifting the heavy sofa took four of us.[↗](../../shifting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shifting shadows danced on the wall.[↗](../../shifting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind is shifting to the north.[↗](../../shifting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the wizard was a shape-shifting fox.[↗](../../shifting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Now in one form and now in another, he glides a shifting shape, of which it is difficult to obtain a satisfactory view.[↗](../../shifting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shifty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shifty means sly, not honest, and not to be trusted; a shifty person often looks away or hides what he is doing.[↗](../../shifty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shifty man kept his eyes on the door.[↗](../../shifty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Shifty Lad jumped for joy when his trick worked.[↗](../../shifty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't trust him; he has a shifty look.[↗](../../shifty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **shilling** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history, UK) An old British coin worth 12 old pennies; 20 shillings made one pound.[↗](../../shilling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It was used until 1971, when British money became decimal.[↗](../../shilling/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The money used today in some countries, such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia.[↗](../../shilling/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, history) An old coin in those places too.[↗](../../shilling/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Before 1971, a shilling was worth 12 pennies.[↗](../../shilling/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There were 20 shillings in a pound.[↗](../../shilling/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The milk cost one shilling.[↗](../../shilling/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kenya uses the Kenyan shilling.[↗](../../shilling/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad remembers buying sweets for a shilling.[↗](../../shilling/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In old maths books, sums are in pounds, shillings and pence.[↗](../../shilling/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Very likely thou art a lucky shilling.[↗](../../shilling/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shimmer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water.[↗](../../shimmer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shimmer is a soft, wavering shine.[↗](../../shimmer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In very hot weather, the air above a road can seem to shimmer.[↗](../../shimmer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lake shimmered in the moonlight.[↗](../../shimmer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her dress shimmered when she danced.[↗](../../shimmer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The road shimmered in the summer heat.[↗](../../shimmer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A shimmer of gold caught my eye in the sand.[↗](../../shimmer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish scales shimmer under water.[↗](../../shimmer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a shimmer of hope in his eyes.[↗](../../shimmer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The fairy's wings shimmered like glass.[↗](../../shimmer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When ye lie among the sheepfolds, the wings of the dove are covered with silver, and her pinions with the shimmer of gold.[↗](../../shimmer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.68.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shimmer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **shin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle.[↗](../../shin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shin up something means to climb it quickly using your arms and legs.[↗](../../shin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I banged my shin on the table.[↗](../../shin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Footballers wear shin pads.[↗](../../shin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He got a bruise on his shin.[↗](../../shin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ball hit her right on the shin.[↗](../../shin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy shinned up the tree to get his kite.[↗](../../shin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shin bone is called the tibia.[↗](../../shin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My shins ache after running.[↗](../../shin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them.[↗](../../shin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Three Mothers are Aleph, Mem and Shin, they are Air, Water and Fire.[↗](../../shin/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../shin/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.[↗](../../shin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../shin/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined forth.[↗](../../shin/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.50.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shin/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; (Writings JOB.31.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shin/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.[↗](../../shin/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOL.4.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shin/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **shine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shine is to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch.[↗](../../shine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To shine is to look bright because light reflects on it, like polished shoes.[↗](../../shine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To shine a light is to point it at something.[↗](../../shine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To shine at something is to be very good at it.[↗](../../shine/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Shine is the brightness of a polished surface.[↗](../../shine/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sun is shining today.[↗](../../shine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Shine the torch over here.[↗](../../shine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Moon shines because it reflects sunlight.[↗](../../shine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He polished his shoes to a shine.[↗](../../shine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Her eyes shone with excitement.[↗](../../shine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She really shines at swimming.[↗](../../shine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We'll go to the match, rain or shine.[↗](../../shine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the Sun began to shine.[↗](../../shine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; (Torah NUM.6.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me in Thy lovingkindness.[↗](../../shine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.31.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; and teach me Thy statutes.[↗](../../shine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.135, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · His enemies will I clothe with shame; but upon himself shall his crown shine.'[↗](../../shine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.132.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **shiner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A black eye: a bruise round the eye from a punch or a knock.[↗](../../shiner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something or someone that shines, like a shiny coin.[↗](../../shiner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A kind of small silver fish (in North America).[↗](../../shiner/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Jake came to school with a shiner after the football match.[↗](../../shiner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Where did you get that shiner?» asked Mum.[↗](../../shiner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He walked into a door and got a shiner.[↗](../../shiner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The boxer had a shiner the next day.[↗](../../shiner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We caught three shiners in the creek.[↗](../../shiner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new coin was a real shiner.[↗](../../shiner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shingle** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Small round stones on a beach, larger than sand.[↗](../../shingle/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A thin flat piece of wood or other material laid in overlapping rows on roofs or walls.[↗](../../shingle/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (US) A small sign outside a doctor's or lawyer's office.[↗](../../shingle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "hang out your shingle" means start your own business.[↗](../../shingle/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* "Shingles" (always plural form) is an illness causing a painful rash, caused by the same virus as chickenpox.[↗](../../shingle/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shingle beach crunched under our feet.[↗](../../shingle/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves rolled the shingle up and down the shore.[↗](../../shingle/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some shingles blew off the roof in the storm.[↗](../../shingle/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cabin has a wooden shingle roof.[↗](../../shingle/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa had shingles and needed rest.[↗](../../shingle/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Brighton has a shingle beach, not a sandy one.[↗](../../shingle/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shingles** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An illness that causes a painful rash with blisters, usually on one side of the body; it is caused by the same virus as chickenpox waking up again years later.[↗](../../shingles/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (shingle, UK) Small smooth stones on a beach.[↗](../../shingles/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Small flat pieces of wood or other material that overlap to cover a roof or wall.[↗](../../shingles/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad has shingles and his side is very sore.[↗](../../shingles/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You can only get shingles if you have had chickenpox.[↗](../../shingles/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shingles is not caught from someone's cough the way a cold is.[↗](../../shingles/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Brighton beach is covered in shingle, not sand.[↗](../../shingles/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm blew some shingles off our roof.[↗](../../shingles/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shingle crunched under our feet as we walked to the sea.[↗](../../shingles/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Old people can have a vaccine against shingles.[↗](../../shingles/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shininess** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The quality of being shiny: how bright, smooth and gleaming a surface looks when light falls on it.[↗](../../shininess/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) How much a material reflects light, used when we sort materials by their properties.[↗](../../shininess/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sorted the materials by hardness and shininess.[↗](../../shininess/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shininess of the spoon showed it was made of metal.[↗](../../shininess/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Polishing the shoes brought back their shininess.[↗](../../shininess/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The advert promised shininess for your hair.[↗](../../shininess/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Foil has more shininess than paper.[↗](../../shininess/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The game lets you change the shininess of the car.[↗](../../shininess/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Over time the coin lost its shininess and turned dull.[↗](../../shininess/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shinny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shinny is a simple game like hockey, played with sticks and a ball or puck on grass or ice.[↗](../../shinny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had a match at shinny on the lawn.[↗](../../shinny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The three brothers were the best shinny players in the town.[↗](../../shinny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Let us play shinny in the park after school.[↗](../../shinny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **shinto** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) Shinto is the traditional religion of Japan, in which people honour spirits called kami that are believed to live in nature (mountains, trees, rivers), in places and in ancestors.[↗](../../shinto/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Shinto is the oldest religion of Japan.[↗](../../shinto/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A red torii gate marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine.[↗](../../shinto/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shinto followers believe in spirits called kami.[↗](../../shinto/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People wash their hands before praying at a Shinto shrine.[↗](../../shinto/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Japanese families celebrate both Shinto and Buddhist festivals.[↗](../../shinto/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mount Fuji is a sacred place in Shinto.[↗](../../shinto/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We learnt about Shinto in our world religions topic.[↗](../../shinto/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) **37** [38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/38/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 36](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/36/) - next →: [page 38](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/38/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)