--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 38 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/38/) [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 38 [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/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Shiny means smooth and bright, so it reflects light and seems to shine.[↗](../../shiny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shiny can mean new and clean-looking.[↗](../../shiny/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new bike was red and shiny.[↗](../../shiny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Metals are usually shiny.[↗](../../shiny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the materials into shiny and dull.[↗](../../shiny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She polished her shoes until they were shiny.[↗](../../shiny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A shiny coin lay on the pavement.[↗](../../shiny/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The beetle had a shiny green back.[↗](../../shiny/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shiny surfaces reflect light.[↗](../../shiny/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · His hair looked shiny after the bath.[↗](../../shiny/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "I suppose they are of shiny leather?" asked the old lady.[↗](../../shiny/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **ship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea.[↗](../../ship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ship is to send goods, by sea, road, air or post.[↗](../../ship/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shipping is sending goods, or the cost of sending them.[↗](../../ship/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A spaceship is a vehicle that travels in space.[↗](../../ship/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ship carries 500 people.[↗](../../ship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship sails 30 km an hour.[↗](../../ship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The factory ships 200 boxes a week.[↗](../../ship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many boxes are shipped in 4 weeks?[↗](../../ship/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The pirates' ship had three tall masts.[↗](../../ship/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our parcel was shipped yesterday.[↗](../../ship/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shipping costs 5 dollars.[↗](../../ship/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Long ago, people crossed the ocean by ship.[↗](../../ship/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And a ship came sailing by.[↗](../../ship/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon.[↗](../../ship/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ship/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction.[↗](../../ship/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ship/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.[↗](../../ship/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ship/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.[↗](../../ship/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ship/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.[↗](../../ship/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ship/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **shipboard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* On shipboard means on or aboard a ship.[↗](../../shipboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective, shipboard describes things that happen or are used on a ship: shipboard life, a shipboard romance, shipboard computers.[↗](../../shipboard/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Shipboard life was hard for the young sailors.[↗](../../shipboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They held a shipboard concert on the last night of the voyage.[↗](../../shipboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone on shipboard must know where the lifeboats are.[↗](../../shipboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sea Rat told stories of shipboard adventures.[↗](../../shipboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shipboard radar helps the captain see in fog.[↗](../../shipboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The passengers grew bored with shipboard food.[↗](../../shipboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A SAILOR, bound on a long voyage, took with him a Monkey to amuse him while on shipboard.[↗](../../shipboard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shipbuilder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is designing or building ships.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A company that builds ships.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Titanic was built by shipbuilders in Belfast.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My great-grandad was a shipbuilder on the River Clyde.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shipbuilders use huge cranes to lift steel plates.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shipbuilder is making a new ferry for the islands.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Viking shipbuilders made long, fast boats from wood.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thousands of shipbuilders lost their jobs when the yard closed.[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Go to Argus, the shipbuilder, and bid him build a galley with fifty oars."[↗](../../shipbuilder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shipload** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shipload is the full amount that a ship can carry, or a very large load carried by ship.[↗](../../shipload/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The merchant sold a shipload of spices.[↗](../../shipload/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They unloaded a shipload of wool at the port.[↗](../../shipload/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He paid for the shipload with his gold.[↗](../../shipload/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **shipmate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shipmate is a person who sails on the same ship as you, especially another sailor in the crew.[↗](../../shipmate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old, friendly) Sailors sometimes call any fellow sailor «shipmate» as a friendly way of speaking to him.[↗](../../shipmate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two old sailors had been shipmates for twenty years.[↗](../../shipmate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Ahoy there, shipmate!» called the man on the dock.[↗](../../shipmate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Long John Silver pretended to be a good shipmate to the boys.[↗](../../shipmate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · On the school trip to the tall ship, every pupil had a shipmate to work with.[↗](../../shipmate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sea Rat told stories of his shipmates in faraway ports.[↗](../../shipmate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She waved goodbye to her shipmates when the cruise ended.[↗](../../shipmate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A good shipmate shares the work and keeps watch.[↗](../../shipmate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shipper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person or company that sends goods from one place to another, by sea, air, road or rail.[↗](../../shipper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, fans) A person who likes the idea of two characters in a story or show being a couple and supports that pairing.[↗](../../shipper/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shipper sent the parcel by air.[↗](../../shipper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Big shippers carry toys from factories to shops across the ocean.[↗](../../shipper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The shipper charges more for heavy boxes.[↗](../../shipper/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The company is the largest shipper of bananas.[↗](../../shipper/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) Half the fans are shippers who want the two heroes to fall in love.[↗](../../shipper/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shipper lost my package, so they sent a new one.[↗](../../shipper/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shipping** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shipping is the sending of goods from one place to another, by sea, air, road or post.[↗](../../shipping/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shipping is the cost of sending things you buy, as in free shipping.[↗](../../shipping/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shipping means all the ships of an area or country, as in shipping lanes.[↗](../../shipping/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Shipping is the -ing form of ship: sending something.[↗](../../shipping/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The game costs 20 dollars plus 5 dollars shipping.[↗](../../shipping/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop offers free shipping on orders over 30 pounds.[↗](../../shipping/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The English Channel is full of shipping.[↗](../../shipping/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shipping containers are stacked high at the port.[↗](../../shipping/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They are shipping the parcel tomorrow.[↗](../../shipping/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fog can be dangerous for shipping.[↗](../../shipping/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad listens to the Shipping Forecast at night.[↗](../../shipping/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shipwreck** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shipwreck is when a ship is destroyed or sinks at sea, by a storm, rocks or an accident.[↗](../../shipwreck/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shipwreck is also the broken remains of a sunken ship.[↗](../../shipwreck/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To be shipwrecked is to be on a ship that is wrecked, often ending up on a shore or island.[↗](../../shipwreck/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Robinson Crusoe was shipwrecked on a lonely island.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Divers explored the shipwreck on the sea bed.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Paul survived a shipwreck on the way to Rome.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The lighthouse helps prevent shipwrecks on the rocks.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the shipwreck, the sailors swam to shore.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish now live inside the old shipwreck.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But the captain, who was bringing it to him, was shipwrecked, and the money lost.[↗](../../shipwreck/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shipyard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A place by the water where ships are built and repaired.[↗](../../shipyard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Titanic was built in a shipyard in Belfast.[↗](../../shipyard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My great-grandad worked in a shipyard in Glasgow.[↗](../../shipyard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Huge cranes stood over the shipyard.[↗](../../shipyard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The navy's new ship left the shipyard.[↗](../../shipyard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many shipyards closed in the 1980s.[↗](../../shipyard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We could hear hammering from the shipyard.[↗](../../shipyard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK) A shire is an old word for a county, a large area of a country; many English counties end in «-shire», such as Yorkshire and Lancashire.[↗](../../shire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Australia) A shire is a country local council area with its own council.[↗](../../shire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Shire is the peaceful home of the hobbits in Tolkien's books.[↗](../../shire/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A Shire horse is a very large, strong farm horse from England.[↗](../../shire/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Yorkshire and Lancashire are counties ending in -shire.[↗](../../shire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Australia, the local shire council collects the rubbish.[↗](../../shire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shire horses once pulled ploughs on farms.[↗](../../shire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Frodo and Bilbo lived in the Shire.[↗](../../shire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A Shire horse can weigh as much as a small car.[↗](../../shire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The road sign said «Welcome to the Shire of Broome».[↗](../../shire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **shirt** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shirt is a piece of clothing for the top of the body, often with sleeves, a collar and buttons.[↗](../../shirt/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A T-shirt is a soft shirt with short sleeves and no buttons.[↗](../../shirt/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A sports shirt (jersey) shows a team's colors.[↗](../../shirt/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He bought 4 shirts.[↗](../../shirt/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each shirt costs 12 dollars.[↗](../../shirt/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has 6 shirts and 3 pairs of pants.[↗](../../shirt/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many shirts did he wash?[↗](../../shirt/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuck in your shirt for the photo.[↗](../../shirt/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My T-shirt has a dinosaur on it.[↗](../../shirt/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The team shirts are blue and white.[↗](../../shirt/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He spilled juice on his shirt.[↗](../../shirt/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Each shirt has 6 buttons.[↗](../../shirt/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Fold your shirts and put them in the drawer.[↗](../../shirt/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **shisha** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A man's name, the father of two of Solomon's scribes.[↗](../../shisha/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; (Prophets 1KI.4.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shisha/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **shittah** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The acacia tree, called shittah in old English; its wood is hard and strong.[↗](../../shittah/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **shittim** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Israel camped.[↗](../../shittim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is also the Hebrew name of acacia trees.[↗](../../shittim/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And they pitched by the Jordan, from Beth-jeshimoth even unto Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.[↗](../../shittim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.49, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shittim/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit harlotry with the daughters of Moab.[↗](../../shittim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.25.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shittim/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and they removed from Shittim, and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel; and they lodged there before they passed over.[↗](../../shittim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.3.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shittim/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · O My people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him; from Shittim unto Gilgal, that ye may know the righteous acts of the LORD.[↗](../../shittim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets MIC.6.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shittim/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two spies secretly, saying: 'Go view the land, and Jericho.'[↗](../../shittim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") And they went, and came into the house of a harlot whose name was Rahab, and lay there.[↗](../../shittim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOS.2.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shittim/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **shiva** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (religion) Shiva is one of the most important gods in Hinduism; Hindus believe he is both a destroyer and a renewer, and he is often shown dancing or meditating with a snake round his neck.[↗](../../shiva/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Jewish life) Shiva is the seven days of mourning after a close relative dies, when the family stays at home and friends visit; people say they «sit shiva».[↗](../../shiva/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Shiva is also a name for people.[↗](../../shiva/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Hindus believe Shiva destroys the old so that new things can be created.[↗](../../shiva/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The statue showed Shiva dancing inside a ring of fire.[↗](../../shiva/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Hindus visit Shiva's temples at Maha Shivaratri.[↗](../../shiva/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When Rachel's grandad died, her family sat shiva for seven days.[↗](../../shiva/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Neighbours brought food to the house during shiva.[↗](../../shiva/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · People cover mirrors in the house while they sit shiva.[↗](../../shiva/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shiva is a popular name in India.[↗](../../shiva/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Our father was a sacred bull of Shiva.[↗](../../shiva/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **shiver** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To shiver means to shake a little, without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid or excited.[↗](../../shiver/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shiver is one such small shake.[↗](../../shiver/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «It sent shivers down my spine» means it made me feel scared or thrilled.[↗](../../shiver/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I shivered at the bus stop without my coat.[↗](../../shiver/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wet puppy was shivering, so we wrapped it in a towel.[↗](../../shiver/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ghost story sent shivers down my spine.[↗](../../shiver/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Shivering helps your body make heat.[↗](../../shiver/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She shivered with excitement before the show.[↗](../../shiver/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you are shivering after swimming, dry off and put on warm clothes.[↗](../../shiver/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A shiver ran through me when the door creaked.[↗](../../shiver/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Oh! how she shivered with the cold.[↗](../../shiver/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For from Israel is even this: the craftsman made it, and it is no God; yea, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in shivers.[↗](../../shiver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.8.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shiver/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shivering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shivering means shaking a little because you are cold.[↗](../../shivering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shivering can also mean shaking because you are scared, excited or ill with a fever.[↗](../../shivering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We were shivering at the bus stop in the snow.[↗](../../shivering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wet puppy was shivering, so we wrapped it in a towel.[↗](../../shivering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Get dry quickly or you'll start shivering.[↗](../../shivering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was shivering with fear in the dark cellar.[↗](../../shivering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A fever can make you shiver even when the room is warm.[↗](../../shivering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The children came out of the cold sea shivering.[↗](../../shivering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Shivering helps your body make heat.[↗](../../shivering/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The ghost story sent a shiver down my spine.[↗](../../shivering/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · “Has that dog stopped shivering yet?” he asked.[↗](../../shivering/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **shivery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Shivery means feeling cold and shaking a little, or feeling as if you might shiver.[↗](../../shivery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Shivery can describe something that gives you a slightly scared, tingly feeling, like a spooky story.[↗](../../shivery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt shivery after swimming in the cold lake.[↗](../../shivery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When she had the flu she was hot and shivery.[↗](../../shivery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put on a jumper if you feel shivery.[↗](../../shivery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ghost story gave us a shivery feeling.[↗](../../shivery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a shivery, grey morning at the bus stop.[↗](../../shivery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Wet clothes make you shivery in the wind.[↗](../../shivery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog was shivery and wet after the rain.[↗](../../shivery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shoal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shoal is a large group of fish swimming together.[↗](../../shoal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shoal is also a shallow place in a sea or river, often a sandbank, that can be dangerous for boats.[↗](../../shoal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, UK) A shoal of things is a large number of them: shoals of letters.[↗](../../shoal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A shoal of silver fish flashed past the boat.[↗](../../shoal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fish swim in shoals to stay safe from sharks.[↗](../../shoal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dolphins herded the shoal of sardines into a ball.[↗](../../shoal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship ran aground on a hidden shoal.[↗](../../shoal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shoals of mackerel came close to the shore.[↗](../../shoal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lighthouse warns sailors about the shoals.[↗](../../shoal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Men can’t come down the cliffs, even if there were any men; and the shoals to seaward would knock a ship to splinters.[↗](../../shoal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **shock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A shock is a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets you.[↗](../../shock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An electric shock is the painful jolt you feel when electricity goes through your body.[↗](../../shock/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In medicine, shock is a dangerous state after a serious injury or fright when the body is very weak.[↗](../../shock/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A shock can be a sudden strong bump or shake, like the shock of an earthquake.[↗](../../shock/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To shock someone means to surprise and upset them, or make them think something is very wrong.[↗](../../shock/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A shock of hair is a thick messy mass of it.[↗](../../shock/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a shock when our teacher said she was leaving.[↗](../../shock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Never touch a socket with wet hands or you could get an electric shock.[↗](../../shock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The news shocked the whole town.[↗](../../shock/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the crash, the driver was in shock.[↗](../../shock/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I got a small shock of static from the door handle.[↗](../../shock/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ending of the story was a real shock.[↗](../../shock/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Bikes have shock absorbers to make the ride smoother.[↗](../../shock/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He had a shock of red hair.[↗](../../shock/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The shock was too much for him.[↗](../../shock/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the shocks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field are consumed; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution.[↗](../../shock/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shock/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt come to thy grave in a ripe age, like as a shock of corn cometh in in its season.[↗](../../shock/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shock/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And when he had set the torches on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing corn, and also the oliveyards.[↗](../../shock/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.15.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../shock/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/37/) **38** [39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/39/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/37/) - next →: [page 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/39/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)