Webster's Dictionary 1828

1972

SHANSCRIT

SHAN'SCRIT, noun The Sanscrit, or ancient language of Hindoostan. [See Sanscrit.]

1973

SHANTY

SHANTY, for janty, gay; showy. [Not in use or local.]

1974

SHAPE

SHAPE, verb transitivepreterit tenseshaped; participle passiveshaped or shapen.1. To form or create.I was shapen in iniquity. Psalms 51:1.2. To mold or make into a particular fo...

1975

SHAPED

SHA'PED, participle passive Formed; molded; cast; conceived.

1976

SHAPELESSNESS

SHA'PELESSNESS, noun Destitution of regular form.

1977

SHAPELY

SHA'PELY, adjective [from shape.] Well formed; having a regular shapr; symmetrical.

1978

SHAPEN

SHA'PEN,

1979

SHAPESESS

SHA'PESESS, adjective Destitute of regular form; wanting symmetry of dimensions; as deformed and shapeless.The shapeless rock or hanging precipice. Pope.

1980

SHAPESMITH

SHA'PESMITH, noun [shape and smith.] One that undertakes to improve the form of the body. [In burlesque.]

1981

SHAPING

SHA'PING, participle present tense Forming; molding; casting; conceiving; giving form.

1982

SHAPLINESS

SHA'PLINESS, noun [from shapely.] Beauty or proportion of form. [Little used.]

1983

SHARD

SH'ARD, noun1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel or of any brittle substance. Obs.2. The shell of an egg or of a snail.3. A plant. [chard.]4. A frith or strait; as a peri...

1984

SHARDBORN

SH'ARDBORN, adjective [shard and born.] Born or produced among among fragments, or in crevices; as the shardborn beetle.Johnson suggests that shard may perhaps signify the sheat...

1985

SHARDED

SHA'RDED, adjective Having wings sheathed with a hard case; as the sharded beetle. Inhabiting shards.

1986

SHARE

SHARE, noun1. a part; a portion; a quantity; as a small share of prudence or good sense.2. A part or portion of a thing owned by a number in common; that part of an undivided in...

1987

SHARE-BONE

SHA'RE-BONE, noun The ossa pubis.

1988

SHARED

SHA'RED, participle passive Held or enjoyed with another or others; divided; distributed in shares

1989

SHAREHOLDER

SHA'REHOLDER, noun [share and holder.] One that holds or owns a share in a joint fund or property.One of the proprietors of the mine, who was a principle shareholder in the comp...

1990

SHARER

SHA'RER, noun A partaker; one that participates any thing with another; one who enjoys or suffers in common with anotheror others; as a sharer in another's good fortune; a share...

1991

SHARING

SHA'RING, participle present tense Partaking; having a part with another; enjoying or suffering with others.SHA'RING, noun Participation.

1992

SHARK

SH'ARK, noun [Latin carcharius; Gr. from sharp.]1. A voracious fish of the genus Squalus, of several species. The body is oblong, tapering and rough, and some species have sever...

1993

SHARKER

SH'ARKER, noun One that lives by sharking; an artful fellow.

1994

SHARKING

SH'ARKING, participle present tense Picking up in haste; living by petty rapine, or by shifts and devices.SH'ARKING, noun1. Petty rapine; trick.2. The seeking of a livelihood by...

1995

SHARP

SH'ARP, adjective1. Having a very thin edge or a fine point; keen; acute; not blunt. Thus we may say, a sharp knife, or a sharp needle. A sharp edge easily severs a substance; a...

1996

SHARP-EDGED

SH'ARP-EDG'ED, adjective Having a fine keen edge.

1997

SHARP-SET

SH'ARP-SET, adjective [sharp and set.]1. Eager in appetite; affected by keen hunger; ravenous; as an eagle or a lion sharp-set.2. Eager in the desire for gratification.The town ...

1998

SHARP-SHOOTER

SH'ARP-SHOOTER, noun [Sharp and shoot.] One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; one skilled with the use of the rifle.