Shield-bearer
Shield″–bear′er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.2. (Zoöl.) Any small moth of the genus Aspidisca, whose larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of b...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Shielddrake
Shield″drake′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A sheldrake.
Shieldless
Shield″less, a. Destitute of a shield, or of protection. — Shield″less‐ly, adv. — Shield″less‐ness, n.
Shieldtail
Shield″tail′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family Uropeltidæ, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have a small mouth which can not be dilated.
Shieling
Shiel″ing (?), n. A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
Shift
Shift (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Shifted; p. pr. & vb. n.Shifting.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, d...
Shift (2)
Shift, v. i. 1. To divide; to distribute.Some this, some that, as that him liketh shift. Chaucer.2. To make a change or changes; to change position; to move; to veer; to substit...
Shift (3)
Shift (?), n. [Cf. Icel skipti. See Shift, v. t.] 1. The act of shifting. Specifically: (a) The act of putting one thing in the place of another, or of changing the place of a t...
Shiftable
Shift″a‐ble (?), a. Admitting of being shifted.
Shifter
Shift″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or practices artifice; a cozener.'T was such a shifter that, if truth were known,Death was half glad whe...
Shiftiness
Shift″i‐ness, n. The quality or state of being shifty.Diplomatic shiftiness and political versatility. J. A. Syminds.
Shifting
Shift″ing, a. 1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.2. Adapted or used for shifting anythi...
Shiftingly
Shift″ing‐ly, adv. In a shifting manner.
Shiftless
Shift″less, a. Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients; characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide for one's own support, through negligence ...
Shifty
Shift″y (?), a. Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or contrivance. Wright.Shifty and thrifty as old Greek or modern Scot, there were few things he could not i...
Shiite
{ Shi″ite (?), Shi″ah (?) }, n. [Ar. shī'aīa follower of the sect of Ali, fr. shī'at, shī'ah, a multitude following one another in pursuit of the same object, the sect of Ali, f...
Shikaree
{ Shi‐ka″ree, ‖Shi‐ka″ri } (?) n. [Hind.] A sportsman; esp., a native hunter.
Shilf
Shilf (?), n. [CF. G. shilf sedge.] Straw.
Shill
Shill (?), v. t. To shell.
Shill (2)
Shill, v. t. [Cf. Sheal.] To put under cover; to sheal. Brockett.
Shill-I-shall-I
{ Shill″–I–shall′–I (?), Shil″ly–shal′ly, } adv. [A reduplication of shall I.] In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, bec...
Shillalah
{ Shil‐la″lah, Shil‐le″lah } (?), n. An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; — so called from Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its oaks. [Written also shil...
Shilling
Shil″ling (?), n. [OE. shilling, schilling, AS. scilling; akin to D. schelling, OS. & OHG. scilling, G. schilling, Sw. & Dan. skilling, Icel. skillingr, Goth. skilliggs, and per...
Shilly-shally (2)
Shil″ly–shal′ly, v. i. To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy one's self with trifles.
Shilly-shally (3)
Shil″ly–shal′ly, n. Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles.She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking and choosing, — no shilly-shally in Kate. De Qu...
Shiloh
Shi″loh (shī″lō), n. [Heb. shīlōh, literally, quiet, rest, fr. shālāh to rest.] (Script.) A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted variously, as “the Messiah,” or a...
Shily
Shi″ly (?), adv. See Shyly.