Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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shin

shins noun

the front part

of your leg below

the knee.

shine

shines shining shone verb

to give out or reflect light.

The car headlights shone

on the road ahead.

shiny adjective

ship

ships noun

a large vessel for

transporting people and

cargo by sea. A ship is

powered by a motor or sails

and is bigger than a boat.

shipwreck

shipwrecks noun

1 the destruction of a ship

at sea.

The whole of the ship’s cargo

was lost in the shipwreck.

2 the remains of a ship that

was destroyed at sea.

N say ship-rek

shirt

shirts noun

a piece of clothing

for covering the top

half of your body. Shirts

have sleeves and usually

have a collar and buttons

down the front.

shiver

shivers shivering shivered verb

to tremble with cold or fear.

He shivered in the cold wind.

shock

shocks noun

1 an unpleasant experience.

shock verb

shocking adjective

2 pain and injury caused

by a flow of electricity

through a person’s body.

3 a state of weakness caused

by injury or pain, or by an

unpleasant experience.

He was in shock after

the accident.

shoe

shoes noun

a protective covering worn

on your feet, often

made of leather.

shook

from the verb to shake

The dog shook himself dry.

shoot

shoots shooting shot verb

1 to fire a bullet from a gun

or another weapon.

She shot at the ducks in

the fairground booth, hoping

she would win a prize.

2 to wound or kill with

a bullet or other weapon.

The hunters shot the birds.

3 to take pictures with

a camera.

She shoots lots of

animal photographs.

shop

shops shopping shopped verb

to visit a store to look at and

buy things.

Let’s go shopping today.

shop noun

shore

shores noun

the edge of an ocean, sea,

or lake.

short

adjective

1 not long in

measurement.

2 not lasting a long time.

The movie was very short.

N comparisons shorter shortest

N opposite long

3 not having enough

of something.

We are one playing card short.

shortage

shortages noun

a situation where there is

not enough of something.

There is a shortage of bread

in the supermarket.

shorten

shortens shortening

shortened verb

to make

something shorter.

She shortened the little girl’s

skirt for her.

shorts

noun

a pair of short pants

that usually do not reach

below the knees.

shot

shots noun

an injection.

The doctor gave her a shot to

make her feel better.

shin

seashore

shin

short hair