Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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should
verb
a word used to show that
something must be done,
ought to be done, or is
expected to happen.
I should do my homework.
N opposite should not /
shouldn’t
N always used with another verb

shoulder
shoulders noun
the place below your neck
where your
arms join
your body.

shout
shouts shouting shouted verb
to call out loudly.
shout noun

shovel
shovels noun
a broad spadelike tool
that you use to move
something, like earth or
snow, by scooping it up.

show
shows showing showed verb
to allow something to be
seen, or to make something
clear to other people.

He showed the class
his favorite photograph
in the book.

show

shows noun

a public performance

or exhibition.

shower

showers noun

1 a device that sends out

a fine spray of water, used

for washing your body.

2 a short, sudden rain.

3 a sudden fall of something

in large quantities.

A shower of meteors.

N rhymes with our

shower verb

shred

shreds noun

a small, narrow strip

that has been cut or torn

off something.

shriek

shrieks shrieking shrieked verb

to cry out in a high-pitched

voice because you are

excited or afraid.

He shrieked when he saw

the mouse.

N say shreek

shriek noun

shrill

adjective

making a sharp, high sound.

A shrill whistle.

N comparisons shriller shrillest

shrink

shrinks shrinking shrank

shrunk verb

to become

smaller.

His sweater had shrunk

in the wash.

shrivel

shrivels shriveling shriveled

verb

to become small and

wrinkled, or dry out.

Water your plants or they

will shrivel and die.

shrub

shrubs noun

a large plant that is smaller

than a tree, often with many

stems and little or no trunk.

shrug

shrugs shrugging shrugged verb

to raise your shoulders to

show that you do not care

or do not know.

shudder

shudders shuddering shuddered

verb

to shake or tremble violently

for a short time.

The thought of spiders makes

me shudder.

shuffle

shuffles shuffling shuffled verb

1 to mix things up to change

their order.

He shuffled the cards.

2 to move by dragging your

feet along the ground.

shut

shuts shutting shut verb

to close something.

He shut the book carefully.

N opposite open

shut adjective

shutter

shutters noun

1 a hard cover for a window.

The house has shutters

on every window.

2 the part of a camera inside

the lens that opens and closes

to allow light to fall onto

the film.

shy

adjective

timid and lacking confidence

with people.

N comparisons shier shiest

shyly adverb

sick

adjective

ill, or not healthy.

N comparisons sicker sickest

sick

shoulder

shreds of paper