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- [shawrn, shohrn]
- /ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrn/
- /ʃɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawrn, shohrn]
- /ʃɔrn, ʃoʊrn/
Definitions of shorn word
- verb shorn a past participle of shear. 1
- verb with object shorn to cut (something). 1
- verb with object shorn to remove by or as if by cutting or clipping with a sharp instrument: to shear wool from sheep. 1
- verb with object shorn to cut or clip the hair, fleece, wool, etc., from: to shear sheep. 1
- verb with object shorn to strip or deprive (usually followed by of): to shear someone of power. 1
- verb with object shorn Chiefly Scot. to reap with a sickle. 1
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Origin of shorn
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English sheren, Old English sceran, cognate with Dutch, German scheren, Old Norse skera; (noun) (in sense “tool for shearing”) Middle English sheres (plural), continuing Old English scērero, scēar, two words derived from the same root as the v.
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Parts of speech for Shorn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shorn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
shorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shorn
adj shorn
- baldheaded — having a bald head
- beardless — without a beard
- beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
- bereft — If a person or thing is bereft of something, they no longer have it.
- bewhiskered — having whiskers on the cheeks
Antonyms for shorn
adjective shorn
- kempt — neatly or tidily kept: a kempt little cottage.
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