9-letter words containing sha
- shake off — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
- shakiness — tending to shake or tremble.
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shakspere — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- shale gas — Shale gas is a natural gas that is removed from rock by forcing liquid and sand into the rock.
- shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
- shalelike — having the properties or appearance of shale
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shamanism — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shamefast — shamefaced.
- shameless — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- shampooed — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- shanachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- shankbone — a large bone in the lower leg between the knee and the foot of an animal; the tibia
- shantyman — a logger or lumberman
- shapeless — having no definite or regular shape or form: a shapeless mass of clay.
- shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
- share out — distribute fairly
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- sharesave — (in Britain) a system by which employees can invest, risk-free, in their company's shares
- sharesman — a person who works for a share of something
- shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
- shark bay — a large inlet on the W coast of Western Australia, 800 km (500 miles) north of Perth; the coastline is over 1500 km (930 miles) long and has two large shallow embayments and numerous islands; noted for its large sea-grass beds, stromatolites, and colonies of dugong; a World Heritage site. Area: 2.2 million hectares. Pop: 900 (2014 est)
- shark net — a net for catching sharks
- sharklike — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
- sharp apl — (language) (Or "Dictionary APL")
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- sharp-set — eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
- sharpener — A sharpener is a tool or machine used for sharpening pencils or knives.
- sharpness — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shashlick — a dish consisting of kabobs broiled or roasted on a skewer.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
- shipshape — in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
- sunshades — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- thorshavn — a city in and the capital of the Faeroe Islands, in the N Atlantic.
- tian shan — Tien Shan.
- tien shan — a mountain range in central Asia, in China and Kirghizia. Highest peak, Pobeda Peak, 24,406 feet (7439 meters).
- toadshade — a plant, Trillium sessile, of the lily family, native to the southeastern U.S., having broad, mottled leaves and a solitary purplish or greenish flower.