12-letter words containing sho
- process shot — a shot in which action takes place in front of a screen on which an image already filmed is projected
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reverse shot — a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- saddle shoes — shoes with a midsection (where the laces are) that is darker in colour, usually black, to the rest of the shoe, which is usually white
- scatter shot — shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.
- septic shock — condition caused by blood poisoning
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- shock horror — A shock horror story is presented in a way that is intended to cause great shock or anger.
- shock tactic — Shock tactics are a way of trying to influence people's attitudes to a particular matter by shocking them.
- shock troops — soldiers trained to attack
- shoe leather — treated animal skin used for shoes
- shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
- shoo-fly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating
- shoot-'em-up — a motion-picture or television program that emphasizes gunplay, action, and often violence.
- shooting box — a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- shop-in-shop — A shop-in-shop is an area that one retailer sublets within another retailer’s premises.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
- shore dinner — a meal consisting chiefly of seafood.
- shore patrol — (often initial capital letters) members of an organization in the U.S. Navy having police duties similar to those performed by military police. Abbreviation: SP.
- short ballot — a ballot containing only candidates for the most important legislative and executive posts, leaving judicial and lesser administrative posts to be filled by appointment.
- short column — a column whose relative dimensions ensure that when it is overloaded it fails by crushing, rather than buckling
- short notice — little warning
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- short seller — a person, as a speculator, who sells short.
- short shrift — a brief time for confession or absolution given to a condemned prisoner before his or her execution.
- short splice — a splice used when an increased thickness of the united rope is not objectionable, made by unlaying the rope ends a certain distance, uniting them so that their strands overlap, then tucking each alternately over and under others several times.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- short-haired — having short hair
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortcomings — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortcutting — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- shortsighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- shoshone dam — a dam on the Shoshone River. 328 feet (100 meters) high.
- shostakovich — Dimitri Dimitrievich [dih-mee-tree di-mee-tree-uh-vich;; Russian dmyee-tryee dmyee-tryi-yi-vyich] /dɪˈmi tri dɪˈmi tri ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈdmyi tryi ˈdmyi tryɪ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–75, Russian composer.
- shot on goal — a shot that enters the goal or would have entered the goal if it had not been blocked by the goalkeeper or another defensive player.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.