7-letter words starting with sh
- shritch — a shriek
- shrivel — shrink, dry up
- shriven — a past participle of shrive.
- shriver — (Robert) Sargent, Jr [sahr-juh nt] /ˈsɑr dʒənt/ (Show IPA), 1915–2011, U.S. businessman and government official: first director of the U.S. Peace Corps, 1961–66.
- shroudy — offering shelter
- shrubby — consisting of or abounding in shrubs.
- shticky — having the characteristics of shtick
- shu han — a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 221–63.
- shubert — Lee (Levi Shubert) 1875–1953, and his brothers Sam S. 1876–1905, and Jacob J. 1880–1963, U.S. theatrical managers.
- shucker — a husk or pod, as the outer covering of corn, hickory nuts, chestnuts, etc.
- shudder — to tremble with a sudden convulsive movement, as from horror, fear, or cold.
- shuffle — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- shulwar — loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.
- shunned — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- shunner — to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid.
- shunted — to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
- shunter — to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
- shushan — Biblical name of Susa.
- shusher — a person who tends to quieten others
- shut in — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
- shut it — Be quiet, stop talking
- shut of — rid of; free from
- shut up — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- shut-in — confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
- shuteye — sleep.
- shutoff — an object or device that shuts (something) off: the automatic shutoff on a heater.
- shutout — an act or instance of shutting out.
- shutter — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- shuttle — a device in a loom for passing or shooting the weft thread through the shed from one side of the web to the other, usually consisting of a boat-shaped piece of wood containing a bobbin on which the weft thread is wound.
- shylock — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- shyness — bashful; retiring.
- shyster — a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.