5 Letter Words That Start With SH

shift

Noun : A movement to do something, a beginning.

Noun : An act of shifting; a slight movement or change.

Noun : (obsolete) A share, a portion assigned on division.

sheet

Noun : A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.

Noun : A piece of paper, usually rectangular, that has been prepared for writing, artwork, drafting, wrapping, manufacture of packaging (boxes, envelopes, etc.), and for other uses. The word does not include scraps and irregular small pieces destined to be recycled, used for stuffing or cushioning or paper mache, etc. In modern books, each sheet of paper is typically folded in half, to produce two leaves and four pages. In the absence of folding, "leaf" and "sheet" are equivalent.

Noun : A flat metal pan, often without raised edge, used for baking.

shoot

Verb : To launch a projectile.

Verb : (transitive) To fire (a weapon that releases a projectile).

Verb : (transitive) To fire (a projectile).

sheer

Adjective : (textiles) Very thin or transparent.

Adjective : (obsolete) Pure in composition; unmixed; unadulterated.

Adjective : (by extension) Downright; complete; pure.

shell

Noun : A hard external covering of an animal.

Noun : The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

Noun : (by extension) Any mollusk having such a covering.

short

Adjective : Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.

Adjective : (of a person) Of comparatively small height.

Adjective : Having little duration.

share

Noun : A portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.

Noun : (finance) A financial instrument that shows that one owns a part of a company that provides the benefit of limited liability.

Noun : (computing) A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.

shear

Verb : To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.

Verb : To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping.

Verb : To cut the hair of (a person).

shant

Noun : (UK, slang) A drink, usually a pint.

Noun : (UK) A shack or shanty.

shake

Verb : (transitive, ergative) To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

Verb : (transitive) To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance, or disapproval.

Verb : (transitive) To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.

shock

Noun : A sudden, heavy impact.

Noun : (figuratively) Something so surprising that it is stunning.

Noun : (psychology) A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.

shape

Noun : The status or condition of something

Noun : Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.

Noun : The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.

shark

Noun : (ichthyology) A scaleless, predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.

Noun : The noctuid moth Cucullia umbratica.

Noun : (UK, university slang) A university student who is not a fresher that has engaged in sexual activity with a fresher; usually habitually and with multiple people.

sharp

Adjective : Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.

Adjective : (colloquial) Intelligent.

Adjective : (music) Higher than usual by one semitone (denoted by the symbol ♯ after the name of the note).

shine

Verb : (intransitive, copulative) To emit or reflect light so as to glow.

Verb : (intransitive, copulative) To reflect light.

Verb : (intransitive, copulative) To distinguish oneself; to excel.

shaft

Noun : (obsolete) The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.

Noun : The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.

Noun : (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.

shade

Noun : (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.

Noun : (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.

Noun : (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).

shelf

Noun : A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.

Noun : The capacity of such an object

Noun : A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.

shame

Noun : An uncomfortable or painful feeling due to recognition or consciousness of one's own impropriety or dishonor, or something being exposed that should have been kept private.

Noun : Something to regret.

Noun : Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonour; ignominy; derision.

shill

Noun : A person paid to endorse a product while pretending to be impartial.

Noun : (derogatory) Any person paid to endorse a product.

Noun : An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.

sheep

Noun : (countable) A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.

Noun : (countable, strictly) A member of the domestic species Ovis aries, the most well-known species of Ovis.

Noun : (countable) A timid, shy person who is easily led by others.

shirt

Noun : An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

Noun : An interior lining in a blast furnace.

Noun : A member of the shirt-wearing team in a shirts and skins game.

shore

Noun : Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.

Noun : (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

Verb : (obsolete, intransitive) To arrive at the shore

shunt

Verb : (transitive) To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to.

Verb : (transitive) To divert to a less important place, position, or state.

Verb : (transitive) To provide with a shunt.

shoal

Adjective : (now rare) Shallow.

Noun : A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

Noun : A shallow in a body of water.

shrew

Noun : Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae (order Soricomorpha).

Noun : Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews (order Soricomorpha).

Noun : (derogatory) An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.

shall

Verb : Used before a verb to indicate the simple future tense in the first person singular or plural.

Verb : Used similarly to indicate determination or obligation in the second and third persons singular or plural.

Verb : Used in questions with the first person singular or plural to suggest a possible future action.

shove

Verb : (transitive) To push, especially roughly or with force.

Verb : (intransitive) To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.

Verb : (poker, by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet.

sheaf

Noun : A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

Noun : Any collection of things bound together.

Noun : A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.

shave

Verb : (transitive) To make (the head, skin etc.) bald or (the hair) shorter by using a tool such as a razor or electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.

Verb : (transitive) To cut anything in this fashion.

Verb : (intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

shrug

Noun : A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.

Noun : A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.

Verb : (transitive, intransitive) To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.

shoes

Noun : "Shoes" is a song performed by Canadian country pop singer Shania Twain.

Noun : an American rock band formed in Zion, Illinois in 1974.

Noun : the debut album by Kelly.

shank

Noun : The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.

Noun : Meat from that part of an animal.

Noun : (ornithology, colloquial) A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.

shack

Noun : A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.

Noun : Any poorly constructed or poorly furnished building.

Noun : (slang) The room from which a ham radio operator transmits.

shunk

Noun : A surname.

Verb : To impact and penetrate something with a heavy sound, like a blade hitting wood.

shred

Noun : A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.

Noun : A long, narrow piece (especially of fabric) cut or torn off; a strip; specifically, a piece of cloth or clothing.

Noun : (by extension) A thin strand or wisp, as of a cloud, mist, etc.

shout

Noun : A loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.

Noun : (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A round of drinks in a pub; the turn to pay the shot or scot; an act of paying for a round of drinks.

Noun : (UK, Australia, slang) A call-out for an emergency services team.

shead

Noun : A surname.

shiny

Adjective : Reflecting light.

Adjective : Emitting light.

Adjective : (colloquial) Excellent; remarkable.

shirk

Verb : (transitive) To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

Verb : (intransitive) To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

Verb : (transitive) To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

sheen

Adjective : (rare, poetic) Beautiful, good-looking, attractive; radiant; shiny.

Noun : (also figuratively) Splendor; radiance; shininess.

Noun : A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface.

shrub

Noun : A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base.

Noun : (Kenya) A word mispronounced by replacing some consonant sounds with others of a similar place of articulation due to interference from one's knowledge of an indigenous Kenyan language.

Verb : (obsolete) To lop; to prune.

shard

Noun : A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.

Noun : (by extension) A piece of material, especially rock and similar materials, reminding of a broken piece of glass or pottery.

Noun : A tough scale, sheath, or shell; especially an elytron of a beetle.

shire

Noun : (Britain)

Noun : (chiefly historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England), a county having a name ending in -shire.

Noun : (by extension) The people living in a shire (sense 1.1) considered collectively.

shale

Noun : A shell or husk; a cod or pod.

Noun : (geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

Verb : To take off the shell or coat of.

shone

Noun : A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

shady

Adjective : Abounding in shades.

Adjective : Causing shade.

Adjective : Overspread with shade; sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.

shako

Noun : A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

Noun : (Britain) A bearskin or busby.

Noun : The squilla or mantis shrimp.

shiff

shaky

Adjective : Shaking or trembling.

Adjective : Nervous, anxious.

Adjective : (of wood) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.

shuck

Noun : The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).

Noun : (slang, African-American Vernacular) A fraud; a scam.

Noun : (slang) A phony.

shawl

Noun : A square or rectangular piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders, typically by women.

Noun : A fold of wrinkled flesh under the lips and neck of a bloodhound, used in scenting.

Verb : (transitive) To wrap in a shawl.

shiva

Noun : (Judaism) A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

Noun : (Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.

Noun : A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

sheed

shook

Noun : A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.

Noun : The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.

Verb : To pack (staves, etc.) in a shook.

shane

Noun : A male given name from Irish.

Noun : (rare) A female given name from Irish.

Noun : A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic].

shorn

Adjective : Of a sheep, etc., having been shorn.

Adjective : Of a person, having had a haircut.

sheik

Noun : The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

Noun : An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.

Noun : (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

sheap

shown

Noun : A surname.

shrek

Noun : (slang, derogatory) An extremely ugly person.

sheba

Noun : (biblical) An ancient kingdom in Arabia or possibly in Africa.

Noun : (very rare outside the Bible) A male given name from Hebrew.

Noun : The 34th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

shoat

Noun : A young, newly-weaned pig.

Noun : A geep, a sheep-goat hybrid (whether artificially produced or the result of animals from these species naturally intermating).

shied

Noun : A horse that shies.

Noun : A surname.

shush

Verb : (onomatopoeia, intransitive) To be quiet; to keep quiet.

Verb : (onomatopoeia, transitive or intransitive) To ask someone to be quiet, especially by saying shh.

shots

Adjective : Tired, weary.

Adjective : Discharged, cleared, or rid of something.

Adjective : Scarred silly or crazy of something or someone usually due to a traumatic experience with said fear.

shala

Noun : Alternative form of sal (the tree) [(chemistry, obsolete) Salt.]

shike

sheol

Noun : (Old Testament) The realm of the dead, the common grave of mankind, Hell. In older English translations of the Bible, notably the Authorized Version or King James Bible, this word sheol is translated inconsistently and variously as grave (31 times), pit (3 times) or hell (31 times: e.g., De. 32:22; 2Sa. 22:6; Job 11:8; Ps. 9:17).

shows

Verb : (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).

Verb : (transitive) To bestow; to confer.

Verb : (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

showy

Adjective : (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye

Adjective : Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.

shawm

Noun : A mediaeval double-reed wind instrument with a conical wooden body.

shoar

Noun : Alternative form of shore (“land alongside the sea”) [Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.]

Noun : Alternative form of shore (“a prop or strut”) [Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.]

shere

Noun : A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0747).

shoji

Noun : A door or partition consisting of a wooden frame covered in rice paper, used in traditional Japanese architecture.

Noun : A male given name from Japanese

shive

Noun : A slice, especially of bread.

Noun : (obsolete) A sheave.

Noun : A beam or plank of split wood.

shirr

Verb : (US, sewing) To make gathers in textiles by drawing together parallel threads.

Verb : (US, transitive) To bake (a raw egg removed from its shell) in a baking dish.

Noun : (sewing) A shirring.

shent

Verb : (obsolete) To disgrace or put to shame.

Verb : (archaic) To blame.

Verb : (archaic) To destroy; to spoil.

shawn

Noun : (chiefly US) Alternative form of Shaun, a unisex given name. [A male given name from Irish]

shoon

shute

Noun : (Southern England, especially in place names) A steep road through a cleft in a hill.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : Alternative form of chute [A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.]

shier

Noun : A horse that shies.

Noun : A surname.

sherd

Noun : (dated or archaeology) Alternative form of shard [A piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.]

shlep

Noun : Alternative form of schlep [(informal) A long or burdensome journey.]

Verb : Alternative form of schlep [(transitive, informal) To carry, drag, or lug.]

shama

Noun : Copsychus malabaricus (white-rumped shama), a saxicoline songbird of India, glossy black with a white rump and brown underparts, and six other species in genus Copsychus.

ships

Noun : (nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Noun : (chiefly in combination) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Noun : (cellular automata, chiefly in combination) A spaceship.

shite

Noun : (Britain, Ireland, vulgar) Shit; trash; rubbish; nonsense

Noun : (Britain, Ireland, vulgar, derogatory) A foolish or deceitful person.

Adjective : (Britain, Ireland, vulgar) Bad; awful; shit.

shema

Noun : The central declaration of faith of Judaism, recited at least twice daily by religious Jews.

shona

Noun : A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

Noun : The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.

Noun : A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.

shewn

shalt

shogi

Noun : Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.

shang

Noun : (historical) an ancient dynasty in China

shote

Noun : (obsolete, UK, dialect) A fish resembling the trout, the grayling (Thymallus thymallus).

Noun : Alternative form of shoat [A young, newly-weaned pig.]

shing

shoah

Noun : (history) The systematic mass murder of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.

Noun : A mass murder.

Verb : (transitive, chiefly alt-right slang) To destroy; to remove; to take down, especially from an Internet platform.

shaka

Noun : A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".

shole

Noun : A plank fixed beneath an object, such as the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from damage.

Noun : Obsolete form of shoal. [A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.]

shola

Noun : A wild plant found in Bengal and Assam, Aeschynomene aspera, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artefacts.

Noun : (India, historical) A wooded ravine; a thicket.

shari

Noun : A diminutive of the female given name Sharon, variant of Sherry

Noun : Dead wood on the main trunk of a bonsai tree.

Noun : Alternative form of Chari (“African river”) [A river in Central Africa, the main water source for Lake Chad.]

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