5-Letter Nouns Starting With SH
Here's the list of all the 98 5-Letter Nouns Starting With SH in the English Language.
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| share | 1. assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group 2. any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate More Definitions → |
| short | 1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference More Definitions → |
| shoes | 1. a particular situation More Definitions → |
| sheet | 1. any broad thin expanse or surface 2. paper used for writing or printing More Definitions → |
| shirt | 1. a garment worn on the upper half of the body More Definitions → |
| shape | 1. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) 2. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance More Definitions → |
| sharp | 1. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named 2. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point More Definitions → |
| shell | 1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun 2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals More Definitions → |
| shift | 1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation 2. a qualitative change More Definitions → |
| shock | 1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally 2. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat More Definitions → |
| shoot | 1. a new branch 2. the act of shooting at targets More Definitions → |
| shore | 1. the land along the edge of a body of water 2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support More Definitions → |
| shelf | 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water More Definitions → |
| sheep | 1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat 2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon More Definitions → |
| shade | 1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body 2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color More Definitions → |
| shake | 1. building material used as siding or roofing 2. frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream More Definitions → |
| shame | 1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt 2. a state of dishonor More Definitions → |
| sheer | More Definitions → |
| shaft | 1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer 2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect More Definitions → |
| shark | 1. any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales 2. a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest More Definitions → |
| shine | 1. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light More Definitions → |
| shout | 1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition More Definitions → |
| shiny | More Definitions → |
| shook | 1. a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment More Definitions → |
| shear | 1. (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves 2. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it More Definitions → |
| shack | 1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling More Definitions → |
| shire | 1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county 2. British breed of large heavy draft horse More Definitions → |
| shave | 1. the act of removing hair with a razor More Definitions → |
| shrub | 1. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems More Definitions → |
| shank | 1. a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg 2. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle More Definitions → |
| sheen | 1. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light More Definitions → |
| shiva | 1. (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative More Definitions → |
| shawl | 1. cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders More Definitions → |
| shred | 1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount 2. a small piece of cloth More Definitions → |
| shove | 1. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) More Definitions → |
| shale | 1. a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay More Definitions → |
| shrug | 1. a gesture involving the shoulders More Definitions → |
| shunt | 1. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another 2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current More Definitions → |
| sheik | 1. the leader of an Arab village or family 2. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance More Definitions → |
| shoal | 1. a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide 2. a stretch of shallow water More Definitions → |
| shrew | 1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman 2. small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles More Definitions → |
| shite | 1. obscene terms for feces More Definitions → |
| shard | 1. a broken piece of a brittle artifact More Definitions → |
| sheaf | 1. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing More Definitions → |
| shoji | 1. a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper More Definitions → |
| shirk | More Definitions → |
| shill | 1. a decoy who acts as an enthusiastic customer in order to stimulate the participation of others More Definitions → |
| shuck | 1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds More Definitions → |