Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z shroud That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment. shrouded Wearing, or provided with a shroud. shrouder A slaughterhouse worker whose primary job is attaching a cloth or canvas cover to a beef carcass. shroudie Someone who believes in the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. shrouding A shroud (annular plate at the periphery of a water wheel, forming side of bucket). shroudless Without a shroud. shroudlike Resembling or characteristic of a shroud. shroudy Resembling or characteristic of a shroud. Shrout A surname. shrove To join in the festivities of Shrovetide. Shrovetide The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday. shroving The festivity of Shrovetide. shrow To hide or cover; to shroud. Shroyer A surname. shrub A woody plant smaller than a tree, and usually with several stems from the same base. shrubbed Having shrubs. shrubberied Having a shrubbery. shrubbery A planting of shrubs; a wide border to a garden where shrubs are thickly planted; or a similar larger area with a path winding through it. shrubbiness The quality of being shrubby. shrubbish Synonym of shrubby. shrubby Of or resembling a shrub. shrubful An amount held in a shrub. shrubification The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming. shrubland Land that is covered mostly with shrubs. shrubless Without shrubs. shrublet A little shrub. shrublike Resembling a shrub. shrubling A small shrub; a shrublet. Shrubsall A surname. Shrubsole A surname from Old English. shrubsteppe A kind of natural grassland with low rainfall, less dry than a desert and capable of supporting perennial grasses and shrubs. shrubwood A wood (woodland) that is mostly composed of shrubs. Shrubya George W. Bush (born 1946), the 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009). shruff Rubbish, especially the dross or refuse of metals. shrug A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something. shrugger One who shrugs. shruggie A kaomoji denoting a shrug; particularly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. shrugging The act of one who shrugs. shruggingly With a shrugging gesture. shruggy Resembling or characteristic of a shrug (gesture). Shrum A surname. shrump To shrink, shrivel. shrunk shrunken shrunken Reduced in size as a result of shrinkage; shrivelled. shrunkenly In a shrunken manner. shrunkenness The state or condition of being shrunken. Shrutakirti The younger daughter of King Kushadhwaja and wife of Shatrughna in the Ramayana. shruti The smallest interval of pitch that can be detected or produced. Shryock A surname. SHS The station code of Sheung Shui in Hong Kong. sht The station code of Sha Tin in Hong Kong. shtadlan An intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities. shtadlanut The work of a shtadlan; intercession on behalf of a local European Jewish community. shtam to stem, to originate, to come from shtatol A wax candle in a wooden holder, used in Erzya rituals. shtayger A scale in Ashkenazi liturgical music. Shteiner A surname. shtetl A Jewish village or small town, especially one in Eastern Europe. Shteyngart A surname from Russian. Shteyngartian Relating or characteristic of the works of Soviet-born American writer Gary Shteyngart. shtick A generally humorous routine. shticky Having a pronounced shtick; gimmicky. shtiebel A small, informal synagogue or shul. shtinker collaborator; traitor; informer shtof An old Russian liquid measure, equal to 1.23 litres. Shtokavski Synonym of Stokavian. shtrafbat A Soviet penal battalion that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II. shtreimel A fur hat, usually worn by some married Haredi Jewish men on Shabbat and during Jewish holidays and other festive occasions. shtuck Trouble. shtuka A specific generalization of a Drinfel'd module. shtum Silent; speechless; dumb. shtup push shtus nonsense, stupidity shtwt The Twitter community of people engaging in self-harm. SHU A god personifying the air and atmosphere. Shuadit An extinct Hebrew-script variant of Provençal used by Jews in France, also called Judeo-Provençal or Judeo-Comtadine. Shuaib A prophet of Islam who prophesied to the Midianites, sometimes identified with the Biblical Jethro. Shuangchengzi Synonym of Ussuriysk: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. Shuangfeng A county of Loudi, Hunan, China. shuangfengite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral black mineral containing iridium and tellurium. Shuangliao A county-level city of Siping, western Jilin, China. Shuangliu A district and former county of Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Shuangqiao A former district of Chongqing, China. Shuangta A district of Chaoyang, Liaoning, China. Shuangxi A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Shuangyashan A prefecture-level city of Heilongjiang, China. Shuar A member of an indigenous people of Ecuador, one of the Jivaroan peoples. Shub A surname. shubat Kazakh drink Shubb A surname. Shubert A surname. Shubh A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Shubha A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Shubham A male given name of Indian usage. Shubi A dialect of the Rwandi-Rundi language of Tanzania. Shubin A surname. shubnikovite An orthorhombic light blue mineral containing arsenic, calcium, chlorine, copper, hydrogen, and oxygen. Shubrick A surname. shubunkin A Japanese variety of goldfish Shucheng A county of Lu'an, Anhui, China. Shuchita A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. shuck The shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts). shucked having been shucked shucker Someone who shucks oysters, clams, corn (maize), walnuts, etc. shuckery The art of shucking corn. shucking The act or process of shucking maize. shuckish Causing one to shiver, cold shuckle To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer. shucks Exclamatory response to a minor disappointment. Shucksmith A surname. shucky Only used in shucky ducky and shucky beans shud A shed. shudder To shake nervously, often from fear or horror. shudderful Causing shudders, as of fear or loathing. shudderiness The quality of being shuddery. shuddering An extended or continuous shudder. shudderingly With a shuddering motion. shuddersome Causing one to shudder; fearsome. shuddery Characterized by shuddering motions. shudo pederasty in Japan shudra A member of the Hindu varna (caste) of workers. Shue A surname. Shuey A surname. Shufelt A surname. Shuff A surname. Shuffield A surname. shuffle The act of mixing cards or mah-jong tiles so as to randomize them. shuffleability The ease or capability of something being shuffled. shuffleable Capable of being shuffled. shuffleboard A game that involves sliding a puck or coin towards a target. shuffleboarder A shuffleboard player. shufflecap A type of game where money is shaken inside a hat or a cap as a stake. shuffled Jumbled together. shufflepuck The game of shuffleboard. shuffler A person who shuffles. shufflewing The dunnock. shuffling The act or motion of one who shuffles. shufflingly In a shuffling manner. shufflon A plasmid that "shuffles" recombination sites on DNA segments shuffly Moving with a shuffling motion. Shuford A surname. shufti A brief glance. shuftiscope An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery. Shufu A county of Kashgar prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China. shug To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch. shugar A surname Shugars A surname. Shugart A surname from German. Shugborough A large National Trust estate in Colwich parish, Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ9922). The West Coast Main Line, with Shugborough Tunnel, runs through the estate. shugenja A practitioner of Shugendō.