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 sharpened Having a sharp point or edge. sharpener A device for making things sharp. sharpening The act by which something is sharpened. sharper A swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating. Sharperton A settlement in Harbottle parish, central Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NT9503). Sharpey A surname. sharpfin Having sharp fins. sharpie An alert person. Sharpiegate A 2002 controversy where Terry Owens signed a football with a Sharpie hidden in his sock. sharping The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step. sharpish Somewhat sharp (sudden, abrupt). sharpishly In a sharpish manner. sharpite An orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. Sharples A surname. Sharpless A surname. Sharpley A surname. sharpling A stickleback. sharply So as to terminate in a sharp point or edge. sharpness the cutting ability of an edge; keenness. sharpnose An Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae) sharpshoot To shoot with precision. sharpshooter A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman. sharpshooting Highly accurate marksmanship. sharpsichord A musical instrument that is a combination harp and music box operated by pins in a rotating cylinder, invented by Henry Dagg sharpster A swindler; someone who is adept at conning others; a con artist. sharptail The pintail duck. sharptailed Any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.). Sharpthorne A village in West Hoathly parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3732). Sharpton A surname. sharptooth Having sharp teeth; used in the names of various creatures. sharqi A hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa. Sharqia A governorate in north-eastern Egypt. Sharrer A surname from German. Sharrock A surname from Old English. Sharron A surname from French. sharrow A marking (often consisting of an image of a bicycle with two inverted V shapes either above or below it) on the surface of a paved road shared by both bicycles and other vehicles indicating a portion of the road that cyclists may use. shart To defecate while farting, typically unintentionally. shartegosuchid Any crocodylomorph in the family Shartegosuchidae. sharting The act or process of the verb shart. Shartzer A surname from German. Sharvari A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Sharvell A surname. sharwal Loose-fitting cloth trousers, generally expensive, which are a traditional costume of Nepal, but are worn by other peoples as well. Shary A transliteration of the Belarusian surname Шарый (Šaryj). Sharyn A female given name, variant of Sharon. Sharyngol A city in Darkhan-Uul, Mongolia. shash The scarf of a turban. Shashamane A city in Ethiopia, known for its large Rastafarian community. Shashank A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Shashi A district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China. Shashiprabha A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. shashiya A Maghrebi brimless cap with a tassel and straight sides. shashka A kind of guardless, lightly-curved sabre used in Russia. shashlik A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat. shashmaqam A Central Asian musical genre popular in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Shashti The sixth day (tithi) of the lunar fortnight (paksha) in the Hindu calendar. Shashvat A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Shashwat A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. shass A heap of sheaves (straw). Shasta A member of a Native American tribe of California. Shastan Of or relating to the Shasta people. shastar A weapon. shastasaurid Any extinct ichthyosaur in the family Shastasauridae. Shasteen A surname. shastra A treatise for authoritative instruction in Hinduism, especially one explaining the Vedas. Shastrakar A surname from Marathi. shastri Someone who teaches the shastras. shastrik According to Sanskrit textual authority. shat Synonym of shatter (“a pine needle”). Shatakshi An epithet of Goddess Durga/Lakshmi. Shatarupa The first woman, created by Lord Brahma alongside Manu to populate the earth shatavari A species of asparagus, Asparagus racemosus, found throughout the Indian Subcontinent and used as a traditional herbal medicine. shatavarin Any of a group of steroidal saponins found in Asparagus racemosus. Shateasha A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. shateen bush, forest shatei The younger brothers. They are children or wakashu of the oyabun his brothers. They are under the control of the kyodai (the brothers), but in the end it is still the word of the oyabun that is final. The shatei have their own sub-divisions in the yakuza clan. shath A combination shower and bath. Shatley A surname. Shatner A surname. Shatneresque In the style of William Shatner, particularly in overacting or singing Shatnerian Of or pertaining to William Shatner (born 1931), Canadian actor and writer. Shatnerization The act of Shatnerizing. Shatnerize To intentionally produce something that is perceived as both bad and good. Shatnerverse The alternate fictional Star Trek universe described in a series of novels co-written by William Shatner, based on the premise that Captain Kirk was brought back to life after the events of the film Star Trek Generations. shatnez Cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing. shatranj A board game, an ancestor of modern chess. Shatrughna Son of Dasharatha and the younger brother of Rāma. shatt A Nilo-Saharan language spoken in Sudan. shatter Of brittle solid materials (like glass or ice), to violently break into pieces. shatterability The property of being shatterable. shatterable That can be shattered. shatterbox A device for mechanically pulverizing a sample of material, used by scientists. shatterbrained disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild shattercane The grass Sorghum bicolor. shattered Physically broken into pieces. shatteredness The state or quality of being shattered. shatterer A person who, or thing that shatters something. shattering The act of something that shatters; the shattered material. shatteringly In a shattering manner shatterpated shatterbrained shatterproof Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. shatterstone Synonym of chanca piedra. shattery Easily shattered; not compact; loose of texture; brittle. Shatto A surname. Shattock A surname. Shatton A hamlet in Brough and Shatton parish, High Peak district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2082). shattuck A surname. shattuckite A copper silicate hydroxide mineral. Shatuo A Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century. Shatzer A surname. Shaub A surname. shauchle To shamble. shauchling Shambling. Shaughnessy A surname from Irish. shaughraun A wanderer; a vagabond. Shaul A surname. Shaula Lambda Scorpii, a triple star system and the second-brightest object in the constellation of Scorpius. Shaull A surname. Shaun A male given name from Irish. Shauna A female given name from Irish, a modern feminine of Shaun (“Sean”). Shauniqua A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage, variant of Shaniqua. shauri A consultation, usually between a bwana and a local African. Shaurya A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. shavasana A resting pose in which one lies flat on one's back with the arms and legs slightly spread and eyes closed. Shavaughn A female given name from Irish. shave 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. shaveable Capable of being (easily) shaved. shaved Having had a shave. shavee A person who has their hair shaved off. shavegrass A plant, the scouring rush. shavehook A tool used for scraping metals, consisting of a sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and handle. shaveless Without a shave. shavelessness Absence of a shave. shaveling Someone with all or part of their head shaved, notably a tonsured clergyman; a priest or monk. shaven Having been shaved. shaver One who shaves. shavetail An inexperienced person, especially a newly-commissioned military officer. Shavian Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works. Shaviana Objects or texts relating to George Bernard Shaw. Shavianism The characteristic style of the playwright George Bernard Shaw. Shavianismus Shavianism. Shavianity The state or quality of being Shavian. Shavianize To convert English text into the Shavian alphabet. Shavianized Written or adapted using the Shavian alphabet. Shaviliuk A surname. shaving A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material. shavings A fringe tree (Cionanthus virginicus) Shavitt A surname. Shaviyani An administrative atoll of the Maldives, officially named Miladhunmadulu Uthuruburi. Shavon A female given name from Irish.