sheetrockDrywall; plasterboard; a building material comprising a layer of gypsum plaster sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
sheets(Of rain or other precipitation, fire, etc.) Great amounts, coming or moving in intense waves.
sheetsmansomeone who controls the trim of the sails.
sheetwashA thin layer of unchanneled water that flows over land, for example during a storm when the ground is too saturated to absorb any more water; if it lasts long enough, such flow forms rills and then larger channels.
sheetwisePrinted one side of a sheet at a time, with the form replaced on the press between sides.
sheetworkThe printing of sheets of paper using a printing press.
SheffordA town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1439).
sheftaliaA traditional Cypriot food, a type of crépinette, a sausage without skin, that uses caul fat or omentum to wrap the ingredients, rather than sausage casing.
sheftsvoIn the Soviet Union, a form of patronage where more skilled or advanced workers (such as military troops or a factory) provided assistance and mentoring to the less skilled (such as farmers and construction labourers).
shelfA 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.
shelfbackThe vertical surface forming the back of a shelf.
shelfbreakAn area of increasing slope that marks the edge of a continental shelf.
shelfieA photograph of a bookshelf/bookcase taken by its owner and shared on social media.
shelfingA stowage process in which newly caught fish are laid out in single layers on ice-covered shelves.
shelflationThe degradation of food product quality due to supply chain disruptions. It occurs when delays cause food, especially perishables, to have a shortened shelf life, resulting in products being overripe, less fresh, or closer to their expiration date by the time they reach the store.
shellcodeA small piece of code, used as the payload of a virus or other malware, that launches a shell so that the attacker can control the compromised computer.
shellcrackerA fish of species Lepomis microlophus.
ShelleyPercy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), a Romantic poet.
ShelleyanRelating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet.
ShelleyanaObjects, materials, or documents relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or to Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.
ShelleyesqueReminiscent of the works or style of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or of Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.
shellfishA fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.