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 Sheplan A surname. Shepler A surname. Shepley A surname. Sheppard An English surname originating as an occupation. Shepparton A city, the headquarters of the City of Greater Shepparton, in northern Victoria, Australia. Shepperd An English surname originating as an occupation Shepperson A surname. Shepperton A town in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in the county of Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0867). Sheppey Isle of Sheppey, an island off the northern coast of Kent, England. sheppy A sheepcote. Shepreth A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3947). sheps A surname Shepshed A town and civil parish with a town council in Charnwood borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK4719). shepster A seamstress. Sheptytskyi A city and raion of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Shepway a suburb in Maidstone, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7753) Sheqi A county of Nanyang, Henan, China. Shequala A female given name originating as a coinage, of African-American usage. Sher A surname. Sherard A surname. Sherardian Of or relating to William Sherard (1659–1728), English botanist, who established a professorship at the University of Oxford, the Sherardian Professor of Botany. sherardization The process of sherardizing. sherardize To coat metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces with zinc by exposing them to the vapour of zinc instead of, as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc. sherardizer One who or that which sherardizes. Sheratan Beta Arietis, a star system and the second-brightest star in the constellation of Aries, marking the ram's second horn. Sheraton A surname sherbert A surname. sherbet A dessert of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product such as milk added; a sorbet with dairy ingredients. sherbety Having characteristics of sherbet Sherborn A surname. Sherborne A surname. Sherbourne A village and civil parish in Warwick district, Warwickshire, England. Sherbro A member of a people of the Bonthe District, Sierra Leone. Sherbrooke A rural community of Nova Scotia, Canada. Sherbrookian Pertaining to Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Sherburn A village in Sherburn Village parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3142). Sherburne A surname. Sherden A Sea Peoples tribe of the late Bronze Age. Shere A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0747). Sheree A female given name. shereef A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca. Shereford A small village in the North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England. Sheremetyevo An airport in Moscow, Russia. Sherer A surname. Sherfey A surname. Sherfield A surname. Sherford A small village in Frogmore and Sherford parish, South Hams district, Devon (OS grid ref SX7744). Shergold A surname. shergottite A type of meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth. Shergotty A surname Sheri A female given name, variant of Sherry. Sheriarty The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty from the television series Sherlock. Sheridan A surname from Irish. sheridanite An aluminium-rich clinochlore mineral. sherif A surname from Arabic. sheriff (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties. sheriffalty The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. sheriffcy Synonym of shrievalty. sheriffdom The regions in which a sheriff has authority. sheriffess A female sheriff. Sheriffhales A village and civil parish in eastern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7612). sheriffhood The office of sheriff. sheriffry The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff. sheriffship The office or jurisdiction of a sheriff. sheriffwick The area of jurisdiction of a sheriff. Sherifian Relating to a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima sherilla An ugly, fat, or stupid black woman. Sherine A female given name. Sheringham A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG1543). sheristadar The head ministerial officer of a court, responsible, among other business, for dealing with incoming complaints. Sherk A surname. Sherley A surname. Sherlin A surname. sherlock To deduce. sherlocked Addicted to the television series Sherlock. Sherlockesque Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlockian Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings. Sherlockiana Memorabilia or writings related to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlockish Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlocky Resembling or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes. Sherlolly The ship of characters Sherlock Holmes and Molly Hooper from the television series Sherlock. Sherlyn A female given name originating as a coinage. sherm The drug phencyclidine (PCP). Sherman A Sherman tank, main Allied battle tank in World War II; Named after American general William Tecumseh Sherman. Coined by British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill in 1942. Shermanbury A village and civil parish in Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2019). Shermanesque Having the intent of refusing a nomination to public office, or of refusing to serve in such office if elected. Shermanian An age from 457 to 454 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. Shermanite A resident of Sherman, an unincorporated community in St. Louis County, Missouri. Shermantine A surname. shermed Under the influence of phencyclidine. Shermer A surname from German. Shermuhoong A gewog of Mongar District, Bhutan. Sherner A surname. shero A female hero. Sherod A surname. sheroic Heroic in a female or feminist context. Sherover A surname. sherpa A member of a particular Himalayan ethnic group living in Nepal and Tibet, known especially as mountaineers. Sherral A female given name. Sherrard A surname. Sherratt A surname. Sherrell A surname. Sherren A surname. Sherrer A surname. Sherri A female given name, variant of Sherry and Cheri. Sherrick A surname. Sherridon A community in northern Manitoba, Canada. sherried Prepared with sherry. sherriff A surname. sherriffs A surname. sherrification Oxidation. sherrify To oxidize. Sherrill An English surname. Sherrilynn A female given name. Sherrin A football used in Australian rules. Sherrington A village and civil parish (without a council) in the Wylye Valley, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9639). Sherrod A surname from German. Sherron A surname. Sherrow A surname. sherry A fortified wine produced in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain, or a similar wine produced elsewhere. sherrylike Resembling or characteristic of sherry. sherryvallies Thick loose riding-trousers, fastened on the outside of each leg. Sherston A village and civil parish in north-west Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8586). Shersty A surname. Shertzer A surname from German. sherut Synonym of shared taxi. Shervington A surname. sherwani A knee-length coat that buttons to the neck, worn by men in parts of India and Pakistan. Sherwen A surname. Sherwin A surname transferred from the nickname. Sherwood An English habitational surname from Old English derived from Sherwood Forest. Sherwoodian Of or relating to Sherwood Forest. sherwoodite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and vanadium. Sheryl A female given name originating as a coinage, variant of Cheryl and Shirley. Sherzhong A gewog of Sarpang District, Bhutan. sheself herself Shesha One of the primal beings of creation, a many-headed snake who holds all of the planets of the universe on his hoods and constantly sings the glories of Vishnu. Sheshnaga the king of all nagas and the serpent upon whom Lord Vishnu reclines. Sheskinshule A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. shet shed shetani An evil spirit from East African mythology, often the subject of artwork. Shete A surname. sheth The bar on a plough which projects downward beneath the beam to connect to the sole. shetland A particular breed of pony. Shetlander A native or inhabitant of the Shetland Islands. Shetlandian Of or relating to the Shetland Islands. Shetlandic Of or related to the Shetland Islands, its people, or their culture. Shetlandish Synonym of Shetlandic. shetlands The Shetland Islands. Shetler A surname.