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 Shughart A surname. Shughni A member of a particular one of the Pamiri peoples. Shugliaq Synonym of Southampton Island. shugoshin Any of a family of proteins that play a role in the centromeric protection of cohesin Shugrue A surname from Irish. shuhari A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Shuicheng A district of Liupanshui, Guizhou, China. Shuilin A rural township in Yunlin County, Taiwan shuiskite A monoclinic-prismatic dark brown mineral containing aluminum, calcium, chromium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. Shuitianhua Synonym of Laze. shuk An Israeli street market. shuka A sash (decorative length of cloth) worn in parts of Africa. Shukla A surname. Shukra The son of Bhrigu, and preceptor of the Daityas, and the guru of the Asuras. Shukria A large Arab clan living in eastern Sudan. shukto A bitter Bengali dish of chopped vegetables. shukumei Fate, destiny. shul An Ashkenazi synagogue. Shula A diminutive of the female given name Shulamith, from Hebrew. Shulamis A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Shulamith, masculine equivalent Shlomo, equivalent to English Salome. Shulamit A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Shulamith, masculine equivalent Shlomo, equivalent to English Salome. Shulamith A female given name from Hebrew, masculine equivalent Shlomo, equivalent to English Salome. shulamitite A barium copper silicate mineral with the formula Ca₃TiFe³⁺AlO₈. Shulan A county-level city of Jilin, Jilin, China. shule An ancient kingdom in the Taklamakan Desert, in what is now China. shuler A surname. Shulgin A surname from Russian. shulgoer One who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew. Shuli A female nickname. Shulin A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. Shulkin A surname from Yiddish. Shull A surname. Shulman A surname. Shults A surname from German. Shultz A surname. Shum A surname. shumac Dated spelling of sumac. shumai A traditional steamed Chinese pork dumpling served in dim sum. Shumake A surname. Shumaker A surname. Shuman A surname. Shumar A gewog of Pemagatshel District, Bhutan. Shumard A surname. shumardiid Any member of the Shumardiidae family of trilobites shumarditid Any member of the †Shumarditidae, extinct shelled cephalopods. Shumashti A Dardic language spoken in Afghanistan. Shumate A surname from French. Shumcho A language spoken in India. Shumchun Synonym of Shenzhen: a Cantonese-derived name. Shumen A town and oblast in northeastern Bulgaria. Shumet A surname. Shumett A surname. shummick To shuffle or drag the feet. shumokuzori A kimarite in which the attacker ducks under his opponent's arm and lifts him up and takes him over backwards. Shumpert A surname. Shumsk A city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. Shumway A surname. shun To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize. Shunamite An inhabitant of the Biblical village of Shunem. shunamitism The ancient practice of an old man sleeping with, but not necessarily having sex with, a young virgin to preserve his youth. Shuncheng A district of Fushun, Liaoning, China. Shunde A district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Shunem A small village mentioned in the Pentateuch. shunga A style of Japanese erotic art shungite A black, lustrous, non-crystalline mineraloid consisting mostly of carbon, used as a pigment in art and an antibacterial water treatment. shungitic Of or relating to the mineral shungite. Shunhe A Hui district in Kaifeng, Henan, China. Shuniah A municipality bordering the city of Thunder Bay, north-western Ontario, Canada. shunk To impact and penetrate something with a heavy sound, like a blade hitting wood. shunless That cannot be shunned; not to be avoided; inevitable, unavoidable. shunnable Fit for, or capable, deserving, or worthy of, being shunned. shunner One who shuns (a thing). shunning The act by which something is shunned; avoidance. shunpike A side road or route. shunpiker One who avoids toll roads, or who uses sideroads to avoid toll booths. shunt To cause to move (suddenly), as by pushing or shoving; to give a (sudden) start to. shuntable Capable of being shunted. Shuntak Synonym of Shunde (Foshan, Guangdong, China): the Cantonese-derived name. shunted fitted with an electrical shunt shunter A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching). shunting The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them. shuntless Without a shunt. shunto The annual wage negotiations, between employers and Japanese labor unions aiming to increase wages, occurring in spring. shunworthy Worthy of shunning or of being shunned; reproachable; avoidable. Shunyi A district of Beijing, China. Shuocheng A district of Shuozhou, Shanxi, China. shuotheriid Any extinct mammal of the family †Shuotheriidae Shuozhou A prefecture-level city of Shanxi, China. Shupe A surname. Shupert A surname from German. Shuping A surname from German. Shupp A surname. shura A body that provides counsel to a leader. shurangiz A modern Iranian musical instrument, a member of the lute family, with a skin face and six strings. Shurasena Shurasena, King of Mathura, and the father of Samudravijaya, Vasudeva and Kunti Shurchandra An Indian male given name. shure A surname. Shuri A former city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Shurik A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name diminutive Шу́рик (Šúrik) shuriken A dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai). Shurley A surname. Shurlock A surname. Shurpanakha The sister of Ravana in the Hindu epic Ramayana. Shurrock A surname. Shurtleff A surname. Shurtz A surname. Shurugwi A town in the province of Midlands, Zimbabwe. shuruk The combination of the Hebrew letter ו (“vav”) with a dagesh which represents the vowel /u/. Shuruppak A former city in Sumer shush To be quiet; to keep quiet. Shusha A city and district of Azerbaijan. Shushan A surname. Shushanik A female given name from Armenian. shushee A person who is shushed. shusher Someone who shushes, insisting on silence shushing The act of making a shush sound to silence somebody. Shushrusha A female given name from Hindi or Sanskrit. shushy An instruction to be quiet; hush. Shuster A surname. Shusterman A surname from German. Shustoke A village and civil parish in North Warwickshire district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP2290). Shuswap A member of a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. shut To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. shutdown The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. shute A steep road through a cleft in a hill. Shutesbury A town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. shutki Sun-dried fish, in South Asian cuisine. shutness The property of being shut. shutoff A valve used to turn something off. shutout Closing and forbidding entry, as a lockout in which management prevents works from working. Shutt A surname. shuttable Capable of being shut. shuttance riddance shutter One who shuts or closes something. shutterbug A person who makes a hobby of photography. shutterer A worker who constructs shuttering/formwork. shuttering The act of closing something with shutters. shutterless Without a shutter. shutterlike Resembling or characteristic of a shutter. shutterwise In an arrangement resembling window shutters. shutting The act by which something is shut. shuttle A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom. shuttlebay A part of a starship in which space shuttles are kept. shuttlecock A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. shuttlecraft A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport. shuttleless Without a shuttle. shuttlelike Resembling or characteristic of a shuttle. shuttleman A person employed to repair the shuttle on a loom. shuttleport A spaceport from which shuttles depart. shuttler A badminton player.