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S — Sheet-anchor to Shrewd (Part 8 of 13)

Shopman, n. See Shopkeeper.

Shop-thief, n. Shoplifter.

Shore, n.

    1. Coast, beach, strand, sea-board, sea-side, sea-coast.
    2. [Written also Shoar.] Prop, support, stay, brace, buttress.

Shorea, n. Saul-tree.

Shore up. Prop, support, prop up.

Shorn, a.

    1. Cut off.
    2. Deprived.

Short, a.

    1. Brief.
    2. Near, direct, straight.
    3. Compendious, succinct, concise, condensed, terse, pithy, sententious, laconic, curt, brief.
    4. Abrupt, sharp, pointed, petulant, curt, brief, severe, uncivil.
    5. Deficient, defective, inadequate, scanty, insufficient, imperfect.
    6. Narrow, limited, contracted.
    7. Lacking, wanting, destitute.
    8. Brittle, friable, crumbling.
    9. (Cookery.) Crisp.

Short, ad. Suddenly, abruptly, at once.