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.