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S — Shrewdness to Sin (Part 3 of 12)

Shut up.

    1. Shut, close up.
    2. Confine, lock up, enclose, imprison, lock in, fasten in.
    3. Terminate, conclude, end.
    4. Unite

Shy, a.

    1. Timid.
    2. Coy, -reserved, diffident, timid, retiring, shrinking.
    3. Cautious, wary, heedful, chary.
    4. Suspicious, jealous.

Shy, n.

    1. Sudden start (as of a horse).
    2. (Colloq.) Fling, throw.

Shy, v. a. Fling, throw, jerk, cast, toss, flirt, hurl, chuck, pitch, sling (colloq.).

Shy, v. n. Sheer, start aside.

Sibilant, a. Hissing, sibilous.

Sibyl, n. Prophetess, sorceress, fortune-teller, witch.

Siccative, a. Drying.

Siccity, n. Dryness, aridity, want of moisture.

Sice, n. Six (at dice).

Sick, a.

    1. Ill, indisposed, ailing, unwell, laid up.
    2. Nauseated, affected with nausea, sick at the stomach, inclined to vomit.