| shoplift |
to steal goods from a store while posing as a customer. |
| shoplifter |
a person who steals goods from a store while pretending to be a customer. |
| shopping |
the activity of looking for and buying goods in a store. |
| shopping bag |
a large, strong bag with handles, used for carrying purchases. |
| shopping center |
a group or complex of stores, often with other businesses such as restaurants, that have a common parking area. |
| shore1 |
the land beside an ocean, sea, lake, or river. [2 definitions] |
| short |
of little length; not long. [16 definitions] |
| shortage |
a deficiency; lack. [2 definitions] |
| shortcoming |
a deficiency in character, ability, conduct, or the like; flaw. |
| shortcut |
a quicker or more direct route. [3 definitions] |
| shorten |
to make shorter. [3 definitions] |
| shortening |
fat such as butter or lard, used esp. in baking. [2 definitions] |
| shorthand |
a system of writing in simple symbols or combinations of symbols representing sounds, words, or phrases, used to record dictation or speech rapidly. [3 definitions] |
| short-handed |
lacking a full crew of workers or helpers. |
| shortly |
in a brief while; soon. [2 definitions] |
| shorts |
short trousers that stop above or close to the knees. [2 definitions] |
| shortsighted |
unable to evaluate future consequences of present actions; lacking foresight. [2 definitions] |
| shortstop |
in baseball, the position in the infield between second and third base, or the player who occupies this position. |
| shot1 |
an instance of shooting with a weapon. [10 definitions] |
| shot2 |
of cloth such as silk, woven so as to be changeable in color. [2 definitions] |
| shot put |
an athletic event in which a heavy metal ball is thrown as far as possible. [2 definitions] |