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a tool like a very large pair of scissors that you use for cutting plants, flowers, etc. a pair of shears

shed1 / Jed / noun [ count ] a small building where you keep things or animals We keep our tools in the shed.

shed 2 / Jed / verb ( sheds , shed ding , shed , has shed )

to lose something because it falls off The snake shed its skin.

she'd / jid /

short for she had , she would

sheep О / ji_p /

noun [ count ] ( plural sheep )

an animal that people keep on farms for its meat and its wool

—Look at lamb .

sheer / jir / adjective

used to show the large size, amount, or level of something

sheer nonsense

The first thing you notice is the sheer size of the building.

going down quickly from a high place to a low place It was a sheer drop to the ocean.

sheet О / jit / noun

[count]

1 a big piece of thin material for a bed

put some clean sheets on the bed.

a thin, flat piece of something like paper, glass, or metal a sheet of writing paper

shelf О / jelf / noun [ count ] ( plural shelves / Jelvz / )

a long, flat piece of wood on a wall or in a cabinet where

things can stand

Put the plates on the shelf .

bookshelves

shell О / jel / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) the hard outside part of birds' eggs, nuts, and some animals

Turtles have a hard shell.

Look at seashell . ,

Look at the picture at crustacean .

a metal container that explodes when it comes out of a large gunshe'll / jil / short for she will

shell • fish / Jelfif/ noun [ count ] ( plural shell - fish )

a kind of animal that lives in water and that has a shell

shellfish

mussel oyster

shel • ter 1 / 'Jeltar / noun

[ noncount ] protection from bad weather or danger We took shelter from the rain under a tree.

People ran for shelter when the bombs started to fall.

[ count ] a place that protects people or animals from bad weather, danger, etc.

a bus shelter (= for people who are waiting at a bus stop ) shel • ter 2 / 'Jeltar / verb ( shel - ters , shel - ter ing , shel - tered )

to make someone or something safe from bad weather or danger

The trees shelter the house from the wind.

to go to a place where you will be safe from bad weather or danger

Let's shelter from the rain under that tree.

shelves

plural of shelf

shep • herd / Jepard / noun [ count ]

a person who takes care of sheep

sher • iff / Jeraf / noun [ count ]

an officer of the law, who is in charge of the police force of a U.S. county

she's / jiz /

short for she is , she has

shield1 / jild / noun [ count ]

a big piece of metal, wood, or leather that soldiers carried in front of their bodies when they were fighting in wars long ago. Some police officers carry shields now.

shield 2 / jild / verb ( shields , shield - ing , shield ed )

to keep someone or something safe from danger or from being hurt

She shielded her eyes from the sun with her hand.

shift1aw / Jift /

( shifts , shift - ing , shift ed )

to move something from one place to another

Can you help me to shift the bed? I want to sweep the floor.

to change the way you think about something Attitudes toward marriage have shifted over the years.

to change the position of gears in a car (= the parts that control how fast the wheels turn )

He shifted into first gear and drove off.

shift2awЦ / Jift / noun [ count ]

1 a change in what people think about something

There has been a shift in public opinion away from the

war.

2 a group of workers who begin work when another group

finishes

the night shift

shin / Jin / noun [ count ]

the bone in the front part of your leg from your knee to your foot

shine © / Jain / verb ( shines , shin - in , ;hone / Joun / or shined , has shone or has shined )

to give out light The sun is shining.

to be bright

I polished the silver until it shone.