shrug noun [ count ]
He answered my question with a shrug.
shrunk
form of shrink shud • der / 'JAdar /
( shud - ders , shud - der - ing , shud - dered )
to shake because you are cold or afraid, or because of a strong feeling
He shuddered when he saw the snake.
shud • der noun [ count ]
shuf • fle / 'JAfi /
( shuf - fles , shuf - fling , shuf - fled )
to walk slowly, without taking your feet off the ground The old man shuffled along the road.
to mix playing cards before a game
She shuffled the cards carefully before dealing them.
Shut 1© / jAt/ verb ( shuts , shut ting , shut , has shut )
to move, or to move something, so that it is not open Could you shut the door, please? The door shut behind me.
—SYNONYM close
shut down to close and stop working; to make something close and stop working The factory shut down last year.
—SYNONYM close down
shut something off to stop a supply of electricity, water, or gas
They shut off the gas to our building while they repaired the leak.
shut up ( informal )
words you use to tell someone to be quiet in a rude way Shut up and listen!
shut 2 / jAt / adjective
not open
Is the door shut?
—SYNONYM closed
shut • ter / 'jAtar / noun [ count ]
a wooden or metal thing that covers the outside of a window
Close the shutters at night.
shut • tle / 'jAt_l / noun [ count ]
an airplane, a bus, or a train that travels regularly between two places
= space shuttle
shy © / Jai / adjective ( shy er , shy est )
not able to talk easily to people you do not know He was too shy to speak to her. a shy smile ► shy • ness / 'Jainas / noun [ noncount ]
As a child, she suffered from terrible shyness.
sib • ling / ' siblig / noun [ count ] ( formal )
a brother or a sister Do you have any siblings?
sick © / sik / adjective ( sick - er , sick est ) ( HEALTH ) not well She's taking care of her sick mother. Joe's been out sick (= away because of illness ) all week. Collocations Illness getting sick catch a cold/the flu/a virus/a bug get sick/a cold/a headache have a cold/an infection/a fever/a toothache feel sick/hot/dizzy treatment examine a patient be on medication/antibiotics get/have a shot/an injection/an X-ray need/receive/get treatment Look at the note at injury . be sick
When you are sick , food comes up from your stomach and
out of your mouth
He was sick twice during the night.
—SYNONYM vomit
be sick of something
to have had or done too much of something, so that you do
not want it any longer
I'm sick of watching TV — let's go out.
feel sick
to feel that food is going to come up from your stomach sick • ness / ' siknas / noun [noncount]
( HEALTH ) being or feeling sick
He could not work for a long time because of sickness.
side © / said / noun [ count ]
one of the flat outside parts of something A box has six sides.
the part of something that is not the front, back, top, or bottom
There is a door at the side of the house. There's a scratch on the side of my car.
the part of something that is near the edge and away from the middle
I stood at the side of the road.
the right or left part of something He lay on his side .
You will see the restaurant on the left side of the street.
one of two groups of people who fight, argue, or play a game against each other
I thought you were on my side (= agreed with me ) .
Which side won the debate?
side by side
next to each other
They walked side by side.
take sides
