shorepower
The supply of electricity to a vessel at berth

shortline
An independent railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance.

shortlines
plural of shortline

showboaters
plural of showboater

showbox
Alternative form of show box.

showboxes
plural of showbox

showcard
An advertising placard.
A card for displaying samples.
A card shown to a subject as an extra aid that is associated with one of the questions in a questionnaire or survey.

showcards
plural of showcard

showmanry
Synonym of showmanship.

showmanships
plural of showmanship

shpt
Abbreviation of shipment.

shraf
Alternative form of shroff.

shraff
Alternative form of shroff.

shraffs
plural of shraff

shrafs
plural of shraf

shrikhand
An Indian sweet dish of strained yogurt.

shrikhands
plural of shrikhand

shrimpboat
Alternative form of shrimp boat.

shrimpboats
plural of shrimpboat

shroff
A provider of financial services, especially a small-scale independent banker or money changer or (historical) a local expert at detecting bad coin.
A cashier, especially for a car park.
The office of such a cashier at a car park etc.

shroffs
plural of shroff

shuttle
A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper thread, to make a lock stitch.
A transport service (such as a bus or train) that goes back and forth between two or more places.
Such a transport vehicle; a shuttle bus; a space shuttle.
Any other item that moves repeatedly back and forth between two positions, possibly transporting something else with it between those points (such as, in chemistry, a molecular shuttle).
A shuttlecock.
A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal.

shuttlebay
A part of a starship in which space shuttles are kept.

shuttlebays
plural of shuttlebay

shuttlebus
Alternative form of shuttle bus.

shuttlebuses
plural of shuttlebus

shuttlecraft
A relatively small spacecraft, usually capable of atmospheric transport.

shuttlecrafts
plural of shuttlecraft

shuttled
simple past and past participle of shuttle

shuttles
plural of shuttle

shuttling
present participle and gerund of shuttle

shuttlings
plural of shuttling

sialin
a crucial lysosomal transport protein that exports free sialic acid out of lysosomes

sibberidge
The banns of marriage, or the act of publishing thereof.

siblingships
plural of siblingship

sibness
Kinship.

sibred
Relationship; kindred.
Marriage banns.

sibridge
Alternative form of sibberidge.

sibridges
plural of sibridge

sibships
plural of sibship

sickbay
A place used as a hospital on board a ship, or on a spaceship (in science fiction).
A room or area for the treatment of the sick or injured in a school.

sickbays
plural of sickbay

sideband
The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier.

sidebands
plural of sideband

sidebuffer
A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.

sidebuffers
Plural of sidebuffer.

sidekick
An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
In literature, theatre, etc., a good foil of the protagonist, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.

sidekicks
plural of sidekick

sidelamp
A light mounted on the side of a motor vehicle.

sidelamps
plural of sidelamp

sidelifter
A specialized vehicle or semi-trailer used to hoist and transport intermodal containers, loaded from the side.

sidelifters
plural of sidelifter.

sidelight
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
A window found at one or both sides of a door.
A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject.

sidelights
plural of sidelight

sidelite
Alternative form of sidelight.

sidelites
plural of sidelite

sideloader
Synonym of sidelifter.

sideloaders
plural of sideloader.

sidepipe
An exhaust pipe which exhausts to the side of the vehicle.

sidepipes
plural of sidepipe

siderod
A coupling rod on each side of a locomotive.

siderods
plural of siderod

siderophilin
Synonym of transferrin.

sidescreen
A panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.

sidescreens
plural of sidescreen

sideskirt
piece of bodywork, attached to the lower edge on the side of the vehicle for aesthetic improvement, performance enhancement or protection.

sideskirts
plural of sideskirt

sidewheel
One of a pair of paddle wheels positioned one each side of a vessel

sidewheels
plural of sidewheel

sidings
plural of siding

signalbox
Alternative form of signal box.

signalboxes
plural of signalbox

signallings
plural of signalling

signalpost
Alternative form of signal post.

signalposts
plural of signalpost

significator
One who, or that which, signifies.
A planet that is supposed to rule something.
A card representing a querent, question, or situation.

significators
plural of significator

signifier
Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.
Something or someone that signifies, makes something more significant or important.
A sign, such as a written or spoken word, which refers to some concept, object or person, the signified.

signifiers
plural of signifier

signiories
plural of signiory

signiorships
plural of signiorship

signiory
Alternative form of seigniory.

signoria
lordship, especially in medieval Italian city states

signorships
plural of signorship.

sill
A breast wall; window breast; horizontal brink which forms the base of a window.
A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.
A stratum of rock, especially an intrusive layer of igneous rock lying parallel to surrounding strata.
A threshold or brink across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.
A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.
The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

sillograph
A satirist.

sillographer
Synonym of sillograph (“satirist”).

sillographers
plural of sillographer

sillographist
Synonym of sillograph (“satirist”).

sillographists
plural of sillographist

sillographs
plural of sillograph

sillometer
A 19th-century device for measuring the speed of a ship without using a log-line.

sillometers
plural of sillometer

silviculture
The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

silvicultures
plural of silviculture

silylene
The silicon analogue of a carbene R₂Si
The silicon analogue of methylene SiH₂

silylenes
plural of silylene

silyne
a molecule containing a silicon atom which forms a triple bond
an organosilyne, a molecule containing a silicon atom triply bonded to a carbon atom
a silicon analog of alkynes containing at least one silicon-silicon triple bond.

silynes
plural of silyne

sinecure
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

sinecures
plural of sinecure

sinecureship
Synonym of sinecure.

sinecureships
plural of sinecureship.

singlings
plural of singling

singspiration
A worship service, or sometimes a part of a service or any other church activity, involving the singing of hymns.

singspirations
plural of singspiration

sinque
Obsolete spelling of cinque.

sinques
plural of sinque

sirdarships
plural of sirdarship

sirmark
Alternative form of surmark.

sirmarks
plural of sirmark

siscest
Synonym of sistercest

sismance
A close but nonsexual relationship between two women.

sismances
plural of sismance

sista
Pronunciation spelling of sister.

sistah
Pronunciation spelling of sister.

sistahs
plural of sistah