shimmy
A dance move involving thrusting the shoulders back and forth alternately.
A dance that was popular in the 1920s.
An abnormal vibration, especially in the wheels of a vehicle.
A sleeveless chemise.

shinbeam
Alternative form of shinbin.

shinbeams
plural of shinbeam

shinbeen
Alternative form of shinbin.

shinbeens
plural of shinbeen

shinbin
An irregular portion of a log split lengthwise, used in constructing the side of a ship.

shinbins
plural of shinbin

shinkansen
A Japanese high-speed railway line.
A high-speed passenger train which runs on such a line; a bullet train.

shinkansens
plural of shinkansen

shintai
A physical object (either natural or man-made) worshipped at or near Shinto shrines as a repository for spirits or kami.

shipboard
Occurring or existing on board a ship.
casual or ephemeral (e.g. a shipboard romance)

shipboards
plural of shipboard

shipboy
Synonym of cabin boy (“attendant on a ship”).

shipboys
plural of shipboy

shipbreakers
plural of shipbreaker

shipbreaking
The breaking up of a ship for scrap recycling.

shipbroker
An intermediary who negotiates between shipowners and people wanting to charter shipping

shipbrokers
plural of shipbroker

shipbroking
The work of a shipbroker, negotiating between shipowners and people wanting to charter shipping.

shipbuilders
plural of shipbuilder

shipbuilding
The construction of ships.
A construction of a ship.

shipbuildings
plural of shipbuilding

shipcarvers
plural of shipcarver

shipcarving
The making of decorative wooden carvings for a ship, such as figureheads and catheads.
An individual carving of this kind.

shipcarvings
plural of shipcarving

shipcraft
The art or skill of navigating a ship.

shipentine
A four-masted barque (sailing vessel with a certain rigging arrangement).

shipentines
plural of shipentine

shipfic
Fan fiction revolving around or dedicated to shipping.

shipfics
plural of shipfic

shipfitters
plural of shipfitter

shipfitting
The work of a shipfitter, fabricating and assembling the structural parts of a ship.

shipful
As much as a ship will hold.

shipfuls
plural of shipful

shipgirl
A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes; usually a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real-life warship.

shipgirls
plural of shipgirl

shiphandlers
plural of shiphandler

shiphandling
The art or work of maneuvering a ship.

shipholder
The owner of a ship.

shipholders
plural of shipholder

shipkeeper
A caretaker of a ship when its crew is away.

shipkeepers
plural of shipkeeper

shipkeeping
The work of a shipkeeper, taking care of a ship when its crew is away.

shipkillers
plural of shipkiller

shiplet
A little ship.

shiplets
plural of shiplet

shiplifts
plural of shiplift

shipling
A small or miniature ship; a boat.

shiplings
plural of shipling

shiploader
a large machine used for loading and unloading large materials onto ships

shiploaders
plural of shiploader

shiploads
plural of shipload

shiplord
A shipmaster; skipper; captain.

shiplords
plural of shiplord

shipmaking
shipbuilding

shipman
Synonym of sailor.
The master of a ship; shiplord.
A labourer on a ship.

shipmanship
The role or skills of a shipman.

shipmast
The mast of a ship.

shipmaster
The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.

shipmasters
plural of shipmaster

shipmasts
plural of shipmast

shipmate
A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).

shipmates
plural of shipmate

shipmen
plural of shipman

shipments
plural of shipment

shipmind
An intelligent entity (either an artificial intelligence or alien) used to control a spaceship.

shipminds
plural of shipmind

shipmistress
A female shipmaster.

shipmistresses
plural of shipmistress

shipowners
plural of shipowner

shipowning
Owning a ship.

shipp
Obsolete spelling of ship.

shippable
Able to be shipped.
Able to be shipped; desirable for shipping.

shippables
plural of shippable

shippage
Shipment of goods, especially on a ship (large marine vessel).
Charge for such shipment.

shippages
plural of shippage

shippe
Obsolete spelling of ship.

shippens
plural of shippen

shipper
A seaman; mariner; skipper.
The person or organization that ships (sends) something.
A box for shipping something fragile, such as bottled beer or wine.

shipperdom
Synonym of shipperhood.

shippers
plural of shipper

shippery
The act or practice of supporting or approving of a romantic relationship (ship) between characters.

shippes
plural of shippe

shippings
plural of shipping

shippons
plural of shippon

shipps
plural of shipp

shiproom
Storage space on a ship.

shipset
The full complement of parts of a system required to equip an individual aerospace vehicle.

shipsets
plural of shipset

shipsful
plural of shipful

shipshed
A covered slipway used for the storage of ships.

shipsheds
plural of shipshed

shipside
The part of a harbour or dock by a ship.

shipsides
plural of shipside

shipsmiths
plural of shipsmith

shiptime
The local time on board a ship (or spacecraft).

shipway
The sloping dry dock in which a ship is built and from where it is launched.
A navigable waterway large enough for ships.

shipways
plural of shipway

shipwork
The work of building and repairing ships.

shipworkers
plural of shipworker

shipworks
A place for constructing ships; a shipyard.

shipwrack
Obsolete form of shipwreck.

shipwracke
Obsolete spelling of shipwrack.

shipwrackes
plural of shipwracke

shipwracks
plural of shipwrack

shipwreck
A ship that has sunk or run aground so that it is no longer seaworthy; a ruined vessel or its remains.
An event where a ship sinks or runs aground.
Destruction; disaster; failure; ruin; irretrievable loss.

shipwreckees
plural of shipwreckee

shipwreckers
plural of shipwrecker

shipwrecks
plural of shipwreck

shipwrightery
The work of a shipwright.

shipwrighting
The work or occupation of a shipwright.

shipwrightry
Alternative form of shipwrightery.

shipwrights
plural of shipwright

shirttail
The single or split (then rather plural) bottom part of a shirt, below the waist, especially in the back, which, when not tucked into trousers or other vestment, hangs over the wearer's tail-end, like a tail.
The tail-end or periphery of something.
A tenuous connection.
A distant kinship.
A small portion
Something small and unimportant.

shirttails
plural of shirttail

shitbox
A dump; a run-down, messy or disgusting item.
An old and decrepit automobile.
A contemptible person.

shitboxes
plural of shitbox

shitbucket
Synonym of shitpot (in all senses).

shitbuckets
plural of shitbucket

shithole
The anus.
The anus.
A hole into which one defecates or dumps excrement.
A hole into which one defecates or dumps excrement.
A hole into which one defecates or dumps excrement.

shitholes
plural of shithole

shitmobile
An inferior motor vehicle.

shitmobiles
plural of shitmobile

shitpot
A chamber pot or toilet.
Term of abuse.
A shoddy vehicle.

shitpots
plural of shitpot

shiznit
stuff, things
(preceded by the) the best of its kind

shmup
A shoot-'em-up, particularly a two-dimensional shooter themed around spaceship battles.

shmups
plural of shmup

shoebeam
A beam of non-conductive material (usually fibreglass or wood), attached to a train bogey that supports the pickup shoe.

shoebeams
plural of shoebeam

shoecare
The care and maintenance of shoes.

shoegear
train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail.

shole
Obsolete form of shoal.
A plank fixed beneath an object, such as the rudder of a vessel, to protect it from damage.

sholes
plural of shole

shootdown
The shooting down of an aircraft, satellite, etc.

shootdowns
plural of shootdown

shooteries
plural of shootery

shootery
Synonym of marksmanship (“the art of shooting”).
Synonym of shooting range (“a place to practice marksmanship”).
Shooting; hunting.