showdown
The final battle between two opponents, in which there can be only one victor.
The final round in a poker match, where all of the remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown.

showdowns
plural of showdown

shower
A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
A device for bathing by which water is made to fall on the body from a height, either from a tank or by the action of a pump.
An instance of using of this device in order to bathe oneself.
A quantity of something that has characteristics of a rain shower.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
A party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts.
A pattern where the juggler passes objects horizontally from one hand to the other around chest height, and upward over the juggler's head to return to the first hand.
A battle, an attack; conflict.
A shower of shit.
Used as an intensifying pluralizer or intensifier
A group of people perceived as incompetent or worthless.

showeriness
The state or condition of being showery.

showerlessness
Absence of showers.

showers
plural of shower

showerset
A set of fixtures for a shower.

showersets
plural of showerset

showiness
The property of being showy.

showinesses
plural of showiness

showmance
A romance between cast members or production crew of a play or television show (often reality shows) which only lasts the duration of the show, or its filming.

showmances
plural of showmance

showmanism
Synonym of showmanship.

showmanship
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.

showpersonship
The characteristic or quality of being a showperson.

showpiece
Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.
Something made specifically to be displayed.

showpieces
plural of showpiece

showre
Obsolete spelling of shower.

showres
plural of showre

showup
Alternative form of show-up.

showups
plural of showup

showyness
Misspelling of showiness.

shpilkes
A state of impatience, agitation, or anxiety.

shr
Abbreviation of share.

shreddiness
The state or condition of being shreddy.

shredlet
A little shred.

shredlets
plural of shredlet

shrewdities
plural of shrewdity

shrewdity
shrewdness

shrewdness
The quality of being shrewd.
An invented collective name for a group of apes.

shrewdnesses
plural of shrewdness

shrewdom
The realm or sphere of shrews (nagging, ill-tempered women).

shrewishness
The quality of being shrewish.

shriekiness
The quality of being shrieky.

shrift
The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
Confession to a priest.
Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.

shrifts
plural of shrift

shrillness
The property of being shrill.
The result or product of being shrill.

shrillnesses
plural of shrillness

shrimpiness
The state or quality of being shrimpy.

shrinkability
The ability to shrink.

shrinkage
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.
The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

shrinkages
plural of shrinkage

shrinkflation
The practice of making products smaller while continuing to market them at the same price.

shrinkproofness
The quality of being shrinkproof.

shrna
Alternative form of shRNA.

shrnas
plural of shrna

shroffage
The commission paid to a shroff for examining coins for quality.

shrthnd
Abbreviation of shorthand.

shrubbiness
The quality of being shrubby.

shrubification
The proliferation of shrubs in a landscape formerly dominated by plants such as grasses and mosses, especially seen in the tundra as a result of global warming.

shrund
Ellipsis of bergshrund.

shrunds
plural of shrund

shrunkenness
The state or condition of being shrunken.

shtadlanut
The work of a shtadlan; intercession on behalf of a local European Jewish community.

shtg
Abbreviation of shooting.

shtrafbats
plural of shtrafbat

shtshav
Alternative form of schav.

shtuka
A specific generalization of a Drinfel'd module.

shtukas
plural of shtuka

shtus
nonsense, stupidity

shubunkin
A Japanese variety of goldfish

shubunkins
plural of shubunkin

shuckery
The art of shucking corn.

shudderiness
The quality of being shuddery.

shudo
pederasty in Japan

shuffleability
The ease or capability of something being shuffled.

shufflon
A plasmid that "shuffles" recombination sites on DNA segments

shufflons
plural of shufflon

shufti
A brief glance.

shuftie
Alternative spelling of shufti.

shufties
plural of shufty

shuftis
plural of shufti

shufty
Alternative spelling of shufti.

shuldari
Alternative form of shooldarry.

shuldaris
plural of shuldari

shuruk
The combination of the Hebrew letter ו (“vav”) with a dagesh which represents the vowel /u/.

shuruks
plural of shuruk

shutdown
The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further.
An autistic response to stress or sensory overload, in which the individual freezes up and becomes silent, motionless, and unresponsive.
A defensive ploy that prevents the opposing players from attacking.
A big success; a hyped atmosphere.

shutdowns
plural of shutdown

shuteye
Alternative spelling of shut-eye.

shutin
Alternative spelling of shut-in.

shutins
plural of shutin

shutness
The property of being shut.

shuttance
riddance

shuttances
plural of shuttance

shuvit
Alternative form of shove-it.

shuvits
plural of shuvit

shvi
A type of fipple flute from Armenia usually made from wood.

shwanpan
Dated form of suanpan.

shwanpans
plural of shwanpan

shwopping
The practice of taking old items to a shop to be donated or recycled, while also buying new items.

shyness
The quality of being shy; a fear of social interactions.

shynesses
plural of shyness

shysterism
The behavior and activities of shysters.

sialation
Reaction with a sialate
Misspelling of sialylation.

sialations
plural of sialation

sialidase
Any of a group of mammalian lysosomal neuraminidases.

sialidases
plural of sialidase

sialoadhesin
Any of a class of lectin on the surface of macrophages

sialoadhesins
plural of sialoadhesin

sialoglycoproteomics
The study of sialoglycoproteomes

sialoglycosylation
glycosylation so as to form a sialoglycoprotein

sialokinin
Any of a group of vasodilatory tachykinins in the saliva of the mosquito Aedes aegypt

sialokinins
plural of sialokinin

sialolithectomy
Lithectomy for a sialolith; Excision of a sialolith.

sialolithiasis
A condition where a calcified mass (called a sialolith or salivary stone) forms within a salivary gland.

sialolithogenesis
The production of sialoliths

sialolithotomies
plural of sialolithotomy

sialolithotomy
Excision of a sialolith.

sialometry
The measurement of salivary flow.

sialomics
The study of sialomes

sialophagia
The excessive swallowing of saliva

sialoproteomics
The study of sialoproteomes

sialyation
Alternative form of sialylation.

sialylation
Any reaction that introduces a sialyl group into a molecule

sialylations
plural of sialylation

sibcest
Sexual or romantic relations between siblings.

sibilance
The quality of being sibilant: a hissing quality.

sibilances
plural of sibilance

sibilancies
plural of sibilancy

sibilancy
The property or state of being sibilant.

sibilation
A hissing sound.

sibilations
plural of sibilation

sibilities
plural of sibility

sibility
The quality of being sibilate
sibilation

siblicide
The killing of a sibling, especially as observed among certain species of animals.

siblicides
plural of siblicide

siblinghood
The state of being a sibling.

siblinglessness
Lack of siblings.