shiner
One who shines; a luminary.
One who causes things to shine; a polisher.
A black eye.
Raccoon eyes.
A bright piece of money, especially a sovereign.
Any of numerous species of small freshwater American cyprinoid fishes of Notropis, Lythrurus, and allied genera, such as the redfin.
Any silvery fish, such as the horsefish, menhaden, or moonfish.
A common silverfish (Lepisma saccharinum, or any member of genus Lepisma.
A moonshiner.
A small reflective surface used for cheating at card games.
A bottle of finished wine, without a label.
A brick that is laid on its tallest, thinnest side, with its largest face facing the outside of the wall (oriented so that this face is wider than it is tall).

shiners
plural of shiner

shingleback
A species of blue-tongued skink, Tiliqua rugosa, with a short, wide, stumpy tail that resembles its head and may serve the purpose of confusing predators.

shinglebacks
plural of shingleback

shining tubeshoulder
A ray-finned fish, Sagamichthys abei, native to the Pacific Ocean.

shinisaur
Any lizard of the genus Shinisaurus (Chinese crocodile lizard).

shinisaurid
Any lizard in the family Shinisauridae.

shinisaurids
plural of shinisaurid

shinisaurs
plural of shinisaur

shiokara
A Japanese delicacy made from small pieces of the meat of marine animals in a paste of the animals' salted, fermented viscera.

shiteater
A coprophage: an animal that eats feces.
An imbecile or otherwise undesirable person.

shiteaters
plural of shiteater

shitepoke
The green heron, Butorides virescens.
The black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax.
The American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus.

shitepokes
plural of shitepoke

shizoku
A member of the Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called samurai.

shlawg
Alternative form of schlawg.

shlawgs
plural of shlawg

shmeat
Animal meat grown artificially from a tissue culture.

shmoo
A fictional animal created by cartoonist Al Capp, shaped like a smooth, plump bowling pin with stubby legs.
A projection from yeast in response to mating pheromones.

shmoon
plural of shmoo

shmoos
plural of shmoo

shoarma
Alternative form of shawarma.

shoarmas
plural of shoarma

shoat
A young, newly-weaned pig.

shoats
plural of shoat

shockdog
A small dog with long shaggy hair

shockdogs
plural of shockdog

shoco
The burrowing owl, Athene cunicularia.

shocos
plural of shoco

shoemaker
A person who makes shoes.
The threadfish.
A fish, Elagatis pinnulatis, the runner.

shoemakers
plural of shoemaker

shoggoth
A monstrous gelatinous creature featured in the horror fiction of H. P. Lovecraft.

shoggoths
plural of shoggoth

shongololo
A millipede.

shongololos
plural of shongololo

shoopiltie
Synonym of kelpie (“water spirit”).

shoopilties
plural of shoopiltie

shopocrat
A member of the shopocracy.

shopocrats
plural of shopocrat

shore cod
Any cod-like fish caught close to shore, but especially the Atlantic cod.

shore pit viper
A pit viper of the species Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus, of venomous snakes found in India and Southeast Asia.

shorefish
Any of several fishes which inhabit shallow waters

shorefishes
plural of shorefish

shorkie
A dog that is a cross between a Shih Tzu and Yorkie.

shorkies
plural of shorkie

short-finned eel
A species of eel, Anguilla australis

short-nosed unicornfish
A fish, Naso brevirostris

shortbill spearfish
A species of marlin, Tetrapturus angustirostris

shorthair
Any of several breeds of domestic cat with relatively short hair, a slender body and a large head.

shorthairs
plural of shorthair

shorthead redhorse
Moxostoma macrolepidotum, a fish native to central and eastern North America.

shorthorn sculpin
A species of fish in the Cottidae family: Myoxocephalus scorpius.

shorthorn sculpins
plural of shorthorn sculpin

shortnose sucker
A fish of species Chasmistes brevirostris, within the taxonomic family Catostomidae of suckers.

shortwing
Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
Any of the damselflies of the family Perilestidae in the order Odonata.

shortwings
plural of shortwing

shottsuru
A pungent Japanese fish sauce, usually made from sandfish, typical of Akita.

shoulder
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
The part of an animal's body between the base of the neck and arm socket.
Anything forming a shape resembling a human shoulder.
A shelf between two levels.
A shelf between two levels.
A shelf between two levels.
A shelf between two levels.
A shelf between two levels.
The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
The portion between the neck and the body.
The portion between the neck and the body.
The portion between the neck and the body.
That which supports or sustains; support.
The part of a key between the cuts and the bow.
The part of a wave that has not yet broken.
A season or a time of day when there is relatively little air traffic.

shoulderblade
Alternative spelling of shoulder blade.

shoulderblades
plural of shoulderblade

shouldered
Furnished with a shoulder-shaped joint or protrusion.
Having or pertaining to (a specific kind of) shoulders.

shoulders
plural of shoulder
The two shoulders and the upper portion of the back.
Capacity for bearing a task or blame.

shovelfish
The paddlefish.

showhorse
A horse used in showjumping.

showhorses
plural of showhorse

showyard
An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.

showyards
plural of showyard

shrewmice
plural of shrewmouse

shrewmouse
A shrew, especially the common shrew (also called the erd shrew).

shrikebill
Any of the birds in the genus Clytorhynchus, found in Melanesia and western Polynesia.

shrikethrush
A songbird of the genus Colluricincla.

shrikethrushes
plural of shrikethrush

shrillcock
The mistle thrush

shrimp scad
A fish, Alepes djedaba

shrimpburger
A burger made with shrimp instead of beef.

shrimpburgers
plural of shrimpburger

shrimpfish
Any of the fish in the subfamily Centriscinae that swim with their heads pointed downward.

shrimpfishes
plural of shrimpfish

shudra
Alternative form of Shudra.

shudras
plural of shudra

shumardiid
Any member of the Shumardiidae family of trilobites

shumarditid
Any member of the †Shumarditidae, extinct shelled cephalopods.

shumarditids
plural of shumarditid

shummaker
Alternative form of shoemaker.

shummakers
plural of shummaker

shwarma
Alternative form of shawarma.

shwarmas
plural of shwarma

shypoke
Alternative form of shitepoke.

shypokes
plural of shypoke

siafu
An army ant.

siafus
plural of siafu

sialid
Any member of the family Sialidae of alderflies.

sialids
plural of sialid

sicca
A great seal.
Ellipsis of sicca rupee.

siccas
plural of sicca

sichel
A fish, the ziege (Pelecus cultratus).

sicistine
Any birch mouse of the subfamily Sicistinae

sicistines
plural of sicistine

sicsac
Alternative form of ziczac (“crocodile bird”).

sicsacs
plural of sicsac

sicyoniid
Any prawn in the family Sicyoniidae.

sicyoniids
plural of sicyoniid

side-blotched lizard
Any of the lizards of the genus Uta.

sidefill
A monitor speaker (one of a set) placed at the sides of a stage

sidefills
plural of sidefill

sideneck
Ellipsis of side-necked turtle.

sidenecks
plural of sideneck

sidewinder
A North American rattlesnake, Crotalus cerastes, that inhabits lowland deserts.
A person who is untrustworthy and dangerous.
A heavy swinging blow from the side which disables an adversary.
A pitcher who throws sidearm.
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
A rollercoaster element where riders enter a half-loop followed by a half-corkscrew, and exit perpendicular to the direction of entry.

sidewinders
plural of sidewinder

sidh
Alternative form of sidhe.