A wife sending a short message to her husband:
It was just said on the news that they found a hideous corpse with a hollow head, a cigar among ugly rotten teeth and a bottle of liquor in his hand. I"m worried about you! Please, give me a ring...
- least amount (not a shred of evidence). —v. (-dd-) tear or cut into shreds. shredder n. [old english]
SHREW
n. - small mouselike long-nosed mammal.
- bad-tempered or scolding woman. shrewish adj. (in sense 2). [old english]
SHRUB
n. Any woody plant smaller than a tree and with branches near the ground. shrubby adj. [old english]
SHRUG
—v. (-gg-) (often absol.) Slightly and momentarily raise (the shoulders) to express indifference, doubt, etc. —n. Act of shrugging. shrug off dismiss as unimportant. [origin unknown]
SHUNT
—v. - move (a train) between sidings etc.; (of a train) be shunted.
- move or put aside; redirect. —n. - shunting or being shunted.
- electr. Conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which current may be diverted.
- surgery alternative path for the circulation of the blood.
- slang collision of vehicles, esp. One behind another. [perhaps from *shun]
SHUSH
—int. Hush! —v. - quieten (a person or people) by saying “shush”.
- fall silent. [imitative]
SIBYL
n. Pagan prophetess. [greek sibulla]
SIDED
adj. - having sides.
- (in comb.) Having a specified number or type of sides.
SIDLE
v. (-ling) (usu. Foll. By along, up) walk timidly or furtively. [shortening of *sidelong]
