A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You"ll get your chance in court," said the sergeant.
"No, no no!" said the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I"ve been trying to do that for years!"
—v. Tremble with cold, fear, etc. —n. - momentary shivering movement.
- (in pl., prec. By the) attack of shivering. shivery adj. [origin uncertain]
- —n. (esp. In pl.) Small fragment or splinter. —v. Break into shivers. [related to dial. Shive slice]
SHODDY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 poorly made.
- counterfeit. shoddily adv. Shoddiness n. [origin unknown]
SHORTS
n.pl. - trousers reaching to the knees or higher.
- us underpants.
SHORTY
n. (also shortie) (pl. -ies) colloq. Person or garment shorter than average.
SHOULD
v.aux. (3rd sing. Should) past of *shall, used esp.: 1 in reported speech (i said i should be home soon).
- a to express obligation or likelihood (i should tell you; you should have read it; they should have arrived by now). B to express a tentative suggestion (i should like to add).
- a expressing the conditional mood in the 1st person (i should have been killed if i had gone). B forming a conditional clause (if you should see him).
SHOVEL
—n. - spadelike tool with raised sides, for shifting coal etc.
- (part of) a machine with a similar form or function. —v. (-ll-; us -l-) 1 move (as if) with a shovel.
- colloq. Move in large quantities or roughly (shovelled peas into his mouth). shovelful n. (pl. -s). [old english]
To add to the dictionary krossvordista new word or its definition to an existing word, click on the "Add a word or definition of" fill opened form and click "to send".