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Emoji
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#8010
✂️
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shear
/ʃɪə/
verb
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sheared
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shorn
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shears
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shearing
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to cut the wool off a sheep or to cut something with sharp tools like scissors or shears
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The farmer will shear the sheep in the spring. |
shear off |
to cut or break something away suddenly
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clip, cut, trim, crop, slice
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attach, grow
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shear sheep, shear wool, shear metal, shear force
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#8011
🛍️
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shopworn
/ˈʃɑːpwɔːrn/
adjective
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worn or faded from being displayed in a shop; no longer fresh or original
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The shopworn shoes were sold at a discount. |
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faded, worn, old, stale, overused
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new, fresh, original
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shopworn goods, shopworn ideas, shopworn clothes
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#8012
📸
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shoot
/ʃuːt/
verb
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shot
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shot
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shoots
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shooting
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to fire a bullet or arrow from a weapon; to take a photograph or film
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He learned how to shoot a bow and arrow. |
shoot the breeze |
to chat informally
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fire, discharge, snap, photograph, film
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miss, hold, keep
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shoot a gun, shoot a film, shoot photos, shoot arrows
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#8013
💔
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shoddy
/ˈʃɑːdi/
adjective
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badly made or done; of poor quality
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The contractor did a shoddy job on the repairs. |
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inferior, poor, cheap, low-quality, careless
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excellent, superior, good
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shoddy work, shoddy product, shoddy service
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#8014
🐟
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shoal
/ʃoʊl/
noun
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a large group of fish swimming together; a shallow place in water
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We saw a shoal of fish near the coast. |
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school, swarm, group, cluster
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individual, solitary
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shoal of fish, shoal waters, large shoal
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#8015
🙈
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shirk
/ʃɜːrk/
verb
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shirked
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shirked
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shirks
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shirking
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to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility
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He always tries to shirk his responsibilities at work. |
shirk one's duty |
to avoid or neglect an obligation
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evade, dodge, neglect, avoid, sidestep
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fulfill, perform, face
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shirk responsibility, shirk duty, shirk work, shirk obligations
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#8016
🛳️
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shipshape
/ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/
adjective
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Neat, tidy, and in good order.
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She kept her office shipshape at all times. |
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neat, tidy, orderly, organized, trim
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messy, untidy, disorganized
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shipshape condition, shipshape room, keep shipshape
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#8017
✨
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shimmer
/ˈʃɪmər/
verb
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shimmered
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shimmered
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shimmers
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shimmering
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To shine with a soft, wavering light.
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The lake shimmered under the moonlight. |
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glimmer, sparkle, glisten, twinkle, gleam
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dull, darken
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shimmering light, shimmer in the sun, shimmer with color
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#8018
😴
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shiftless
/ˈʃɪft.ləs/
adjective
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Lacking ambition or the ability to accomplish anything; lazy and unmotivated.
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He was seen as a shiftless young man with no goals. |
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lazy, idle, unmotivated, indolent, sluggish
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hardworking, ambitious, active
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shiftless youth, shiftless attitude, shiftless lifestyle
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#8019
🔄
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shift
/ʃɪft/
verb
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shifted
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shifted
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shifts
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shifting
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To move or change from one place, position, or situation to another.
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She had to shift her focus to the new project. |
shift gears |
to change your approach or activity suddenly
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move, change, switch, transfer, relocate
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stay, remain, hold
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shift focus, shift position, shift attention, shift responsibility
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#8020
🗣️
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shibboleth
/ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ/
noun
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A custom, phrase, or belief distinguishing a particular group of people, often used to identify outsiders.
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The phrase became a political shibboleth during the campaign. |
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catchword, slogan, custom, tradition, motto
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reality, fact
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political shibboleth, cultural shibboleth, linguistic shibboleth, old shibboleth
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#8021
🍹
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sherbet
/ˈʃɜːrbət/
noun
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a sweet flavored drink or a frozen dessert made from sweetened fruit juice
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On hot days, she enjoys a glass of lemon sherbet. |
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sorbet, ice, frozen dessert, refreshment
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none
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drink sherbet, lemon sherbet, fruit sherbet
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#8022
⛰️
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sheer
/ʃɪə/
adjective
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complete and utter; very steep or transparent
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The cliff was a sheer drop into the sea. |
sheer luck |
something happening only because of complete chance
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absolute, pure, steep, transparent, thin
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partial, opaque
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sheer luck, sheer force, sheer cliff, sheer fabric
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#8023
🍂
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shed
/ʃɛd/
verb
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shed
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shed
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sheds
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shedding
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to let something fall off naturally, such as leaves, hair, or tears
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Trees shed their leaves in autumn. |
shed light on |
to make something clearer or easier to understand
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discard, drop, lose, release, emit
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keep, retain
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shed tears, shed light, shed weight, shed blood
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#8024
🗡️
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sheathe
/ʃiːð/
verb
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sheathed
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sheathed
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sheathes
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sheathing
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to put a sword or knife back into its cover
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He quickly sheathed his sword after the duel. |
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cover, encase, enclose, wrap
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unsheathe, expose
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sheathe sword, sheathe blade, sheathe knife
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#8025
🧭
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sextant
/ˈsɛkstənt/
noun
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a navigational instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon
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Using a sextant, the navigator fixed the ship’s position at noon. |
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astrolabe, octant, navigational instrument, quadrant
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guesswork, estimation
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marine sextant, brass sextant, sextant reading, use a sextant, celestial navigation
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#8026
🌾
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sheaf
/ʃiːf/
noun
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a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping; a bundle of objects tied together
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The farmer carried a sheaf of wheat on his shoulder. |
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bundle, bunch, cluster, stack
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scatter, spread
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sheaf of wheat, sheaf of papers, tied sheaf
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#8027
🪒
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shaving
/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/
noun
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the act of removing hair with a razor; a thin strip or piece shaved from something
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He bought a new cream for shaving. |
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trimming, cutting, scraping, sliver
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growing, lengthening
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shaving cream, shaving brush, wood shaving
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#8028
🪨
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shard
/ʃɑːrd/
noun
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a broken piece of glass, metal, or pottery
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He cut his finger on a shard of glass. |
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fragment, splinter, sliver, piece
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whole, entirety, unity
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shard of glass, shard of pottery, broken shard
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#8029
🏞️
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shangri-la
/ˌʃæŋɡriˈlɑː/
noun
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a remote, beautiful, imaginary place where life is perfect and peaceful
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They described the island as a modern-day Shangri-La. |
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paradise, utopia, heaven, eden
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hell, chaos, dystopia
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modern Shangri-La, hidden Shangri-La, personal Shangri-La
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#8030
💥
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shambles
/ˈʃæmbəlz/
noun
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a state of complete disorder or ruin
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After the storm, the whole town was in shambles. |
in shambles |
in a state of complete disorder or chaos
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mess, chaos, wreck, disorder, ruin
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order, organization, structure
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in shambles, left in shambles, economic shambles, political shambles
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#8031
🎭
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sham
/ʃæm/
noun, adjective, verb
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shammed
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shammed
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shams
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shamming
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something that is not what it appears to be; a false or fake thing; to pretend
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The deal turned out to be a sham. |
sham marriage |
a marriage entered into for purposes other than genuine relationship
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fake, fraud, hoax, counterfeit, pretense
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genuine, real, authentic
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sham marriage, sham democracy, sham trial, complete sham
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#8032
💧
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shallow
/ˈʃæl.oʊ/
adjective
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not deep; lacking depth of thought or feeling
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The children played in the shallow water near the shore. |
shallow end |
the less deep part of a pool
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superficial, surface-level, slight, trivial
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deep, profound, thoughtful
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shallow water, shallow end, shallow mind, shallow depth
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#8033
🪨
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shale
/ʃeɪl/
noun
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a fine-grained sedimentary rock that can be split into thin layers
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The region is rich in shale and natural gas deposits. |
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rock, stone, slate, mudstone
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sandstone, limestone
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shale gas, shale oil, shale formation, shale rock
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#8034
🌑
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shadow
/ˈʃæd.oʊ/
noun, verb
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shadowed
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shadowed
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shadows
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shadowing
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a dark area or shape made when something blocks light; to follow or observe secretly
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His shadow stretched long in the evening sun. |
shadow of a doubt |
a very small amount of uncertainty
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silhouette, outline, shade, reflection, follower
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light, brightness, clarity
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cast a shadow, dark shadow, shadow of the night, shadow government
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#8035
🌳
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shade
/ʃeɪd/
noun, verb
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shaded
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shaded
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shades
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shading
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a sheltered or darker area where direct light is blocked; to block light from something
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We sat under the tree for some shade. |
throw shade |
to publicly criticize or show disrespect subtly
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shadow, cover, shelter, dimness, screen
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light, brightness, exposure
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in the shade, shade of a tree, window shade, sun shade
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#8036
⛓️
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shackle
/ˈʃækəl/
verb
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shackled
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shackled
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shackles
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shackling
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to chain or restrain; to restrict someone’s actions or freedom
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Outdated regulations shackle small businesses and slow innovation. |
throw off the shackles |
to free oneself from restraints or restrictions
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chain, fetter, bind, restrain, hamper
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free, liberate, unshackle
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shackle progress, economic shackles, iron shackles, shackle a prisoner, throw off shackles
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#8037
🛖
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shack
/ʃæk/
noun
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a small, roughly built house or hut, often poor or temporary
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They spent the weekend in a small wooden shack by the river. |
shack up |
to live together as a couple without being married
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hut, cabin, shanty, hutment, hovel
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mansion, villa, palace
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wooden shack, tin-roofed shack, beach shack, rundown shack, shack by the river
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#8038
6️⃣
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sextuple
/sɛkˈstuːpəl/
verb
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sextupled
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sextupled
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sextuples
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sextupling
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to make or become six times as great or as many
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Within two quarters, the campaign sextupled their daily sign-ups. |
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increase sixfold, multiply, amplify, magnify
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halve, reduce, diminish
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sextuple growth, sextuple the number, sextupled revenue, increase sixfold
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#8039
🎶
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sextet
/sɛkˈstɛt/
noun
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a group of six people playing music or a piece written for six performers
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The jazz sextet filled the small club with a warm, layered sound. |
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six-piece, ensemble, group, band
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solo, duet
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jazz sextet, string sextet, vocal sextet, compose a sextet, perform with a sextet
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