| share | 1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare. 2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the seed, in a machine for sowing seed. Origin: OE. Schar, AS. Scear; akin to OHG. Scaro, G. Schar, pflugshar, and E. Shear, v. See Shear. 1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a small share of prudence. 2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any property or interest owned by a number; a portion among others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My share of fame." 3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a ship owned in ten shares. 4. The pubes; the sharebone. To go shares, to partake; to be equally concerned. Share and share alike, in equal shares. Origin: OE. Share, AS. Scearu, scaru, fr. Sceran to shear, cut. See Shear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sharebone | <anatomy> The public bone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shared paranoid disorder | A condition in which two closely related persons, usually in the same family, share the same delusions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shared psychotic disorder | Identical or similar mental disorders, such as a paranoid fixation, usually affecting two members of the same family living together. Synonym: shared psychotic disorder. Origin: Fr. Two (05 Mar 2000) |
| sharewort | <botany> A composite plant (Aster Tripolium) growing along the seacoast of Europe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |