| sheer | 1. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed. "Sheer ale." "Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain." (Shak) 2. Very thin or transparent; applied to fabrics; as, sheer muslin. 3. Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere; downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense. "A sheer impossibility." "It is not a sheer advantage to have several strings to one's bow." (M. Arnold) 4. Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular. "A sheer precipice of a thousand feet." (J. D. Hooker) "It was at least Nine roods of sheer ascent." (Wordsworth) Origin: OE. Shere, skere, pure, bright, Icel. Skrr; akin to skirr, AS. Scir, OS. Skiri, MHG. Schir, G. Schier, Dan. Skr, Sw. Skar, Goth. Skeirs clear, and E. Shine. See Shine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sheerwater | <zoology> The shearwater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheet | 1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. "The sheeted dead." "When snow the pasture sheets." 2. To expand, as a sheet. "The star shot flew from the welkin blue, As it fell from the sheeted sky." (J. R. Drake) To sheet home, to haul upon a sheet until the sail is as flat, and the clew as near the wind, as possible. Origin: Sheeted; Sheeting. In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an expanded superficies. Specifically: A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used as an article of bedding next to the body. "He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners." (Acts x. 10, 11) "If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me In one of those same sheets." (Shak) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc. A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; in pl, the book itself. "To this the following sheets are intended for a full and distinct answer." (Waterland) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like; a plate; a leaf. A broad expanse of water, or the like. "The two beautiful sheets of water." . A sail. <geology> An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. 2. [AS. Sceata. See the Etymology above. A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind; usually attached to the lower corner of a sail, or to a yard or a boom. Pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern sheets. Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to denote that the substance to the name of which it is prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass, or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron, or sheet-iron, etc. A sheet in the wind, half drunk. Both sheets in the wind, very drunk. In sheets, lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded but not bound; said especially of printed sheets. Sheet bend, a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye. Sheet lightning, Sheet piling, etc. See Lightning, Piling, etc. Origin: OE. Shete, schete, AS. Scte, scte, fr. Sceat a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin to D. Schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. Schoss bosom, lap, flap of a coat, Icel. Skaut, Goth. Skauts the hem of a garment); originally, that which shoots out, from the root of AS. Sceotan to shoot. See Shoot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheeting | 1. Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width. 2. <physics> A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment. 3. The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces; also, material made into sheets. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheldaple | <zoology> A chaffinch. Alternative forms: sheldapple, and shellapple. Origin: Perhaps for sheld dapple. Cf. Sheldrake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sheldfowl | <zoology> The common sheldrake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Sheldon, J | <person> English paediatrician, 1920-1964. See: Freeman-Sheldon syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sheldrake | 1. <zoology> Any one of several species of large Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially the European and Asiatic species. (T. Cornuta, or tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in form and habit, but breeds in burrows. It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast, sides, and forward part of the back brown, the shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Synonym: shelduck, shellduck, sheldfowl, skeelduck, bergander, burrow duck, and links goose. The Australian sheldrake (Tadorna radja) has the head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut sheldrake of Australia (Casarca tadornoides) is varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck (C. Rutila), and the white-winged sheldrake (C. Leucoptera), are related Asiatic species. 2. Any one of the American mergansers. The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the canvasback, and the shoveler. Origin: Sheld + drake. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shelduck | <zoology> The sheldrake. Alternative forms: shellduck. Origin: Sheld variegated + duck. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shelf | Origin: OE. Shelfe, schelfe, AS. Scylfe; akin to G. Schelfe, Icel. Skjalf. In senses 2 & 3, perhaps a different word (cf. Shelve,). 1. A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament. 2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks, rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships. "On the tawny sands and shelves." (Milton) "On the secret shelves with fury cast." (Dryden) 3. <chemical> A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat, projecting layer of rock. 4. A piece of timber running the whole length of a vessel inside the timberheads. To lay on the shelf, to lay aside as unnecessary or useless; to dismiss; to discard. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shelf procedure | Insertion of a graft from the ilium into the roof of the acetabulum for congenital dislocation of the hip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shell | 1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. Specifically: The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell. A pod. The hard covering of an egg. "Think him as a serpent's egg, . . . And kill him in the shell. <mathematics> " (Shak) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. 2. A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb. 3. The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms. 4. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house. 5. A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one. 6. An instrument of music, as a lyre, the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. "When Jubal struck the chorded shell." (Dryden) 7. An engraved copper roller used in print works. 8. The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc. 9. The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve. 10. A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell. Message shell, a bombshell inside of which papers may be put, in order to convey messages. Shell bit, a tool shaped like a gouge, used with a brace in boring wood. See Bit. Shell button. A button made of shell. A hollow button made of two pieces, as of metal, one for the front and the other for the back, often covered with cloth, silk, etc. Shell cameo, a cameo cut in shell instead of stone. Shell flower. <botany> A kind of marl characterised by an abundance of shells, or fragments of shells. Shell meat, food consisting of shellfish, or testaceous mollusks. Shell mound. See Mound. Shell of a boiler, the exterior of a steam boiler, forming a case to contain the water and steam, often inclosing also flues and the furnace; the barrel of a cylindrical, or locomotive, boiler. Shell road, a road of which the surface or bed is made of shells, as oyster shells. Shell sand, minute fragments of shells constituting a considerable part of the seabeach in some places. Origin: OE. Shelle, schelle, AS. Scell, scyll; akin to D. Shel, Icel. Skel, Goth. Skalja a tile, and E. Skill. Cf. Scale of fishes, Shale, Skill. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| shell nail | Bronchiectasis with excessive longitudinal curvature of the nail plate and atrophy of the nail bed and underlying bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| shell shock | The World War I name for what is known today as posttraumatic stress, this is a psychological disorder that develops in some individuals who have had major traumatic experiences (and, for example, have been in a serious accident or through a war). The person is typically numb at first but later has symptoms including depression, excessive irritability, guilt (for having survived while others died), recurrent nightmares, flashbacks to the traumatic scene, and overreactions to sudden noises. Posttraumatic stress became known as such in the 70s due to the adjustment problems of some vietnam veterans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| shellac | A resinous excretion of an insect, Laccifer (Tachardia) lacca (family Coccidae). The insects suck the juice of various resiniferous Asiatic (chiefly Indian) trees and excrete and deposit "stick-lac." shellac softens at a low temperature. It has many nonmedicinal uses and is also used to coat confections and tablets and in dental materials, e.g., impression compound and denture base plates. Synonym: lacca. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Phenomenon, Shwartzman, Reaction, Shwartzman
Synonyms : Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome, Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension, Autonomic Failures, Progressive, Dysautonomia Orthostatic Hypotension Syndrome, Dysautonomia-Orthostatic Hypotension Syndromes, Failure, Progressive Autonomic
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| Sherrington |
English physiologist who conducted research on reflex action (1857-1952)
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| shinbone |
tibia: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
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| short bone |
a bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
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blown: breathing laboriously or convulsively
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short: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem"; "shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the plan"; "myopic thinking" nearsighted: unable to see distant objects clearly ill-considered: not given careful consideration; "ill-considered actions often result in disaster"; "an ill-judged attempt"
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| SH | get rid of |
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| SH | get rid of |
| SH | make fuller by shaking |
| SH | change the arrangement or position of |
| SH | stir the feelings or emotions of |
| SH | shock physically |
| SH | shake |
| SH | organize anew |
| SH | the act of imposing a new organization |
| SH | capable of being weakened |
| SH | (slang) extortion of money (as by blackmail) |
| SH | disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock |