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Showed
- unknown - past tense of show
Shower
- noun - a brief period of precipitation; "the game was interrupted by a brief shower"
- a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person; "her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting"
- a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you; "they installed a shower in the bathroom"
- a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks"
- expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"
- provide abundantly with; "He showered her with presents"
- rain abundantly; "Meteors showered down over half of Australia"
- someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
- spray or sprinkle with; "The guests showered rice on the couple"
- take a shower; wash one's body in the shower; "You should shower after vigorous exercise"
- washing yourself by standing uprig
Shrank
- verb - become smaller or draw together; "The fabric shrank"; "The balloon shrank"
- decrease in size, range, or extent; "His earnings shrank"; "My courage shrivelled when I saw the task before me"
- draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
- reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
- wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"
Shrape
- - A place baited with chaff to entice birds.
Shreds
- noun - a small piece of cloth or paper
- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
- Cut by censor
- tear into shreds
Shrewd
- adjective - marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
- used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
Shrews
- noun - a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
- small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
Shriek
- noun - a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the brakes"
- Piercing cry
- sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
- utter a shrill cry
Shrift
- noun - the act of being shriven
Shrike
- noun - any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals