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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 256 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shed | verb | The dog was shedding his fur. | sloughing |
| sheep | noun | Sheep are good for wool and meat. | type of animal |
| sheer | adj. | There was a sheer cliff. | vertical |
| adj. | That is sheer nonsense. | absolute | |
| sheet | noun | We put new sheets on the bed. | bedding |
| noun | There was a sheet of ice on the road. | covering | |
| noun | I need a sheet of paper. | piece | |
| shelf | noun | The book is on the shelf. | flat storage |
| shell | noun | A shell exploded near the soldier. | bomb |
| noun | The sea animal lives in a shell. | case | |
| shelter | noun | We need shelter from the rain. | protection |
| noun | We need shelter for the night. | housing | |
| verb | She sheltered the children. | protected | |
| shepherd | noun | The shepherd watched the sheep. | sheep herder |
| noun | The Lord is my shepherd. | minister | |
| sheriff | noun | The sheriff arrested the criminal. | county lawman |
| shield | noun | He used the woman as a shield. | buffer |
| verb | He shielded a friend from the bullets. | protected | |
| shift | noun | He worked the night shift. | crew |
| verb | The blame was shifted to her. | changed | |
| shine | verb | The sun will shine this afternoon. | radiate |
| noun | We put a shine on the new car. | sheen | |
| ship | noun | We took a ship to San Francisco. | boat |
| verb | We will ship our goods home. | ||
| shipment | noun | It was in a shipment from the U.S. | consignment |
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