Vocabulary : Shortwing to Shotgun
Shortwing : Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.Short-wited : Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or judgment.
Shory : Lying near the shore.
Shoshones : A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians, comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.
Shot : A cast of a net. ;; The entire throw of nets at one time. ;; A place or spot for setting nets. ;; A single draft or catch of fish made. ;; A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in competition for distance. ;; A stroke or propulsive action in certain games, as in billiards, hockey, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess. ;; A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. ;; of Shoot ;; imp. & p. p. of Shoot. ;; Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation, of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See Shoot, v. t., 8. ;; A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot. ;; of Shot ;; The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other weapon which throws a missile. ;; A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet; specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive. ;; Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used chiefly for killing game; as, bird shot; buckshot. ;; The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or
