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Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary. Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary.
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short adjective [ˈʃoɚt]
  • extending a small distance from one end to the other end : having little length : not long
  • not great in distance
  • having little height : not tall
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shop noun [ˈʃɑːp]
  • a building or room where goods and services are sold
  • the place where a specified kind of worker works : a worker's place of business
  • a place for making or repairing goods, machinery, vehicles, etc.
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shoe noun [ˈʃuː]
  • an outer covering for your foot that usually has a stiff bottom part called a sole with a thicker part called a heel attached to it and an upper part that covers part or all of the top of your foot
  • another person's situation or position
  • a flat U-shaped piece of iron that is nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof : horseshoe
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ship noun [ˈʃɪp]
  • a large boat used for traveling long distances over the sea
  • a large airplane or spacecraft
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shepherd noun [ˈʃɛpɚd]
  • a person whose job is to take care of sheep—sometimes used figuratively
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sheep noun [ˈʃiːp]
  • an animal with a thick woolly coat that is often raised for meat or for its wool and skin
  • a person who does what other people say to do
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share verb [ˈʃeɚ]
  • to have or use (something) with others —often + with
  • to divide (something) into parts and each take or use a part
  • to let someone else have or use a part of (something that belongs to you) —often + with
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shadow noun [ˈʃædoʊ]
  • a dark shape that appears on a surface when someone or something moves between the surface and a source of light —often used figuratively
  • an area of darkness created when a source of light is blocked
  • a very small amount of something
serpent noun [ˈsɚpənt]
  • a usually large snake
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send verb [ˈsɛnd]
  • to cause (a letter, an e-mail, a package, etc.) to go or to be carried from one place or person to another
  • to give (a message) to someone
  • to tell or cause (someone or something) to go to a place
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seek verb [ˈsiːk]
  • to search for (someone or something) : to try to find (someone or something)
  • to ask for (help, advice, etc.)
  • to try to get or achieve (something)
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seed noun [ˈsiːd]
  • a small object produced by a plant from which a new plant can grow
  • the beginning of something which continues to develop or grow
  • a player or team that is ranked as one of the best in a competition (such as a tennis tournament) in order to be sure that the best players or teams do not play against each other in the early part of the competition
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see verb [ˈsiː]
  • to notice or become aware of (someone or something) by using your eyes
  • to have the ability to see : to have the power of sight
  • to be or become aware of (something)
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secret adjective [ˈsiːkrət]
  • kept hidden from others : known to only a few people
  • keeping information hidden from others : secretive
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second adjective [ˈsɛkənd]
  • occupying the number two position in a series
  • next to the first in importance or rank
  • another of the same kind
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seat noun [ˈsiːt]
  • something (such as a chair) that you sit on : a place for sitting
  • the part of a chair or other piece of furniture that a person sits on
  • the part of a piece of clothing (such as a skirt or pair of pants) that you sit on—+ of
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search noun [ˈsɚtʃ]
  • an attempt to find someone or something : the act or process of looking for someone or something —often + for
  • an attempt to find information in a database, network, Web site, etc., by using a computer program
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seagull noun [ˈsiːˌgʌl]
  • a large, common, usually gray and white bird that lives near the ocean : gull
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sea noun [ˈsiː]
  • the salt water that covers much of the Earth's surface —often used with the —often used before another noun (literary)
  • a large body of water that is part of the sea or that has land around part or all of it
  • an area of the sea—used to describe the movement of the water in the sea —often plural
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scratch verb [ˈskrætʃ]
  • to rub your skin with something sharp (such as your fingernails) especially in order to stop an itch —sometimes used figuratively
  • to make a shallow and narrow cut in (your skin) with something sharp (such as fingernails, claws, etc.)
  • to rub a surface or object with something sharp or rough in a way that produces a harsh sound