shipping n. business of sending or transporting cargo; sea voyage (Archaic)
shipyard n. place where vessels are built and repaired
shortage n. lack; scarcity; deficit; deficiency
shredder n. device used to destroy documents by cutting them into small strips or pieces
shrewdness n. intelligence; ability to think in a clever manner
significance n. meaning; sense; quality of having meaning
significant adj. important; consequential; meaningful; having meaning; of a considerable amount
signification n. meaning; sense; importance; consequence; act of pointing out
signify v. to represent; to indicate; to communicate; to express; to convey; to have importance; to have significance
simmer v. to be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point; to be filled with pent-up emotion
simulate v. to copy; to pretend; to fake
simulation n. act of pretending; counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using an other system (i.e. computer simulation)
sincere adj. honest; truthful; frank; straightforward; genuine; earnest
sincerely adv. honestly; genuinely; earnestly; faithfully; sincerely yours (used at the end of a letter)
skim v. to remove matter floating on the surface of a liquid; to glide on or just above a surface; to glance through quickly; to cause an object to skip across the surface of a liquid
skirting n. act of going around; avoidance; evasion
slam v. to shut with force and loud noise; to put, throw, or otherwise forcefully move so as to produce a loud noise; to hit or strike with great force
slander n. false and injurious statements made about another; defamation; calumny
slander v. to make false and injurious statements about another; to defame; to vilify; to malign
slantwise adj. sloping; inclined
slantwise adv. at an angle; obliquely; in a slanting direction
slap n. a sharp blow made with the open hand or with a flat object; a smack; a sharp insult