Today's words
1 shipment
The goods are ready for shipment.
2 shutter
Shall I press the shutter?
3 shuttle
The space shuttle touched down yesterday.
4 shiver
A violent shiver convulsed him.
5 shock
She was in a state of shock.
6 shoot
Cameras ready? OK, shoot!
7 sideways
The truck skidded sideways across the road.
8 shore
Huge waves lashed the shore.
9 siege
The siege has ended peacefully.
10 sigh
We all heaved a sigh of relief.
11 shortage
There is an acute shortage of water.
12 sight
I can't stand the sight of him!
13 shortcoming
That's his shortcoming.
14 sightseeing
Did you have a chance to do any sightseeing ?
15 shorthand
I've got a job as a shorthand typist.
16 signature
The document bore her signature.
17 significance
They discussed the statistical significance of the results.
18 shout
I heard her warning shout too late.
19 significant
Your work has shown a significant improvement.
20 shove
You have to give the door a shove or it won't close.
21 signify
He nodded to signify that he agreed.
22 silence
She lapsed into silence again.
23 silent
The three men remained silent.
24 shrewd
She's a shrewd businesswoman.
25 shrink
All wood tends to shrink.
26 silk
Her skin was as smooth as silk.
27 shrug
He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
28 silly
No, silly, those aren't your shoes!
29 simplicity
The plan has the virtue of simplicity.
30 simplify
I hope his appointment will simplify matters.
31 simulate
Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the seabed.
32 simultaneous
The other option is simultaneous.
33 ski
Here's $100 to put towards your ski trip.
34 since
We've lived here since 1994.
35 sincere
He seemed sincere enough when he said he wanted to help.
36 skillful
Military tactics are skillful.
37 Skim
Skim the jam and let it cool.
38 singular
'I am' is the first person singular of the present tense of the verb 'to be'.
39 sink
The boat will sink unless we bail out.
40 sip
He took a sip of the medicine and screwed up his face.
41 siren
The horse spooked at the siren.
42 skyscraper
The skyscraper towers into the clouds.
43 slack
Discipline in the classroom is very slack.
44 slam
She gave the door a good hard slam.
45 situate
Let me try and situate the events in their historical context.
46 sleeve
The dog pawed at my sleeve.
47 slender
Australia held a slender 1–0 lead at half-time.
48 smuggle
They were foiled in their attempt to smuggle the paintings.
49 snack
Lunch was a snack in the fields.
50 slight
There was a slight collision but my car was undamaged.