5 letter words starting with sh

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  • SHACK
  • SHADE
  • SHADS
  • SHADY
  • SHAFT
  • SHAGS
  • SHAHS
  • SHAKA
  • SHAKE
  • SHAKO
  • SHAKT
  • SHAKY
  • SHALE
  • SHALL
  • SHALM
  • SHALT
  • SHALY
  • SHAMA
  • SHAME
  • SHAMS
  • SHAND
  • SHANK
  • SHANS
  • SHAPE
  • SHAPS
  • SHARD
  • SHARE
  • SHARK
  • SHARN
  • SHARP
  • SHART
  • SHASH
  • SHAUL
  • SHAVE
  • SHAWL
  • SHAWM
  • SHAWN
  • SHAWS
  • SHAYA
  • SHAYS
  • SHCHI
  • SHEAF
  • SHEAL
  • SHEAR
  • SHEAS
  • SHEDS
  • SHEEL
  • SHEEN
  • SHEEP
  • SHEER
  • SHEET
  • SHEIK
  • SHELF
  • SHELL
  • SHEND
  • SHENG
  • SHENT
  • SHEOL
  • SHERD
  • SHERE
  • SHERO
  • SHETS
  • SHEVA
  • SHEWN
  • SHEWS
  • SHIAI
  • SHIED
  • SHIEL
  • SHIER
  • SHIES
  • SHIFT
  • SHILL
  • SHILY
  • SHIMS
  • SHINE
  • SHINS
  • SHINY
  • SHIOK
  • SHIPS
  • SHIRE
  • SHIRK
  • SHIRR
  • SHIRS
  • SHIRT
  • SHISH
  • SHISO
  • SHIST
  • SHITE
  • SHITS
  • SHIUR
  • SHIVA
  • SHIVE
  • SHIVS
  • SHLEP
  • SHLUB
  • SHMEK
  • SHMOE
  • SHOAL
  • SHOAT
  • SHOCK
  • SHOED
  • SHOER
  • SHOES
  • SHOGI
  • SHOGS
  • SHOJI
  • SHOJO
  • SHOLA
  • SHONE
  • SHONK
  • SHOOK
  • SHOOL
  • SHOON
  • SHOOS
  • SHOOT
  • SHOPE
  • SHOPS
  • SHORE
  • SHORL
  • SHORN
  • SHORT
  • SHOTE
  • SHOTS
  • SHOTT
  • SHOUD
  • SHOUT
  • SHOVE
  • SHOWD
  • SHOWN
  • SHOWS
  • SHOWY
  • SHOYU
  • SHRED
  • SHREW
  • SHRIS
  • SHROW
  • SHRUB
  • SHRUG
  • SHTAR
  • SHTIK
  • SHTUM
  • SHTUP
  • SHUBA
  • SHUCK
  • SHULE
  • SHULN
  • SHULS
  • SHUNS
  • SHUNT
  • SHURA
  • SHUSH
  • SHUTE
  • SHUTS
  • SHWAS
  • SHYER
  • SHYLY

Sometimes the solution is an uncommon word, then It’s time to learn something new. Here’s the definition of a few of these words:

Definition of shaft

shaft (noun)

  1. The entire body of a long weapon, such as an arrow.
  2. The long, narrow, central body of a spear, arrow, or javelin.
  3. (by extension) Anything cast or thrown as a spear or javelin.
  4. Any long thin object, such as the handle of a tool, one of the poles between which an animal is harnessed to a vehicle, the driveshaft of a motorized vehicle with rear-wheel drive, an axle, etc.
  5. A beam or ray of light.
  6. The main axis of a feather.
  7. The long narrow body of a lacrosse stick.
  8. A vertical or inclined passage sunk into the earth as part of a mine
  9. A vertical passage housing a lift or elevator; a liftshaft.
  10. A ventilation or heating conduit; an air duct.
  11. Any column or pillar, particularly the body of a column between its capital and pedestal.
  12. The main cylindrical part of the penis.
  13. The chamber of a blast furnace.

shaft (verb)

  1. To fuck over; to cause harm to, especially through deceit or treachery.
  2. To equip with a shaft.
  3. To fuck; to have sexual intercourse with.


Definition of shill

shill (noun)

  1. A person paid to endorse a product favourably, while pretending to be impartial.
  2. An accomplice at a confidence trick during an auction or gambling game.
  3. A house player in a casino.

shill (verb)

  1. To promote or endorse in return for payment, especially dishonestly.
  2. To put under cover; to sheal.
  3. To shell.


Definition of shore

shore (noun)

  1. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
  2. (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.

shore (verb)

  1. To set on shore.

shore (noun)

  1. A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.

shore (verb)

  1. (without up) To provide with support.
  2. (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).

shore (verb)

  1. To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
  2. To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
  3. To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
  4. To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
  5. To make a vertical cut in the coal.
  6. To reap, as grain.
  7. To deprive of property; to fleece.

shore (noun)

  1. (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.

shore (verb)

  1. To warn or threaten.
  2. To offer.