5 letter words starting with sha

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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

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 shade

shade (noun)

  1. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
  2. Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
  3. A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
  4. A subtle variation in a concept.
  5. An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
  6. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
  7. A ghost or specter; a spirit.
  8. A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
  9. (originally gay slang) Subtle insults.

shade (verb)

  1. To shield from light.
  2. To alter slightly.
  3. To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
  4. (of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
  5. To darken, particularly in drawing.
  6. To surpass by a narrow margin.
  7. To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
  8. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
  9. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

Definition of shaka

shaka (noun)

  1. A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".

Definition of shake

shake (noun)

  1. The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.
  2. A milkshake.
  3. A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
  4. Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
  5. (building material) A thin shingle.
  6. A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
  7. A fissure in rock or earth.
  8. A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
  9. Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
  10. One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
  11. A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
  12. A shook of staves and headings.
  13. The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

shake (verb)

  1. To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
  2. To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.
  3. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.
  4. To disturb emotionally; to shock.
  5. To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).
  6. To move from side to side.
  7. (usually as "shake on") To shake hands.
  8. To dance.
  9. To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.
  10. To threaten to overthrow.
  11. To be agitated; to lose firmness.

Definition of shave

shave (verb)

  1. To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin.
  2. To cut anything in this fashion.
  3. To remove hair from one's face by this means.
  4. To cut finely, as with slices of meat.
  5. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or touch lightly, in passing.
  6. To reduce in size or weight.
  7. To be hard and severe in a bargain with; to practice extortion on; to cheat.
  8. To buy (a note) at a discount greater than the legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it more than the legal rate allows.

shave (noun)

  1. An instance of shaving.
  2. A thin slice; a shaving.
  3. An exorbitant discount on a note.
  4. A premium paid for an extension of the time of delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock contract in any particular.
  5. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a spokeshave.
  6. A narrow miss or escape; a close shave.