Index of English words, starting with "sh"

(1) - Shamanism (n.) The type of religion which once prevalied among all the Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors.

(1) - Shamanist (n.) An adherent of Shamanism.

(1) - Shamble (v. i.) To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak; to shuffle along.
(2) - Shamble (n.) A place for slaughtering animals for meat.
(3) - Shamble (n.) A place where butcher's meat is sold.
(4) - Shamble (n.) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level.