Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . ^[-bier:-BiEST.] Full of, resembling, or consisting of shrubsor brush. — Shrubbery, -ber-T, n. A collection ofshrubs taken as a whole; a place where shrubs areplanted. Shrub, shrub, n. A preparation of fruit juice, etc.,used for flavoring summer drinks. Shrug, shrug, v. t. [shrugged (shrugd), -ging.] Todraw up, contract, esp. by way of expressing dislike,dread, doubt, or the like. — v!i. To rais
Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . ^[-bier:-BiEST.] Full of, resembling, or consisting of shrubsor brush. — Shrubbery, -ber-T, n. A collection ofshrubs taken as a whole; a place where shrubs areplanted. Shrub, shrub, n. A preparation of fruit juice, etc.,used for flavoring summer drinks. Shrug, shrug, v. t. [shrugged (shrugd), -ging.] Todraw up, contract, esp. by way of expressing dislike,dread, doubt, or the like. — v!i. To raise or draw upthe shoulders, as in expressing horror, etc. —n. Adrawing up of the shoulders. Shrunken. See Shrink. Shuck, shuk, n. A shell or covering; husk; pod; esp.,the covering of a nut or of maize. —v. t. To husk,shell, peel the shucks from (nuts, corn, etc.) Shudder, shudder, v. i. [-dered (-derd), -dering.]To tremble or shake with fear, horror, or aversion ;to shiver with cold, quake. — n. A shaking withfear or horror ; a tremor. Shufae, shuffl, v. t. [-fled (-fld), -fling.] To shoveone way and the other; to push from one to an-other; to mix by pushing or shoving, confuse, throw. into disorder; esp., to change the relative position*of (cards in a pack). —f. i. To change the relativeposition of cards in a pack ; to shift ground ; topractice sliifts to elude detection; to use arts or ex-pedients, equivocate, prevaricate, quibble, evade,sophisticate, make shift, struggle ; to move in aslovenly, dragging manner. —«. Act of shuffling;act of mixing and throwing into confusion bychange of places; an evasion; trick; artifice. Shun, shun, v. t. [shunned (shund), -ning.] Toavoid, keep clear of, get out of the way of, escapefrom, neglect. — Shunt, To turn off to one side;esp., to turn off (a railroad car, etc.) upon a sidetrack; to switch off; to shift (an electric current) toanother circuit; to put oft upon one. — v. i. To goaside, turn off. — n. {Railroacl
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