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шлюп
(nautical) A single-masted sailboat with only one headsail. · shlyup
шлю́пка
(nautical) A small open boat, propelled by oars or paddles, carried as a tender, lifeboat, or pleasure craft on a ship. · shlyupka
шлю́ха
A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets. · shlyukha
шля́па
(headwear) A covering for the head, often in the approximate form of a cone, dome or cylinder closed at its top end, and sometimes having a brim and other decoration. · shlyapa
шля́пка
(historical) A style of close-fitting circular cap worn by women in the sixteenth century and later, often made of linen. [from 14th c.] · shlyapka
шля́пная мастери́ца
(specifically) A person involved in the design, manufacture, or sale of hats for women. · shlyapnaya masteritsa
шляпник
A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. · shlyapnik
шля́пный ма́стер
A person who makes, sells, or repairs hats. · shlyapnyy master
шля́ться
Wandering from place to place or market to market. · shlyatsya
шля́хта
Nobility of Poland, and Lithuania. · shlyakhta
шля́хтич
A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor. · shlyakhtich
шляхтя́нка
A woman having a noble rank, especially one belonging to the peerage; a Lady. · shlyakhtyanka
шмара
(pejorative, slang) A lewd and disreputable person, often female, especially an unattractive person with an air of tawdry promiscuity. · shmara
шмель
Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus. · shmel
шмо́к
(colloquial, pejorative, US) A jerk; a person who is unlikable, detestable, or contemptible because he or she is stupid, foolish, clumsy, oafish, inept, malicious, or unpleasant. · shmok
шмо́тки
(US, British, informal, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance. · shmotki
шмурдя́к
(colloquial, pejorative) A cheap wine of very low quality, sold solely for the purposes of intoxication. · shmurdyak
шмы́гание
(countable) An instance of sniffing. · shmyganiye
шмы́ганье
The act of snivelling. · shmyganye
шмы́гать
(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. · shmygat
шмыгну́ть
(ambitransitive) To make a short, audible inhalation, through the nose, as when smelling something. · shmygnut
Шнайдер
A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation] meaning "tailor". · Shnayder
шнапс
(uncountable) A type of distilled alcoholic beverage (liquor), often with a herbal or fruit flavoring, typically drunk neat as an apéritif or digestif. · shnaps
шни́тт-лук
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion. · shnitt-luk
шни́цель
A thin slice of meat, usually fried. · shnitsel
шно́бель
(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large. · shnobel
шнур
A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance. · shnur
шнуро́к
A lace used for fastening a shoe. · shnurok
шныря́ть
(ambitransitive) To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner; especially, to search in, as for prey or booty. · shnyryat
шовини́ст
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. · shovinist
шовинисти́ческий
Pertaining to chauvinism. · shovinisticheskiy
шовини́стка
One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc. · shovinistka
шовини́стский
Pertaining to chauvinism. · shovinistskiy
шок
A surprise or shock. · shok
шо́кер
A device for giving electric shocks. · shoker
шоки́рованный
Surprised, startled, confused, or taken aback, particularly when also indignant. · shokirovannyy
шоки́ровать
(transitive) To stun; to surprise. · shokirovat
шоки́рующий
Inspiring shock; startling. · shokiruyushchiy
шоколад
(mostly, uncountable) A food made from ground roasted cocoa beans. · shokolad
шокола́дка
(countable) A single, small piece of confectionery made from chocolate. · shokoladka
шокола́дный
(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour/color, like that of chocolate (also called chocolate brown). · shokoladnyy
шо́мпол
(firearms) Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant. · shompol
Шон
A en given name. · Shon
шо́на
A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique. · shona
Шопе́н
A surname from French. · Shopen
шопли́фтинг
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop, store or other place of business. · shoplifting
шо́ппинг
The process of buying goods or services, or searching for those suitable to buy. · shopping
шорох
(countable, uncountable) Any low, indistinct sound, like that of running water. · shorokh
шо́рты
Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees. · shorty
шоры
(sometimes, figurative) Anything that obscures the vision. · shory
шоссе́
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare. · shosse
Шостако́вич
A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič). · Shostakovich
Шота
A male given name of Georgian origin. · Shota
шотла́ндец
A person born in or native to Scotland. · shotlandets
Шотландия
A constituent country of the United Kingdom, located in northwest Europe to the north of England. · Shotlandiya
шотла́ндка
A person born in or native to Scotland. · shotlandka
шотла́ндская овча́рка
Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs · shotlandskaya ovcharka
шотла́ндский
Scottish. · shotlandskiy
шотла́ндский ви́ски
(uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley. · shotlandskiy viski
шотла́ндское ви́ски
(uncountable) Whisky distilled in Scotland, especially from malted barley. · shotlandskoye viski
шо́у
A show or spectacle. · shou
шоу-сто́ппер
A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production. · shou-stopper
шоуме́н
One skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity. · shoumen
шо́урум
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products. · shourum
шофёр
A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine). · shofyor
шпа́га
(fencing) A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. · shpaga
шпагат
A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a splinter; a fragment. · shpagat
шпа́жник
Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola. · shpazhnik
шпаклёвка
(especially, Commonwealth English) Any of various cements, usually flexible and waterproof, used as an adhesive, sealant, caulk, or filler. · shpaklyovka
шпалера
A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls. · shpalera
шпана
A rough or violent youth. · shpana
шпарга́лка
A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly. · shpargalka
шпат
(mineralogy) Any crystal with readily discernible faces. · shpat
шпа́тель
(chemistry) A thin hand tool, often made of nickel, for handling chemicals or other materials, when weighing, etc. · shpatel
шпатлёвка
A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass. · shpatlyovka
шпенёк
A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine. · shpenyok
шпень
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. · shpen
шпига́т
(nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship. · shpigat
шпик
One who secretly or furtively follows another. · shpik
шпиль
(especially, nautical) A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers for turning it; used to apply force to cables, ropes, etc. · shpil
шпи́лька
A pin or fastener for the hair. · shpilka
шпи́лька для воло́с
A pin or fastener for the hair. · shpilka dlya volos
шпина́т
A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves. · shpinat
шпи́ндель
An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe. · shpindel
шпинь
A thing on which something turns; specifically a metal pointed pin or short shaft in machinery, such as the end of an axle or spindle. · shpin
шпио́н
Someone who works for an intelligence agency: whether an officer or employee thereof or anyone else who agrees to help their efforts (for ideology, for money, as blackmailee, or otherwise). · shpion
шпиона́ж
The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means. · shpionazh
шпио́нить
To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen. · shpionit
шпио́нка
Someone who works for an intelligence agency: whether an officer or employee thereof or anyone else who agrees to help their efforts (for ideology, for money, as blackmailee, or otherwise). · shpionka
шпиц
(architectural element) A tapering structure built on a roof or tower, especially as one of the central architectural features of a church or cathedral roof. [from 16th c.] · shpits
шпон
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. · shpon
шпо́на
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. · shpona
шпо́нка
(mechanical engineering) A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together. · shponka
шпо́ны
A thin strip of type metal, used to separate lines of type in printing. · shpony
шпо́ра
A sheet of paper (or a digital analogue thereof) containing notes used to assist (with or without permission) on a test; especially, such a sheet used secretly and improperly. · shpora
Шпре
A river in Germany that flows through Lusatia and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel. · Shpre
Шпре́е
A river in Germany that flows through Lusatia and into Berlin, where it flows into the Havel. · Shpreye
шпрехшталмейстер
The person who manages the performers in a circus ring. · shprekhshtalmeyster
шпринг
(nautical) A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement. · shpring
шприц
A device consisting of a hypodermic needle, a chamber for containing liquids, and a piston for applying pressure (to inject) or reducing pressure (to draw); a hypodermic syringe. · shprits
шпу́лька
A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. · shpulka
шпу́нт
A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of a plank of wood or other material; especially, one intended to fit another member to form a joint. · shpunt
шпунтова́ть
(transitive) To cut a rabbet in a piece of material. · shpuntovat
шрам
A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound. · shram
шре́дер
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder. · shreder
шрифт
In digital typesetting, a set of glyphs in a single style, representing one or more alphabets or writing systems, or the computer code representing it. · shrift
Шрусбери
A civil parish with a town council which includes the town in Shropshire, which partly replaced Shrewsbury and Atcham District when it was abolished in 2009. · Shrusberi
шт.
Abbreviation of piece. · sht.
штаб
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters. · shtab
штаб-кварти́ра
The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters. · shtab-kvartira
штабели́ровать
To accumulate or build up a supply of (something). · shtabelirovat
шта́бель
(mining) A pile of coal or ore heaped up on the ground after it has been mined. · shtabel
штаке́т
A wooden stake; a picket. · shtaket
штаке́тина
A stake driven into the ground. · shtaketina
штамм
(archaic) Race; lineage, pedigree. · shtamm
штамп
(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.] · shtamp
штамповать
(transitive, informal) To produce a large quantity of (something) rapidly and easily. · shtampovat
шта́нга
A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter. · shtanga
штанда́рт
(in the plural) A standard or banner. · shtandart
штани́на
In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets. · shtanina
штаны́
(chiefly, North America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Philippines) An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. [from 19th c.] · shtany
штат
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.] · shtat
штат [[Вашингто́н]]
A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle. · shtat [[Vashington]]
штати́в
A three-legged stand or mount. · shtativ
штатный
(engineering) According to plan or design. · shtatnyy
шта́тская оде́жда
Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform. · shtatskaya odezhda
шта́тский
(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. · shtatskiy
шта́тское
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. · shtatskoye
шта́тское пла́тье
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform. · shtatskoye platye
штейгер
(management) The leader of a work crew. · shteyger
ште́кер
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. · shteker
штемпелева́ть
(transitive) To apply a postmark on. · shtempelevat
ште́псель
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. · shtepsel
ште́псельная ви́лка
(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one. · shtepselnaya vilka
штибле́та
A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe. · shtibleta
штиль
(meteorology) The absense of wind; a period of time without wind. · shtil
штифт
A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. · shtift
шток
A straight bar that unites moving parts of a machine, for holding parts together as a connecting rod or for transferring power as a driveshaft. · shtok
штокро́за
Any of several flowering plants of the genus Alcea in the Malvaceae family. · shtokroza
што́пать
(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric. · shtopat
што́пка
(countable) An act of repairing. · shtopka
што́пор
A device used to remove the cap from a bottle. · shtopor
што́ра
A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. · shtora
шторм
(meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through to 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale. · shtorm
штормо́вка
A thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain. · shtormovka
штормово́й
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain. · shtormovoy
што́ры
A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. · shtory
Штра́ус
A surname from German. · Shtraus
штраф
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law. · shtraf
штрафно́й
Of or relating to punishment. · shtrafnoy

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