shirt
An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
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shisha
nounManufacturing
A type of embroidery with small pieces of reflective metal attached to the fabric.
shmatte
Any item of clothing.
shoad
Loose fragments (often of metal ore) mixed with earth.
shock
A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
shock absorber
A mechanical device designed to smooth out or damp any sudden shock impulse and dissipate kinetic energy; usually consists of a combination of a spring and a dashpot.
shock absorption
nounAutomotive
The act of dampening shocks by dissipating kinetic energy.
shoegear
train equipment, usually mounted on bogies, used to transfer electric current from the third rail.
shoofly
nounRail equipment
A device for throwing the track temporarily to one side for carrying out repairs, etc.
shoot
verbCarpentry
To plane straight; to fit by planing.
shooting brake
nounAutomotive
A vehicle used to carry shooting parties.
shooting stick
A printer's tool to be struck with a mallet for driving quoins.
shop head
nounMetalworking
A factory head; the head formed when a rivet is manufactured
short block
nounAutomotive
An engine subassembly comprising the portion of the cylinder block below the cylinder head gasket but above the oil pan (and including neither).
short bus
nounAutomotive
A minibus, such as a type-A or type-B school bus.
short circuit
A usually unintentional connection of low resistance or impedance in a circuit such that excessive and often damaging current flows in it.
short cross
The short crossbar of a printer's chase.
shortwall
A short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
shortwave
An electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 megahertz.
shot sample
nounMetalworking
A sample taken for assay from a molten metallic mass by pouring a portion into water to granulate it.
shotfirer
A person employed to prepare, position and detonate explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.
shotfiring
The work of preparing, positioning and detonating explosives to demolish buildings and structures, or dislodge rocks and soil.
shoulder
The flat portion of type that is below the bevelled portion that joins up with the face.
shoulder belt
nounAutomotive
A seat belt worn over one shoulder and diagonally across the upper body (following the lower margin of the ribcage as it descends), providing restraint for the upper torso (often coupled with a lap belt which restrains the pelvic area and prevents submarining).
shoulder season
The time between high and low season in a travel market, or, if the market is divided into four segments, the time just below high season.
show
A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
show-through
The undesirable situation where matter printed on one side of a sheet is visible from the other side.
shunt
nounRail equipment
A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
shunter
nounRail equipment
A railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
shunting neck
nounRail equipment
A length of dead-end track, e.g. alongside a main line, used for the purpose of allowing a train to shunt back into a siding or rail yard without the need for the train to occupy a running line.
shutter
nounConstruction
A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.
shutterer
nounConstruction
A worker who constructs shuttering/formwork.
shuttle
A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.
shuttle driver
A device for moving the shuttle between the shuttle boxes and through the warp on a loom.
shuttleman
nounManufacturing
A person employed to repair the shuttle on a loom.
SI
Initialism of spark ignition.
sialic
adjectiveMining and extraction
Composed predominantly of silica- and alumina-bearing minerals such as quartz and feldspar.
sick
adjectiveAgricultural equipment
Failing to sustain adequate harvests of crop, usually specified.
sickle
An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
side
verbManufacturing
To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
side chain
nounRail equipment
On some railways, a chain fitted on both sides of a centre coupler or buffer at each end of a rail vehicle, which has a hook for connection to a corresponding chain on the next vehicle in a train.
side play
Lateral freedom of movement in moving parts.
side shot
nounSurveying
A reading or measurement from a survey station to locate a point that is off the traverse or that is not intended to be used as a base for the extension of the survey. It is usually made to determine the position of some object that is to be shown on a map.
side valve
A type of valve in an internal combustion engine, and thus also (metonymic) the type of valvetrain design, the type of engine that uses it, or an instance of such an engine; this design has the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder block beside the piston. The cylinder head is then a simple dome extending across the valves and piston.
sideboarding
nounConstruction
Outer walls on a building or other structure; cladding; siding.
sideform
nounConstruction
A process for setting concrete which uses forms to confine the concrete to the desired width.
sidepipe
nounAutomotive
An exhaust pipe which exhausts to the side of the vehicle.
sidescreen
nounAutomotive
A panel or window on the side of a vehicle, such as a car or aircraft, designed to protect occupants from external elements while allowing visibility.
sidestick
A sloped or beveled piece of wood or metal placed against the side of a page that is being typeset, and locked in place by quoins.
sidetrack
A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
sidewalk superintendent
nounConstruction
A passer-by or other person who watches and possibly advises work at a construction project from a sidewalk or other vantage point.
sidewinder
A type of middle-distance deep-sea trawler widely used during the 1960s and 1970s.
signal
An electromagnetic action, normally a voltage that is a function of time, that conveys the information of the radio or TV program or of communication with another party.
signal aspect
nounRail equipment
The visual appearance of a railway signal
signal box
nounRail equipment
A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled.
signal bridge
nounRail equipment
A structure built over railroad tracks on which signals are mounted.
signal check
nounRail equipment
An instance where a train must stop at a red signal, or slow down before passing a signal displaying a yellow aspect.
signal gantry
nounRail equipment
a structure erected over one or more railway tracks, carrying one or more signals. Smaller structures usually have a single support, and larger structures are supported on both sides.
signal lad
nounRail equipment
A young man employed in a signalbox to record the times of trains as they pass through the area served by the signalbox.
signal passed at danger
nounRail equipment
An event on a railway where a train passes a stop signal without authority.