Emily Dickinson Lexicon

shame (-d, -s), v. [see shame, n.]

Disgrace; dishonour.

shameless, adj. [see shame, n.]

Lacking shame; destitute of feelings of modesty; impudent, audacious, immodest; insensible to disgrace.

shanty (shanties), n. [Fr. chantier, place where one sleeps or puts certain things to store them.]

Cabin; hut; small, roughly constructed dwelling.

shape (-s), n. [OE 'creation, make, structure, natural character; form, figure, configuration'.]

shape (-d), v. [OE 'to create, to fashion'.]

To create; fashion; form.

shapeless, adj. [see shape, n.]

Without shape or form; having no definite or regular shape.

share (-s), n. [OE 'cut, divide, shear, shave'.] (webplay: portion, interest, allotment).

1. Portion; allotment from nature; something enjoyed or suffered in commons with others.
2. Investment; [figurative] flowers; flowerbeds; financial interest; dividend; definite portion of a property.

share (-d), v. [see share, n.]

1. Divide in portions.
2. Cut into parts; cut off.
3. To participate in (an action, opinion, feeling, or condition); to enjoy, or suffer in common with another or others.
4. Be part owner (user) into which land is divided.

sharp (-er, -est), adj. [OE scearp.] (webplay: keen, acute, pointed-edge, strict).

1. Small, niggardly, stingy.
2. Impetuous; violent (said of winter, wintry weather, frost, wind, air: cuttingly cold); also strict; harsh and severe.
3. Abrupt; sudden and without warning or notice.
4. Having a tapering end brought to a point (said of a point in discussion).
5. Keen-witted, better suited.

shatter (-ed), v. [ME 'scatter'.] (webplay: disperse).

To scatter, cause to disperse, throw about in all directions.