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5 MODAL You use shall , usually with 'you', when you are telling someone that they will be able to do or have something they want. □  'I want to hear all the gossip, all the scandal.'—'You shall, dearie, you shall!'

6 MODAL You use shall with verbs such as 'look forward to' and 'hope' to say politely that you are looking forward to something or hoping to do something. [FORMAL , POLITENESS ] □  Well, we shall look forward to seeing him tomorrow.

7 MODAL You use shall when you are referring to the likely result or consequence of a particular action or situation. □  When large finance companies cut down on their entertainments, we shall know that times really are hard.

shal|lot /ʃəlɒ t/ (shallots ) N‑VAR [usu pl] Shallots are small round vegetables that are the roots of a crop and are similar to onions. They have a strong taste and are used for flavouring other food.

shal|low /ʃæ loʊ/ (shallower , shallowest )

1 ADJ A shallow container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom. □  Put the milk in a shallow dish. □  The water is quite shallow for some distance.

2 ADJ If you describe a person, piece of work, or idea as shallow , you disapprove of them because they do not show or involve any serious or careful thought. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy.

3 ADJ If your breathing is shallow , you take only a very small amount of air into your lungs at each breath. □  She began to hear her own taut, shallow breathing.

shal|lows /ʃæ loʊz/ N‑PLURAL The shallows are the shallow part of an area of water. □  At dusk more fish come into the shallows.

shalt /ʃəlt, STRONG ʃælt/ MODAL Shalt is an old-fashioned form of shall . □  Thou shalt not kill.

sham /ʃæ m/ (shams ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] Something that is a sham is not real or is not really what it seems to be. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  The government's promises were exposed as a hollow sham.

sham|an /ʃe I mən/ (shamans )

1 N‑COUNT A shaman is a priest or priestess in shamanism.

2 N‑COUNT Among some Native American peoples, a shaman is a person who is believed to have powers to heal sick people or to remove evil spirits from them.

sham|an|ism /ʃe I məm I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Shamanism is a religion which is based on the belief that the world is controlled by good and evil spirits, and that these spirits can be directed by people with special powers.

sham|bles /ʃæ mb ^ə lz/ N‑SING If a place, event, or situation is a shambles or is in a shambles , everything is in disorder. □  The ship's interior was an utter shambles. □  The economy is in a shambles.

sham|bo|lic /ʃæmbɒ l I k/ ADJ If you describe a situation, person, or place as shambolic , you mean that they are very disorganized. [BRIT ] □  …a shambolic public relations disaster.

shame ◆◇◇ /ʃe I m/ (shames , shaming , shamed )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Shame is an uncomfortable feeling that you get when you have done something wrong or embarrassing, or when someone close to you has. □  She felt a deep sense of shame. □  I was, to my shame, a coward.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If someone brings shame on you, they make other people lose their respect for you. □  I don't want to bring shame on the family name.

3 VERB If something shames you, it causes you to feel shame. □ [V n] Her son's affair had humiliated and shamed her.

4 VERB If you shame someone into doing something, you force them to do it by making them feel ashamed not to. □ [V n + into/out of ] He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.

5 N‑SING If you say that something is a shame , you are expressing your regret about it and indicating that you wish it had happened differently. [FEELINGS ] □  It's a crying shame that police have to put up with these mindless attacks.