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6 CONVENTION You can use shame in expressions such as shame on you and shame on him to indicate that someone ought to feel shame for something they have said or done. [FEELINGS ] □  He tried to deny it. Shame on him!

7 PHRASE If someone puts you to shame , they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do. □  His playing really put me to shame.

shame|faced /ʃe I mfe I st, [AM ] -fe I st/ ADJ If you are shamefaced , you feel embarrassed because you have done something that you know you should not have done. [FORMAL ] □  There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.

shame|ful /ʃe I mfʊl/ ADJ If you describe a person's action or attitude as shameful , you think that it is so bad that the person ought to be ashamed. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …the most shameful episode in U.S. naval history. ●  shame|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  At times they have been shamefully neglected.

shame|less /ʃe I mləs/ ADJ If you describe someone as shameless , you mean that they should be ashamed of their behaviour, which is unacceptable to other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  …a shameless attempt to stifle democratic debate. ●  shame|less|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □  …a shamelessly lazy week-long trip.

sham|poo /ʃæmpuː / (shampoos , shampooing , shampooed )

1 N‑VAR Shampoo is a soapy liquid that you use for washing your hair. □  …a bottle of shampoo. □  …bubble baths, soaps and shampoos.

2 VERB When you shampoo your hair, you wash it using shampoo. □ [V n] Shampoo your hair and dry it. WORD HISTORY shampoo

A shampoo was originally a massage rather than a wash. The word 'shampoo' comes from the Hindi verb chāmpnā , meaning 'press', 'knead', or 'massage'.

sham|rock /ʃæ mrɒk/ (shamrocks ) N‑COUNT A shamrock is a small plant with three round leaves on each stem. The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland.

shan|dy /ʃæ ndi/ (shandies ) N‑UNCOUNT Shandy is a drink which is made by mixing beer and lemonade. [BRIT ] □  …half a pint of shandy. ● N‑COUNT A glass of shandy can be referred to as a shandy .

shank /ʃæ ŋk/ (shanks )

1 N‑COUNT The shank of an object is the long, thin, straight part of the object. □  These hooks are sharp with long shanks.

2 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Shanks are the lower parts of the legs; used especially with reference to meat. □  Turn the shanks and baste them once or twice as they cook.

shan't /ʃɑː nt, ʃæ nt/ Shan't is the usual spoken form of 'shall not'.

shan|ty /ʃæ nti/ (shanties )

1 N‑COUNT A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or other materials that are not very strong.

2 N‑COUNT A shanty is a song which sailors used to sing while they were doing work on a ship.

sha n|ty town (shanty towns ) also shantytown N‑COUNT A shanty town is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city.

shape ◆◆◇ /ʃe I p/ (shapes , shaping , shaped )

1 N‑COUNT [oft in N ] The shape of an object, a person, or an area is the appearance of their outside edges or surfaces, for example whether they are round, square, curved, or fat. □  Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size. □ [+ of ] …little pens in the shape of baseball bats. □  …sofas and chairs of contrasting shapes and colours. □  The buds are conical or pyramidal in shape. □  These bras should be handwashed to help them keep their shape.

2 N‑COUNT You can refer to something that you can see as a shape if you cannot see it clearly, or if its outline is the clearest or most striking aspect of it. □ [+ of ] Lying in bed we often see dark shapes of herons silhouetted against the moon.