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she ll suit (shell suits ) also shell-suit N‑COUNT A shell suit is a casual suit which is made of thin nylon. □  …someone in a shell suit from Stirchley.

shel|ter ◆◇◇ /ʃe ltə ^r / (shelters , sheltering , sheltered )

1 N‑COUNT A shelter is a small building or covered place which is made to protect people from bad weather or danger. □  The city's bomb shelters were being prepared for possible air raids. □  …a bus shelter.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If a place provides shelter , it provides you with a place to stay or live, especially when you need protection from bad weather or danger. □  The number of families seeking shelter rose by 17 percent. □  …the hut where they were given food and shelter.

3 N‑COUNT A shelter is a building where homeless people can sleep and get food. □ [+ for ] …a shelter for homeless women.

4 VERB If you shelter in a place, you stay there and are protected from bad weather or danger. □ [V prep/adv] …a man sheltering in a doorway.

5 VERB [usu passive] If a place or thing is sheltered by something, it is protected by that thing from wind and rain. □ [V -ed] …a wooden house, sheltered by a low pointed roof.

6 VERB If you shelter someone, usually someone who is being hunted by police or other people, you provide them with a place to stay or live. □ [V n] A neighbor sheltered the boy for seven days.

7 → see also sheltered

shel|tered /ʃe ltə ^r d/

1 ADJ A sheltered place is protected from wind and rain. □  …a shallow-sloping beach next to a sheltered bay.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you say that someone has led a sheltered life, you mean that they have been protected from difficult or unpleasant experiences. □  Perhaps I've just led a really sheltered life.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] Sheltered accommodation or work is designed people who are old or who have a disability. It allows them to be independent but also allows them to get help when they need it. □  For the last few years I have been living in sheltered accommodation.

4 → see also shelter

shelve /ʃe lv/ (shelves , shelving , shelved )

1 VERB If someone shelves a plan or project, they decide not to continue with it, either for a while or permanently. □ [V n] Atlanta has shelved plans to include golf in the 1996 Games. □ [be V -ed] Sadly, the project has now been shelved.

2 VERB If an area of ground next to or under the sea shelves , it slopes downwards. □ [V adv/prep] The shoreline shelves away steeply. □ [V -ing] …a gently shelving beach.

3Shelves is the plural of shelf .

shelv|ing /ʃe lv I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Shelving is a set of shelves, or material which is used for making shelves. □  …the shelving on the long, windowless wall.

she|nani|gans /ʃ I næ n I gənz/ N‑PLURAL You can use shenanigans to refer to rather dishonest or immoral behaviour, especially when you think it is amusing or interesting. [INFORMAL ] □ [+ of ] …the private shenanigans of public figures.

shep|herd /ʃe pə ^r d/ (shepherds , shepherding , shepherded )

1 N‑COUNT A shepherd is a person, especially a man, whose job is to look after sheep.

2 VERB [usu passive] If you are shepherded somewhere, someone takes you there to make sure that you arrive at the right place safely. □ [be V -ed prep/adv] She was shepherded by her guards up the rear ramp of the aircraft.

shep|herd|ess /ʃe pə ^r des/ (shepherdesses ) N‑COUNT A shepherdess is a woman whose job is to look after sheep.

she p|herd's pie (shepherd's pies ) N‑VAR Shepherd's pie is a dish consisting of minced meat, usually lamb, covered with a layer of mashed potato. [BRIT ]

sher|bet /ʃɜː ^r bət/ (sherbets )

1 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Sherbet is a sweet dry powder that tastes fizzy and is eaten as a sweet. [BRIT ] □  …sherbet dips.