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• Shrift

  noun, Archaic. 1. the imposition of penance by a priest on a penitent after confession. 2. absolution or remission of sins granted after confession and penance. 3. confession to a priest. noun 1. (archaic) the act or an instance of shriving or being shriven See also short shrift see: short shrift

• Shriller

  adjective, shriller, shrillest. 1. high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry. 2. producing such a sound. 3. full of or characterized by such a sound: shrill music. 4. betraying some strong emotion or attitude in an exaggerated amount, as antagonism or defensiveness. 5. marked by great intensity; keen: the shrill, incandescent light of […]

• Shrinkage

  noun 1. the act or fact of shrinking. 2. the amount or degree of shrinking. 3. reduction or depreciation in quantity, value, etc. 4. contraction of a fabric in finishing or washing. 5. the difference between the original weight of livestock and that after it has been prepared for marketing. 6. Commerce. loss of merchandise […]

• Shrinking-violet

  noun 1. a shy, modest, or self-effacing person. shrinking violet noun 1. (informal) a shy person shrimp

• Shrink-wrap

  verb (used with object), shrink-wrapped, shrink-wrapping. 1. to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise. noun 2. the plastic film used to shrink-wrap something. verb -wraps, -wrapping, -wrapped 1. (transitive) to package (a […]

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