| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 511 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shed | verb | The dog was shedding his fur. | sloughing |
| sheep | noun | Sheep are good for wool and meat. | type of animal |
| sheer | adj. | There was a sheer cliff. | vertical |
| adj. | That is sheer nonsense. | absolute | |
| sheet | noun | We put new sheets on the bed. | bedding |
| noun | There was a sheet of ice on the road. | covering | |
| noun | I need a sheet of paper. | piece | |
| shelf | noun | The book is on the shelf. | flat storage |
| shell | noun | A shell exploded near the soldier. | bomb |
| noun | The sea animal lives in a shell. | case | |
| shelter | noun | We need shelter from the rain. | protection |
| noun | We need shelter for the night. | housing | |
| verb | She sheltered the children. | protected | |