| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 514 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| shop | noun | We went to a TV shop. | repair place |
| verb | We often shop at that store. | patronize | |
| shore | noun | We walk along the shore in the evening. | beach |
| noun | The sailor had his next assignment on shore duty. | land as opposed to water | |
| short | adj. | She rode a short horse. | stubby |
| adj. | He was a short man. | diminutive | |
| adj. | We had a short meeting. | brief | |
| adj. | The story was short and to the point. | concise | |
| adj. | She was short of funds. | wanting | |
| adj. | She was wearing blue shorts | short pants | |
| noun | He was wearing shorts under his pants. | underwear | |
| shortage | noun | There is a shortage of sugar. | deficiency |
| shortcoming | noun | Laziness is one of his shortcomings. | faults |