sh
interjection
(used to urge silence.)
sh
1 American
[sh]
/ ʃ /
Or
shh
interjection
sh.
2
American
abbreviation
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sheep.
-
Bookbinding. sheet.
-
shilling; shillings.
sh
1
British
/ ʃʃʃ /
interjection
sh
2
British
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of sh
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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Formed in 1947 in Mumbai, the group counted leading artists such as Francis Souza, SH Raza, MF Husain and Bhanu Athaiya - the first Indian to win an Oscar - as its members.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
SH said it takes allegations of service failure extremely seriously and its number one priority was safeguarding vulnerable residents.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
She said SH also left her without a functioning window for months in winter and did not inform her of a rent increase.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
A team of researchers led by Professor Shinichi Nakagawa at Hokkaido University has discovered a new role for 4.5 SH RNA -- circumventing mutations in mouse DNA during the maturation of mRNA.
From Science Daily • Dec. 13, 2023
With a pair of compasses take distances from the line AB, Plate I., at numbers 1 to 10 respectively, to the line marked SH, and join the points with a straight-edge.
From Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
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