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sh

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interjection

(used to urge silence.)

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Nearby words

  1. sgraffito,
  2. sgt,
  3. sgt maj,
  4. sgt.,
  5. sgt. maj.,
  6. sh-,
  7. sh.,
  8. sha,
  9. shaanxi,
  10. shaba

Origin of sh

First recorded in 1840–50

S and H

or S&H

shipping and handling (charges).

sh.

sheep.
Bookbinding. sheet.
shilling; shillings.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for sh

British Dictionary definitions for sh

sh

1
/ (spelling pron ʃʃʃ) /

interjection

an exclamation to request silence or quiet

the internet domain name for

St Helena
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for sh

sh

interj.

exclamation used to urge or request silence, 1847. The gesture of putting a finger to the lips to express silence is attested from Roman times. As a transitive verb from 1887; intransitive from 1925.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for sh

SH

abbr.

serum hepatitis
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