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11,012- Shrift
- Shright
- Shrike
- Shrill
- Shrill-Gorged
- Shrill-Tongued
- Shrillness
- Shrilly
- Shrimp
- Shrimper
- Shrine
- Shrink
- Shrinkage
- Shrinker
- Shrinking
- Shrinkingly
- Shrivalty
- Shrive
- Shrivel
- Shriven
- Shriver
- Shriving
- Shroff
- Shroffage
- Shrood
- Shropshire
- Shroud
- Shroud-Laid
- Shrouded
- Shrouding
- Shroudless
- Shroudy
- Shrove
- Shrovetide
- Shroving
- Shrow
- Shrowd
- Shrub
- Shrubbery
- Shrubbiness
- Shrubby
- Shrubless
- Shruff
- Shrug
- Shrunken
- Shuck
- Shucker
- Shudder
- Shudderingly
- Shude
- Shuffle
- Shuffleboard
- Shufflecap
- Shuffler
- Shufflewing
- Shuffling
- Shug
- Shumac
- Shun
- Shunless
- Shunt
- Shunt Valve
- Shunt Winding
- Shunter
- Shut
- Shute
- Shutter
- Shuttered
- Shuttle
- Shuttlecock
- Shuttlecork
- Shuttlewise
- Shwan-Pan
- Shy
- Shyly
- Shyness
- Shyster
- Si
- Si Quis
- Siaga
- Sialogogue
- Siamang
- Siamese
- Sib
- Sibbens
- Siberian
- Sibilance; Sibilancy
- Sibilant
- Sibilate
- Sibilation
- Sibilatory
- Sibilous
- Sibyl
- Sibylist
- Sibylline
- Sic
- Sicamore
- Sicca
- Siccate
- Siccation
- Siccative
- Siccific
- Siccity
- Sice
- Sicer
- Sich
- Sicilian
- Siciliano
- Sicilienne
- Sick
- Sick-Brained
- Sicken
- Sickening
- Sicker
- Sicker; Siker
- Sickerly; Sikerly
- Sickerness; Sikerness
- Sickish
- Sickle
- Sicklebill
- Sickled
- Sickleman
- Sickler
- Sickless
- Sicklewort
- Sicklied
- Sickliness
- Sickly
- Sickness
- Sicle
- Sida
- Siddow
- Side
- Side Line
- Side Slip
- Side-Chain Theory
- Side-Taking
- Side-Wheel
- Sideboard
- Sidebone
- Sided
- Sideflash
- Sidehill
- Sideling
- Sidelong
- Sidepiece
- Sider
- Sideral
- Siderated
- Sideration
- Sidereal
- Siderealize
- Sidereous
- Siderite
- Siderographic; Siderographical
- Siderographist
- Siderography
- Siderolite
- Sideromancy
- Sideroscope
- Siderosis
- Siderostat
- Sideroxylon
- Sidesaddle
- Sidesman
- Sidetrack
- Sidewalk
- Sideways
- Sidewinder
- Sidewise
- Siding
- Sidle
- Siege
- Siegework
- Siemens-Martin Process
- Siemens-Martin Steel
- Sienite
- Sienitic
- Sienna
- Siennese
- Sierra
- Siesta
- Sieur
- Sieva
- Sieve
- Sifac
- Sifflement
- Sifilet
- Sift
- Sifter
- Sig
- Sigaultian
- Sigger
- Sigh
- Sigh-Born
- Sigher
- Sighing
- Sight
- Sight-Hole
- Sight-Seeing
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Shrift
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act of shriving. In shrift and preaching is my diligence. Chaucer.
2. Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it. Chaucer. Have you got leave to go to shrift to-day Shak. Therefore, my lord, address you to your shrift, And be yourself; for you must die this instant. Rowe. Shrift father, a priest to whom confession is made.