Earshrift :: Earshrift (n.) A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.

Enshrine :: Enshrine (v. t.) To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory..

Enshrined :: Enshrined (imp. & p. p.) of Enshrin.

Enshrining :: Enshrining (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enshrin.

Inshrine :: Inshrine (v. t.) See Enshrine.

Shriek :: Shriek (v. i.) To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish..

Shriek :: Shriek (v. t.) To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.

Shriek :: Shriek (n.) A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like..

Shrieked :: Shrieked (imp. & p. p.) of Shrie.

Shrieker :: Shrieker (n.) One who utters a shriek.

Shrieking :: Shrieking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrie.

Shrieval :: Shrieval (a.) Of or pertaining to a sheriff.

Shrievalty :: Shrievalty (n.) The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty..

Shrieve :: Shrieve (n.) A sheriff.

Shrieve :: Shrieve (v. t.) To shrive; to question.

Shrift :: Shrift (n.) The act of shriving.

Shrift :: Shrift (n.) Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent upon it..

Shright :: Shright () imp. & p. p. of Shriek.

Shright :: Shright (n.) A shriek; shrieking.

Shrike :: Shrike (v. i.) Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike (L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher..

Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces a sound..

Shrill :: Shrill (n.) A shrill sound.

Shrill :: Shrill (v. i.) To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp, shrill tone; to become shrill..

Shrill :: Shrill (v. t.) To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a shrill sound.

Shrill-gorged :: Shrill-gorged (a.) Having a throat which produces a shrill note.

Shrill-tongued :: Shrill-tongued (a.) Having a shrill voice.

Shrilled :: Shrilled (imp. & p. p.) of Shril.

Shrilling :: Shrilling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shril.

Shrillness :: Shrillness (n.) The quality or state of being shrill.

Shrilly :: Shrilly (adv.) In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.

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