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Sheard :: Sheard (n.) See Shard.

Disheartened :: Disheartened (imp. & p. p.) of Dishearte.

Amate :: Amate (v. t.) To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt.

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument; to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to shear a fleece..

Shears :: Shears (n.) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships. It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber, fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle..

Shearbill :: Shearbill (n.) The black skimmer. See Skimmer.

Deject :: Deject (v. t.) To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Shore :: Shore () imp. of Shear.

Shearn :: Shearn (n.) Dung; excrement.

Sheerwater :: Sheerwater (n.) The shearwater.

Shear :: Shear (v. t.) To reap, as grain..

Nott :: Nott (v. t.) To shear.

Sheartail :: Sheartail (n.) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus Thaumastura having a long forked tail.

Daunt :: Daunt (v. t.) To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.

Scissors :: Scissors (n. pl.) A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors..

Shearwater :: Shearwater (n.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of the genus Puffinus and related genera. They are allied to the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater (P. Anglorum), the dusky shearwater (P. obscurus), and the greater shearwater (P. major), are well-known species of the North Atlantic. See Hagdon..

Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt..

Shearing :: Shearing (n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates..

Belt :: Belt (v. t.) To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep..

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