Words about words

You sell something when you give it to someone else in exchange for some money. The man in the picture is in a shop selling some goods to a customer.
The opposite of sell is buy. The past tense of sell is sold.

Sent is the past tense of send. For example, "I sent you a parcel in the post".

Shady means that something is fully or partially shielded from the sun.

lan You shake something when you move it vigorously up and down or from side to side. The dog in the photo is shaking water out of its coat. People shake drinks like milk to make them frothy.
Shaking can be used to communciate too. People shake their heads from side to side to mean "no", and two people will shake hands as a greeting.

Something is sharp if it has a thin edge or point. Knives are usually sharp, as are the thorns on roses. You have to be careful around things that are sharp so that you do not cut and hurt yourself. Broken glass has very sharp edges. The opposite of sharp is blunt.

Shearing is the process of removing the fleece from an animal like a sheep or alpaca. When the animal's wool gets too long, it needs to be removed by shearing it. Most wild animals that grow wool shed their fleeces themselves once a year, but domestic animals don't and need to be shorn.

You shelve something when you store it away on a shelf. The man in the picture has a stack of books he is going to shelve.

Something shines when a bright light comes from it.

Something can shine from a reflection or it may be the source of the light, like the sun in the picture.

Something is shoddy if someone has done a bad job building or making it.

lan Shook is the past tense of shake. For example, "they shook hands".