shags 1 of 2

plural of shag

shags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shags
Noun
  • Molly Ringwald’s Textured Bob One of the most memorable redheads of the ’80s, Molly Ringwald was also a short-hair icon, chopping her strands into bobs and pixies in a variety of textures.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Doja Cat and Anok Yai put on for flipped and bumped bobs respectively, which has proven to be a year-round cut.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, keep in mind that the outdoor outfitter REI usually skips the day entirely, famously staying closed for its #OptOutside campaign.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The nightwear ensemble was, of course, bedazzled with purple faux fur cuff trims.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Antique or fragile glass items may also shatter under heat, and glassware finished with metallic trims or decorations can cause sparks or fires.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the Pacers shut that down, Harper immediately springs into action to get the ball instead.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Male ratfish have a structure called a tenaculum, which is essentially a retractable rod tipped with a chandelier of teeth that springs out of their forehead to grip females during mating.
    Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ralphy leaps up in shock, tumbles off the sofa, and sprints toward his owner, who is filming nearby.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Maddie’s Secret follows Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food content creation company.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Petro has repeatedly defended his policy, which moves away from a repressive approach and prioritizes reaching agreements with growers of coca leaf - the raw material for cocaine - to encourage them to switch to other crops, pursuing major drug lords and combating money laundering.
    NPR, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Across these areas, the NWS warned of widespread subfreezing temperatures that could kill crops and other sensitive outdoor vegetation.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As my guide Nicolas Jeanroy preps his truffle gear, which looks like a collection of garden tools, his canine partner, Taïga, bounds up.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And speaking of guest stars doing all of the trio’s investigative work for them, Richard Kind then bounds into the room (as Richard Kinds are wont to do) with a huge development of his own.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Nicholas trips over a bramble, falls to his hands and knees in the soaking grass.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike overlapping or hook-and-eye designs that can get tricky, the zipper makes bathroom trips much easier—an incredibly practical feature.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Shags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shags. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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