Dictionary entry
Silvan
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlv(ə)n/
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪlv(ə)n/
Myanmar Meaning
တောရှိသော။
Definition
shag 1 /ʃæg/ n [U] ေဆးရြက္ႀကီးအျပင္းစား။ ဓားလီွးေဆး။ shag 2 /ʃæg/ v ( ⚠ Brit sl ) လိင္ဆက္ဆံသည္။
Examples
- ‘A windowless basement with wall-to-wall white shag carpet was what Penny and Tom Friedman encountered when they moved into their townhouse near Washington
- DC.’
- ‘His only lasting one
- besides the remarkable stain on the shag carpet now covered by a throw rug
- was the small metal charm inserted into the keyhole.’
- ‘The floors were white soft shag usually covered with lego and other toys.’
- ‘As I approached the flat square of grass where Judo was held
- I slowed to a walk
- slipping off my sandals
- and plodding down into the grass
- my toes squishing into it like a shag carpet.’
- ‘Described by the artist as a ‘yellow brick road
- ’ a wide zigzagging pathway of yellow shag carpet with a red border meandered from the front door through the installation.’
- ‘The shag they sold me two years ago continues to emit waves of wispy scarlet wool that spread across the floor like Poe's red death
- no matter how many times I put off having the thing cleaned.’
- ‘Their $2000-a-night lodge apparently contained such delights as '70s-style furniture
- pastel shag carpets
- an indoor sauna and Jacuzzi tub.’
- ‘Maybe his sister had been smart when she'd chosen that white shag for her floor; wood may be masculine
- but it was hard on the morning senses.’
- ‘She latched onto lines like ‘red carpet treatment at shag carpet prices’ and a ‘whole new age of consumer power.’’
- ‘He looked only about six or seven
- but was wearing shags for clothing
- covered in dirt and skinnier than it was healthy to be.’
- ‘It shattered
- pieces scattering across the orange shag carpet.’
- ‘The carpet appeared to be yellow shag
- which felt cool when Iroka swung her feet off the bed and onto the floor.’
- ‘The walls are bare
- hospital white and the carpet is old brown
- 70's shag.’
- ‘Any special effects are kept to a bare minimum (that is
- if you consider a bolt of lighting in the sky an effect)
- and the scenes are about as suspenseful as watching my three year old nephew get static shocks from walking across a shag carpet.’
- ‘The bed had run of the mill blankets and linens
- the floor was an inexpensive shag carpet
- and the ceiling had a stucco-mimic finish with some cracks running in the corners.’
- ‘I've never complained to our landlord about the lump in the hallway shag that weeps blood when you step on it.’
- ‘Just make sure there are no tacks in the used shag you have.’
- ‘When Melissa opened her eyes
- she was alone in the carpeting
- drowning in brown shag.’
- ‘While I was allowed to ‘express myself‘by choosing bright orange shag carpet
- she did draw the line in some cases.’
- ‘The delicate serenade ‘Sparrows Over Birmingham’ and the equally touching ‘Rise’ erase the kitsch factor of the previous 40 minutes and nestle into your soul like it was shag carpet.’