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

  1. ‘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
  2. DC.’
  3. ‘His only lasting one
  4. besides the remarkable stain on the shag carpet now covered by a throw rug
  5. was the small metal charm inserted into the keyhole.’
  6. ‘The floors were white soft shag usually covered with lego and other toys.’
  7. ‘As I approached the flat square of grass where Judo was held
  8. I slowed to a walk
  9. slipping off my sandals
  10. and plodding down into the grass
  11. my toes squishing into it like a shag carpet.’
  12. ‘Described by the artist as a ‘yellow brick road
  13. ’ a wide zigzagging pathway of yellow shag carpet with a red border meandered from the front door through the installation.’
  14. ‘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
  15. no matter how many times I put off having the thing cleaned.’
  16. ‘Their $2000-a-night lodge apparently contained such delights as '70s-style furniture
  17. pastel shag carpets
  18. an indoor sauna and Jacuzzi tub.’
  19. ‘Maybe his sister had been smart when she'd chosen that white shag for her floor; wood may be masculine
  20. but it was hard on the morning senses.’
  21. ‘She latched onto lines like ‘red carpet treatment at shag carpet prices’ and a ‘whole new age of consumer power.’’
  22. ‘He looked only about six or seven
  23. but was wearing shags for clothing
  24. covered in dirt and skinnier than it was healthy to be.’
  25. ‘It shattered
  26. pieces scattering across the orange shag carpet.’
  27. ‘The carpet appeared to be yellow shag
  28. which felt cool when Iroka swung her feet off the bed and onto the floor.’
  29. ‘The walls are bare
  30. hospital white and the carpet is old brown
  31. 70's shag.’
  32. ‘Any special effects are kept to a bare minimum (that is
  33. if you consider a bolt of lighting in the sky an effect)
  34. and the scenes are about as suspenseful as watching my three year old nephew get static shocks from walking across a shag carpet.’
  35. ‘The bed had run of the mill blankets and linens
  36. the floor was an inexpensive shag carpet
  37. and the ceiling had a stucco-mimic finish with some cracks running in the corners.’
  38. ‘I've never complained to our landlord about the lump in the hallway shag that weeps blood when you step on it.’
  39. ‘Just make sure there are no tacks in the used shag you have.’
  40. ‘When Melissa opened her eyes
  41. she was alone in the carpeting
  42. drowning in brown shag.’
  43. ‘While I was allowed to ‘express myself‘by choosing bright orange shag carpet
  44. she did draw the line in some cases.’
  45. ‘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.’