A surname from Irish. / A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

A tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) indigenous to Africa, occurring in Mali, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Burkina Faso and Uganda.

plural of Shea

A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.

plural of shea butter

simple past tense and past participle of shear

To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. / To remove the fleece from a sheep etc. by clipping. / To cut the hair of (a person).

A cutting tool similar to scissors, but often larger. / (metalworking) A large machine use for cutting sheet metal. / The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.

Misspelling of sheer.

(transitive) To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath. / (transitive) To encase (something) with a protective covering.