A loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used to wrap cheese, but now used for various culinary tasks and by farmers to shade crops and keep birds off.
An arrangement of sheaves for drying; a stook.
A state of distress following a mental or emotional disturbance.
Electric shock, a sudden burst of electrical energy hitting a person or animal.
Circulatory shock, a medical emergency characterized by the inability of the circulatory system to supply enough oxygen to meet tissue requirements.
A shock absorber (typically in the suspension of a vehicle).
A chemical added to a swimming pool to moderate the chlorine levels.
A sudden or violent mental or emotional disturbance.
A sudden, heavy impact.
A tuft or bunch of something, such as hair or grass.
Something so surprising that it is stunning.
A discontinuity arising in the solution of a partial differential equation.
A shock wave.
Causing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.
To give an electric shock to.
To subject to a shock wave or violent impact.
To cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset.
To add a chemical to (a swimming pool) to moderate the chlorine levels.
To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook.