Definitions for shamuses

shamuses sha·mus

Spelling: [shah-muh s, shey-]
IPA: /ˈʃɑ məs, ˈʃeɪ-/

Shamuses is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in shamuses (aehmsssu).

Definitions for shamuses

noun

  1. a detective.
  2. a police officer.

Origin of shamuses

1925-30; of obscure origin, though popularly derived from either Yiddish shames shammes or the Irish male given name Séamas

Examples for shamuses

shamus told her the story of his wanderings and produced the goblet.

Then shamus began to walk slowly away, and the Queen followed.

"Good," said shamus, and away he went to seek the King of the Gnomes.

When I was 10 or 11 years old, a movie company came to town to do this Burt Reynolds movie, shamus.

The recitation of "shamus O'Brien" seemed tame by comparison.

So shamus took his harp and began to play his song of running water.

And he asked shamus, but he pretended he was ill—Oh, he was very unwell!

Then shamus began to play, softly at first and then louder and louder.

shamus Award–winning author Peter Spiegelman returns with this psychologically thrilling novel.

"You do not badly for a beginner," said he when shamus had finished.

Word Value for shamuses
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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