Definitions for Shamus

Shamus sha·mus

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

Shamus is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in Shamus (ahmssu).

Definitions for Shamus

noun

  1. a detective.
  2. a police officer.

Origin of Shamus

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

Examples for Shamus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Word Value for Shamus
Scrable

11

Words with friends

12

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