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Shechita
Shechita (שחיטה), also transliterated sheḥitah, is the Jewish ritual slaughter of mammals and birds for food, done with a single continuous neck cut by a trained shochet under Jewish law.
Sheck Wes
Sheck Wes (Khadimou Rassoul Cheikh Fall, born 1998) is a Harlem rapper of Senegalese descent known for "Mo Bamba" (No. 6 Hot 100), the 2018 album MUDBOY, the Cactus Jack/G.O.O.D. Music deal, and a later Paris Basketball stint.
Shecky Greene
Shecky Greene (Fred Sheldon Greenfield, 1926–2023), American comedian and actor, Las Vegas lounge headliner from the 1950s to 1970s, opening act for Elvis Presley in 1956 and Sinatra, earned up to $150,000 a week, known for fully improvised acts, played Pvt. Braddock on Combat!.
Shed roof
A shed roof is a roof consisting of a single sloping plane with no hips, ridges, valleys, or gables, a shape that is structurally direct and economical to build.
Shed Seven
Shed Seven, York-formed English alternative rock/Britpop band fronted by Rick Witter, active 1990 onward; 15 UK top 40 singles in the 1990s, split in 2003, reformed 2007, and first UK Number 1 album A Matter of Time in 2024.
Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns quarterback, son of Deion Sanders; Jackson State and Colorado star, 2025 fifth-round pick (144th overall), 2025 rookie starter, 2026 backup to Deshaun Watson.
Shedgum power plant
The Shedgum power plant (محطة توليد شدقم) is a 1.10 GW gas-fired power station in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, owned by Saudi Electricity Company and built between 1978 and 1983.
Shedim (שֵׁדִים)
Shedim (שֵׁדִים, singular shed) are demons or spirits of the Hebrew Bible and Jewish tradition, named in Deuteronomy 32:17 and Psalm 106:37 for foreign gods, developed in rabbinic literature as half-human half-angelic beings, distinct from Christian demons.
Shedin Peak
Shedin Peak, a 2,588 m mountain in the Atna Range of the Skeena Mountains, northern British Columbia; its highest summit, 77 km north of Hazelton, with 1,798 m prominence.
Shedrick Jackson
Shedrick Jackson (born 1999) is an American NFL wide receiver from Hoover, Alabama, an Auburn alumnus, Bo Jackson's nephew, and a 2023 undrafted free agent with the Bengals, Raiders, Ravens, and Cardinals.
Shedsunefertum (High Priest of Ptah)
Shedsunefertum, also written Shedsunefertem, was High Priest of Ptah at Memphis in the early 22nd Dynasty, a contemporary of Shoshenq I who succeeded his father Ankhefensekhmet.
Sheeba Chaddha
Sheeba Chaddha (Sheeba Chadha), Indian film, television, theatre, and streaming actress born 1972 in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh; known for Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Badhaai Ho, Mirzapur, Bandish Bandits, and the 2023 Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award for Badhaai Do.
Sheehan's syndrome
Sheehan's syndrome (postpartum pituitary necrosis): hypopituitarism from ischemic pituitary injury after severe postpartum hemorrhage; delayed diagnosis 7–19 years, treated with lifelong hormone replacement.
Sheek Louch
Sheek Louch (Sean Jacobs, born 1975, Yonkers) is a rapper, one third of the LOX with Jadakiss and Styles P, co-founder of D-Block, and solo artist behind Walk Witt Me (2003) and Wu-Block with Ghostface Killah.
Sheel Nagu
Sheel Nagu, born 1965, is an Indian jurist on the Supreme Court of India since 2026, after serving as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Sheela
Sheela (ഷീല), born 1945, is a veteran Indian actress of Malayalam and Tamil cinema, debut 1962, record Prem Nazir pairing, National Award for Akale, J.C. Daniel Award 2018. Not Ma Anand Sheela, the Telugu actress Sheela, or the Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela character.
Sheela Gowda
Sheela Gowda (born 1957) is an Indian contemporary artist known for large-scale installations made from everyday materials like cow dung, human hair, and tar drums, addressing labor and ritual.
Sheela Kumari
Sheela Kumari, also known as Sheela Mandal, is an Indian politician from Bihar and a Janata Dal (United) minister holding the Science, Technology and Technical Education portfolio.
Sheela na gig
Sheela na gig (Irish Síle na gCíoch) is a medieval Romanesque stone carving of a naked woman displaying exaggerated genitalia, found on churches and castles in Ireland and Britain; over 100 Irish examples, meaning debated (apotropaic, lust warning, fertility).
Sheela Sharma
Sheela Sharma (शीला शर्मा, née Sheela David), Indian film and TV actress in Hindi and Gujarati cinema; Rajjo in Nadiya Ke Paar (1982), Devaki in B. R. Chopra's Mahabharat (1988–1990); wife of director Subhash Sharma, mother of actress Madalsa Sharma. Distinct from the Los Angeles-based actress of the same name.
Sheena (singer)
Sheena Mae Manuel Catacutan (born 2004, Santiago, Isabela), known as BINI Sheena, is the main dancer and sub-vocalist of the Filipino P-pop girl group BINI, a former Pinoy Big Brother: Otso housemate and Star Hunt Academy trainee who choreographed "Pantropiko."
Sheena Bora murder case
Sheena Bora murder case: 2012 alleged killing of 24-year-old Mumbai executive Sheena Bora by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, with Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai; surfaced in 2015, investigated by the CBI, trial still ongoing.
Sheena E. Radford
Sheena E. Radford is a British biochemist and biophysicist who is Astbury Professor of Biophysics at the University of Leeds, studying protein folding and amyloid disease.
Sheena Easton
Sheena Easton, born Sheena Shirley Orr in 1959 in Bellshill, Scotland, is a Scottish singer and actress who won the 1982 Best New Artist Grammy, recorded the Bond theme For Your Eyes Only, and is the only artist with top five hits on five major Billboard charts.
Sheena Josselyn
Sheena Josselyn is a Canadian neuroscientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto who studies how memories, called engrams, form in the mouse brain.
Sheena Melwani
Sheena Melwani (also known through The Real Indian Dad, TRID) is a Canadian-born, Boston-based singer-songwriter whose viral Interrupted videos, in which husband Dinesh Melwani heckles her singing, built a TikTok audience near 10 million and a music career with the 2022 Find Your Happy EP and 2024-2025 singles.
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle: jungle-adventure heroine created by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger, debuted in Wags/Jumbo Comics (1937-38), first female-titled comic book (Fiction House, 1942-52), later a 1955-56 TV series with Irish McCalla, the 1984 flop film with Tanya Roberts, and a 2000-2002 series with Gena Lee Nolin.
Sheep
Sheep (Ovis aries) are domesticated small ruminants raised for wool, meat, milk, and hides; about 1,000 million exist worldwide, kept in extensive, intensive dairy, and pastoral systems, with welfare assessed via the AWIN protocol.
Sheep dog
Sheep dog: a dog bred to herd and control sheep flocks, distinct from livestock guardian dogs. Key breeds include Border Collie, German Shepherd, and Australian Shepherd; first formal trial held in Wales, 1873.
Sheep farming
Sheep farming raises domesticated sheep (Ovis aries) for wool, meat, and milk across extensive, intensive dairy, and pastoral systems. About 1,000 million sheep are farmed worldwide, descended from mouflon domesticated in southwest Asia.