DICTIONARY
Shortcut - To take a shortcut in your dream indicates that you are being careless. You are trying to achieve success without doing the work. Alternatively, the dream implies that you are being shorted or getting the short end of the stick. You feel that you are being unfairly treated.
Shorts - To dream that you are wearing shorts indicates that you are ready to be more open and reveal a little more about your inner persona. Alternatively, the image of shorts refers to your youth and playful attitude. The dream may also be a metaphor that you are selling yourself short.
Shot - To dream that you are shot or being shot at represents a form of self-punishment that you may be subconsciously imposing on yourself. You may have done something that you are ashamed of or are not proud of. If you are shot and come back as a different person, then it indicates that you need to start fresh. You want to wipe the past away and literally become a new person. *Please also see Injection or Syringe.
Shot Put - To see or throw a shot put in your dream indicates that you are having a hard time getting rid of something that is weighing you down in your life.
Shotgun - To see or shoot a shotgun in your dream means that you need to better focus your energies toward your goal. *Please also see Gun.
Shoulders - To see your shoulders in your dream symbolize strength, responsibility and burdens. Perhaps you feel that you have too much responsibility to bear and are overburdened by circumstances in your life. Alternatively, shoulders represent your ability to offer support and nurturance others.
Shout - *Please See Yelling.
Shovel - To see a shovel in your dream suggests that you are seeking knowledge, insight, and inner intellect. You are on a quest for a new understanding of your true Self. Alternatively, a shovel means that you are trying too hard in finding the truth to a problem. To dream that a shovel is broken indicates that you are frustrated with work.
Shower - To dream that you are taking a shower in clear, fresh water symbolizes spiritual or physical renewal and forgiveness. You are washing the burdens out of your life. Alternatively, the dream may be a metaphor that you are "showering" someone with gifts or love. To dream that you are taking a shower in dirty or muddy water implies that you are feeling unclean about a situation. To dream that you are showering with your clothes on means that even though you may change your outer appearances, it does not change who you are on the inside. Alternatively, your dream indicates that you are unwilling to let your guard down. You are still keeping up a protective barrier between you and others. To dream that you are showering with someone suggests that there is something that you need to "come clean" or confess to this person. It is time to be honest. Perhaps the dream is telling you that you need to let down your guard. If you are showering with a group of people, then it means that you are feeling exposed. You feel that your sense of privacy is being invaded. Dreaming that you are unable to take a shower or that the shower is not working properly means that you are unable to shed some burden. You are feeling weighed down by your emotions or by some responsibility.
Shower Cap - To dream that you are wearing a shower cap suggests that you are trying to shield yourself from some emotional situation. You are trying to remain rational and objective by separating your emotions.