1. A state of extreme distress
   - dire straits

Type of: pass, strait, straits

• shell stitch
• shell suit
• shell-less
• shell-shocked
• shellac
• shellac varnish
• shellac wax
• shellack
• shellbark
• shellbark hickory
• shelled
• sheller
• Shelley
• shellfire
• shellfish
• shellflower
• shelling
• shellproof
• shelly
• Shelta
• shelter
• shelter deck
• shelter tent
• shelterbelt
• sheltered