SHU

See also: shu, shú, shù, shū, shǔ, and shu'

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃuː/ or S-H-U
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: shoe, shoo

Noun

SHU (plural SHU's or SHUs)

1. Acronym of security housing unit.
   • 2018, Tayari Jones, An American Marriage, Oneworld Publications, page 200:

     He picked a fight on the yard and got himself put into the SHU the day before my release.

2. Acronym of special housing unit.
3. Initialism of Scoville heat unit.
4. (Canada) Acronym of special handling unit.

Synonyms

• (security housing unit or special handling unit): administrative segregation, ad-seg, block (UK), box, cooler (UK), hotbox, hole, lockdown, pound, SCU, solitary confinement

Anagrams

• HUS, Hsu, Hus, Suh, USH, suh, uhs, ush