Word Finder - shake

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The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.

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She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head.

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A milkshake.

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A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.

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Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.

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(building material) A thin shingle.

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A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.

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A fissure in rock or earth.

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A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.

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Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)

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One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

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A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.

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A shook of staves and headings.

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The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

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To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.

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He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere.

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To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.

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Shaking his head, he kept repeating "No, no, no".

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To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.

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to shake fruit down from a tree

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To disturb emotionally; to shock.

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He was shaken by what had happened.

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• traumatize

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To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).

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I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something.

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To move from side to side.

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She shook with grief.

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• shiver
• tremble

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(usually as "shake on") To shake hands.

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OK, let's shake on it.

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To dance.

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She was shaking it on the dance floor.

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To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.

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to shake a note in music

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To threaten to overthrow.

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The experience shook my religious belief.

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To be agitated; to lose firmness.

Don't shake your head.

He wasn't able to shake his unease.

I'm not allowed to shake hands with humans.

He didn't know how to shake off that yoke or his anger.

I began to shake.

Unable to sleep, Deidre paced, trying hard to shake the sensations clouding her head.

He fought it until his anger subsided, unable to shake the sense of fear.

Dean continued to shake his head.

If he could shake his fever and take care of himself, he'd be okay alone.

At the memory of the pain, she began to shake.

I think "no" and "yes," conveyed by a shake or a nod of my head, have become facts as apparent to her as hot and cold or as the difference between pain and pleasure.

Claire seemed pleased to be held by anyone, at least most of the time, but on occasion she'd let out a scream, loud enough to shake Howie from the past in spite of his near-soundproof basement room.

Tell her to shake him, and then he will blow his trumpet.

He couldn't shake the fire in his blood or the sense of how soft her supple skin, how warm her body felt beneath him.

He felt more than saw her shake her head no.

Romas ignored her and grabbed Kiera, pulled her away to face him, and gave her a stiff shake.

Shake my hand, introduce yourself and I'll leave you alone if that's what you want.

Elise demanded, grabbing her with a shake.

She pulled, and he ran.  Katie felt the ground shake beneath them as the demons pursued.  Several flew overhead and dropped directly in their path.  She stopped and shoved Toby behind her, drawing the knife Gabe had given her.  Before long, they were surrounded.

When Rissa merely nodded, accepting the insult, he felt the urge to shake sense into the oblivious woman.

She turned in the direction of the creaky voice, unable to shake her unease.

Unable to shake his instincts, His thoughts turned to the Black God.

Many attempts were made to shake his fidelity to the lost cause of the Stuarts, but he continued indomitable to the end.

For Pallas, he prefers the old etymology from, raXXw (to "shake"), rather in the sense of "earth-shaker" than "` lance-brandisher."

To shake off his native accent and to acquire the graces of oratorical action, he engaged the services of Thomas Sheridan and Charles Macklin.

So they repackaged the drug under the name Zyban, and it is now prescribed to smokers wanting to shake the habit.

A shake of the head meant "No" and a nod, "Yes," a pull meant "Come" and a push, "Go."

Suddenly I felt my bed shake, and a wolf seemed to spring on me and snarl in my face.

He answered the staff captain's question by a disapproving shake of his head.

Flower of the Austrian army, hero of the Turkish wars Hostilities are ended, we can shake one another's hand....

Having repeated these words the captain wiped his eyes and gave himself a shake, as if driving away the weakness which assailed him at this touching recollection.

I had a queasy feeling that I could n't shake.

The result is a cache of songs that any self-respecting, red-blooded rock fan will shake their ass to.

They offer more games than you could shake a fairly large stick at and they're all completely free.

Jenn bit back a retort and left, unable to shake the sense he'd told her something he didn't mean for her to know.

With an annoyed shake of his head, he addressed Deidre again.

He reached over and pulled her toward him and she snuggled against him and he could feel her shake.

The shock of the shake accompanying the shout flung her deadened senses awake.

Adrenaline made her shake harder, and she prepared herself to fight, understanding the warnings of her dead guards.

He darted after Vara, unable to shake the image of his father falling beneath a barbarian's sword.

The boy kicked and punched, unable to shake the man's grip.

Despite feeling better rested than she could remember, she was unable to shake the sense of unease from the catacombs, as if Jame's magic lingered.

The creature trapped within roared loud enough to shake the door.

Jessi tried not to listen but wasn't able to shake the vision of the dreamy look on the woman's face as she relived the night.

She tried to shake him free unsuccessfully.

With a shake of her head, she retreated to the kitchen to prep his coffee and feed the cat.

She didn't know how much time she had before Xander's interest became too hard to shake.

Certain events occurred" he raised an eyebrow at her that made her shake her head "and we got sidetracked."

The ground beneath them began to shake.

Xander launched forward, trying to shake free the hands that wrestled him away.