Crossword-Solution: SHAKE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Shake | - | obs. p. p. of Shake. |
| Shake | v. | To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or shiver; to agitate. |
| Shake | v. | Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of; to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of. |
| Shake | v. | To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music. |
| Shake | v. | To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; -- generally with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down from a tree. |
| Shake | v. i. | To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter. |
| Shake | n. | The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling, quaking, or shivering; agitation. |
| Shake | n. | A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly. |
| Shake | n. | A fissure in rock or earth. |
| Shake | n. | A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill. |
| Shake | n. | One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart. |
| Shake | n. | A shook of staves and headings. |
| Shake | n. | The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SHAKE | anagram | HAKES, HASEK, KESHA |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with SHAKE (5)
Friends of mine are all the serpents! Hear me shake my skin of hen-hawk! Mahng, the white loon, I can kill him; I can shoot your heart and kill it! I can blow you strong, my brother, I can heal you, Hiawatha !” “Hi-au-ha!” replied the chorus, “Wayhaway!” the mystic chorus.
Those of the farmers with whom she had no dealings (by far the greater part) were continually asking each other, “Who is she?” The reply would be,— “Farmer Everdene’s niece; took on Weatherbury Upper Farm; turned away the baily, and swears she’ll do everything herself.” The other man would then shake his head.
Dimmesdale longed at least to shake hands with the tarry blackguard, and recreate himself with a few improper jests, such as dissolute sailors so abound with, and a volley of good, round, solid, satisfactory, and heaven-defying oaths! It was not so much a better principle, as partly his natural good taste, and still more his buckramed habit of clerical decorum, that carried him safely through the latter crisis.
Already men, weeping with joy, as I have heard, shouting and staying their work to shake hands and shout, were making up trains, even as near as Crewe, to descend upon London.
His hospitable attentions were brief, but expressive, being confined to a shake of the hand, a slap on the shoulder, a loud laugh, and a pressing invitation to “fall to, and help themselves.” And now the sound of the music from the common room, or hall, summoned to the dance.
Quotes with SHAKE (3)
People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to …
Katniss: I’m coming back into focus when Caesar asks him if he has a girlfriend back home. Peeta: (Gives an unconvincing shake of head.) Caesar: Handsome lad like you. There must be some special girl. Come on, what’s her name? Peeta: Well, there is this one girl. I’ve had a crush on her ever since I can remember. But I’m pretty sure she didn’t know I was alive until the reaping. Caesar: She have another fellow? Peeta: I don’t know, but a lot of boys like her. Caesar: So, here…
How would your life be different if…You stopped validating your victim mentality? Let today be the day…You shake off your self-defeating drama and embrace your innate ability to recover and achieve.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Rock & Roll, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 140 times in crossword archives (1952–2025).