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Definition of quake

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Quake (v. i.) To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake..

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Broadbrim :: Broadbrim (n.) A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker.

Squeaking :: Squaked (imp.& p. p.) of Squea.

Seismograph :: Seismograph (n.) An apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory motions of earthquakes.

Earthdin :: Earthdin (n.) An earthquake.

Thine :: Thine (pron. & a.) A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry, and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers..

Sadh :: Sadh (n.) A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble the Quakers in many respects.

Quoke :: Quoke () imp. of Quake.

Quaker :: Quaker (n.) The sooty albatross.

Heave :: Heave (n.) An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the earth in an earthquake, and the like..

Quakerish :: Quakerish (a.) Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.

Icequake :: Icequake (n.) The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold..

Shake :: Shake (v. i.) To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble; to shiver; to quake; to totter.

Quakerlike :: Quakerlike (a.) Like a Quaker.

Heartquake :: Heartquake (n.) Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.

Seaquake :: Seaquake (n.) A quaking of the sea.

Seismometry :: Seismometry (n.) The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the coordinates of space..

Earthquake :: Earthquake (n.) A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise. The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere, destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also earthdin, earthquave, and earthshock..

Quaketail :: Quaketail (n.) A wagtail.

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake..

Quakness :: Quakness (n.) The state of being quaky; liability to quake.