Definition of shake

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Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..

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Shaken :: Shaken (a.) Cracked or checked; split. See Shake, n., 2..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A shook of staves and headings.
Concuss :: Concuss (v. t.) To shake or agitate.
Genius :: Genius (n.) A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius..
Shaken :: Shaken (p. p.) of Shak.
Shake :: 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..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) A variety of pigeon.
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Convulse :: Convulse (v. t.) To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
Headshake :: Headshake (n.) A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of denial..
Rattlesnake :: Rattlesnake (n.) Any one of several species of venomous American snakes belonging to the genera Crotalus and Caudisona, or Sistrurus. They have a series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common rattlesnake of the Northern United States (Crotalus horridus), and the diamond rattlesnake of the South (C. adamanteus), are the best known. See Illust. of Fang..
Jar :: "Jar (n.) A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds..
Jerk :: "Jerk (n.) A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake, or similar motion..
Unshaked :: Unshaked (a.) Unshaken.
Brandle :: Brandle (v. t. & i.) To shake; to totter.
Shakefork :: Shakefork (n.) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. t.) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.
Jar :: "Jar (v. t.) To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith..
Wag :: Wag (v. t.) To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the body; as, to wag the head..
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