Definition of shake

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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.

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Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
Rese :: Rese (v. i.) To shake; to quake; to tremble.
Wag :: Wag (v. i.) To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to vibrate.
Tremble :: Tremble (v. i.) To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the voice trembles..
Concuss :: Concuss (v. t.) To shake or agitate.
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. t.) To cause to shake with a sudden up and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground, or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..
Nerve :: Nerve (n.) Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Rump-fed :: Rump-fed (a.) A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps fattened in the rump, pampered..
Convulse :: Convulse (v. t.) To agitate greatly; to shake violently.
Shake :: 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..
Quaver :: Quaver (v. i.) Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also, to trill on a musical instrument.
Jounce :: "Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions..
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..
Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To shake off; to discard.
Raze :: Raze (n.) A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root..
Inconcussible :: Inconcussible (a.) Not concussible; that cannot be shaken.
Tirrit :: Tirrit (n.) A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror..
Shakefork :: Shakefork (n.) A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork.
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