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Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.

Pioned :: Pioned (a.) A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., abounding in marsh marigolds..

Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure in rock or earth.

Jolt :: "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts..

Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.

Conquassate :: Conquassate (v. t.) To shake; to agitate.

Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber..

Shaker :: Shaker (n.) A variety of pigeon.

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..

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..

Brandle :: Brandle (v. t. & i.) To shake; to totter.

Tremble :: Tremble (v. i.) To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a person or an animal..

Bead Proof :: Bead proof () A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken..

Rese :: Rese (v. i.) To shake; to quake; to tremble.

Unshaked :: Unshaked (a.) Unshaken.

Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..

Whiffle :: Whiffle (v. t.) To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.

Shudder :: Shudder (v. i.) To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver with cold; to quake..

Ern :: Ern (v. i.) To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn. [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of Shakespeare..

Totter :: Totter (v. i.) To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.

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