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Shake :: 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.

Slipstring :: Slipstring (n.) One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal.

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

Shakedown :: Shakedown (n.) A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose..

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..

Quake :: Quake (v. i.) To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble..

Quassation :: Quassation (n.) The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken..

Excuss :: Excuss (v. t.) To shake off; to discard.

Brandish :: Brandish (n.) To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various directions; to shake or flourish..

Dodder :: Dodder (v. t. & i.) To shake, tremble, or totter..

Shakespearean :: Shakespearean (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his works..

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.

Trilogy :: Trilogy (n.) A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's Henry VI. is an example..

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..

Raze :: Raze (n.) A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root..

Shakerism :: Shakerism (n.) Doctrines of the Shakers.

Tirrit :: Tirrit (n.) A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror..

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..

Shake :: Shake (v.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake a note in music..

Jounce :: Jounce (n.) A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.

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