Definition of shake

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

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Tremble :: Tremble (v. i.) To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.
Shook :: Shook () imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of Shake.
Shock :: Shock (v.) To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence..
Conquassate :: Conquassate (v. t.) To shake; to agitate.
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..
Shaky :: Shaky (superl.) Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber..
Shake :: Shake () obs. p. p. of Shake.
Proof :: Proof (n.) Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
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..
Hordock :: Hordock (n.) An unidentified plant mentioned by Shakespeare, perhaps equivalent to burdock..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so called from the movements of the members in dancing, which forms a part of their worship..
Shakeress :: Shakeress (n.) A female Shaker.
Joggle :: "Joggle (v. t.) To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog..
Jet :: Jet (v. i.) To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure in rock or earth.
Obstinacy :: Obstinacy (n.) A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Coronet :: Coronet (n.) An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown..
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
Shog :: Shog (v. t.) To shake; to shock.
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