shake

/ʃeɪk/ verbnoun
5 letters1 syllable12 points in Scrabble®11 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS15
VERB
1

Move back and forth or sideways.

2

Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively.

3

Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of.

4

Bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking.

“He was shaken from his dreams”

“shake the salt out of the salt shaker”

5

Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.

“shake one's head”

“Don't shake your fist at me!”

6

Undermine or cause to waver.

“my faith has been shaken”

7

Move or cause to move back and forth.

8

Move with or as if with a tremor.

9

Get rid of.

“I couldn't shake the car that was following me”

NOUN
1

A reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement.

2

A note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it.

3

Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract).

4

Building material used as siding or roofing.

5

Causing to move repeatedly from side to side.

6

Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream.

WORD FORMS
Related formshaky
Related formshaking
Related formshaker
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®11 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinakeshay
Starts & ends withS … E
Syllablesshake
SYNONYMS & RELATED26
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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