Definition of shake

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Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..

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Quagmire :: Quagmire (n.) Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet..
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..
Bob :: Bob (n.) A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist..
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..
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Swan :: Swan (n.) Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon..
Raze :: Raze (n.) A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as race, a root..
Wappened :: Wappened (a.) A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.
Include :: Include (v. t.) To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills..
Shake :: Shake (n.) A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried too suddenly..
Jounce :: "Jounce (v. t. & i.) To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving over obstructions..
Wapper :: Wapper (v. t. & i.) To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter..
Shaken :: Shaken (n.) Impaired, as by a shock..
Overshake :: Overshake (v. t.) To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.
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..
Shake :: Shake (n.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
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..
Plantage :: Plantage (n.) A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in general, or anything that is planted..
Shaker :: Shaker (n.) A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken..
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