Unscramble shake

Definition of shake

noun:

• building material used as siding or roofing. Synonyms: shingle.
• frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream. Synonyms: milk shake, milkshake.
• a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it. Synonyms: trill.
• grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract). Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, handshaking.
• a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement. Synonyms: shiver, tremble.
• causing to move repeatedly from side to side. Synonyms: wag, waggle.

verb:

• move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously", "My hands were shaking". Synonyms: agitate.
• move with or as if with a tremor; "his hands shook". Synonyms: didder.
• shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively; "The old engine was juddering". Synonyms: judder.
• move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking", "the tall building swayed", "She rocked back and forth on her feet". Synonyms: rock, sway.
• undermine or cause to waver; "my faith has been shaken", "The bad news shook her hopes".
• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community", "the civil war shook the country". Synonyms: excite, shake up, stimulate, stir.
• get rid of; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me". Synonyms: escape from, shake off, throw off.
• 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".
• shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state; "shake one's head", "She shook her finger at the naughty students", "The old enemies shook hands", "Don't shake your fist at me!".

Related words

affright, animate, arouse, concuss, convulse, eggshake, elate, enliven, exalt, excite, fan, frappe, fright, frighten, fuel, inspire, intoxicate, invigorate, invite, jactitate, jiggle, joggle, malt, malted, nutate, palpitate, quake, rattle, roll, scare, sex, slash, sparge, succuss, swag, tempt, thrash, thresh, thrill, tickle, titillate, toss, totter, tremble, tremor, uplift, vibrate, wiggle.

Words nearby

hake, sake, shade, shaken, shaker, shako, shaky, shale, shame, shape, share, shave, slake, snake, stake.

Rhymes with

ache, awake, bake, blake, brake, break, cake, drake, fake, flake, forsake, haik, hake, lake, make, mistake, opaque, partake, quake, rake.