[{"word":"shakes","phonetic":"/ʃeɪks/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ʃeɪks/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of shaking or being shaken; tremulous or back-and-forth motion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She replied in the negative, with a shake of her head."},{"definition":"A milkshake.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(building material) A thin shingle.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A fissure in rock or earth.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A shook of staves and headings.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He shook the can of soda for thirty seconds before delivering it to me, so that, when I popped it open, soda went everywhere."},{"definition":"To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Shaking his head, he kept repeating \"No, no, no\"."},{"definition":"To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to shake fruit down from a tree"},{"definition":"To disturb emotionally; to shock.","synonyms":["traumatize"],"antonyms":[],"example":"He was shaken by what had happened."},{"definition":"To lose, evade, or get rid of (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I can't shake the feeling that I forgot something."},{"definition":"To move from side to side.","synonyms":["shiver","tremble"],"antonyms":[],"example":"She shook with grief."},{"definition":"(usually as \"shake on\") To shake hands.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"OK, let's shake on it."},{"definition":"To dance.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She was shaking it on the dance floor."},{"definition":"To give a tremulous tone to; to trill.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to shake a note in music"},{"definition":"To threaten to overthrow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The experience shook my religious belief."},{"definition":"To be agitated; to lose firmness.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["shiver","tremble","traumatize"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction; usually following the.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes.  http//apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_sugarAddiction"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shake","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shakes"]}]