- 2. Rough, rugged.
Shah, n. King of Persia, padishah.
Shake v. a.
- 1. Agitate, convulse, jar, jolt, make to tremble or quiver.
- 2. Intimidate, frighten, daunt.
- 3. Endanger, weaken, move, make less firm, threaten to overthrow.
- 4. Agitate, wave, vibrate.
- 5. Move, remove, throw off, rid one’s self of, put away.
- 6. Trill.
Shake, v. n. Tremble, quake, quiver, totter, shudder, shiver.
Shake, n.
- 1. Agitation, concussion, jar, jolt, shaking, tremor, shock, trembling, shivering.
- 2. Trill.
- 3. Crack (in timber), fissure, cleft.
Shakes, n. pl. Ague, intermittent fever.
Shaking, n.
- 1. Agitation, concussion, jolting, jolt, shake.
- 2. Trembling, quaking.
Shaky, a.
- 1. Unsound (as timber), full of clefts, cracked, split.
- 2. Shaking, trembling.