Definition of shakes

"shakes" in the noun sense

1. shingle, shake

building material used as siding or roofing

2. milkshake, milk shake, shake

frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

3. trill, shake

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

4. handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp

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

5. tremble, shiver, shake

a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

6. wag, waggle, shake

causing to move repeatedly from side to side

"shakes" in the verb sense

1. shake, agitate

move or cause to move back and forth

"The chemist shook the flask vigorously"

"My hands were shaking"

2. shake, didder

move with or as if with a tremor

"his hands shook"

3. judder, shake

shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

"The old engine was juddering"

4. rock, sway, shake

move back and forth or sideways

"the ship was rocking"

"the tall building swayed"

"She rocked back and forth on her feet"

5. shake

undermine or cause to waver

"my faith has been shaken"

"The bad news shook her hopes"

6. stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir

stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

"These stories shook the community"

"the civil war shook the country"

7. shake, shake off, throw off, escape from

get rid of

"I couldn't shake the car that was following me"

8. shake

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"

9. shake

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!"

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Quotations for shakes

All that shakes falls not. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

Unextinguish'd laughter shakes the skies. [ Pope ]

Shakes his ambrosial curls, and gives the nod,
The stamp of fate, and sanction of the god. [ Homer ]

Time shakes the stable tyranny of thrones,
And tottering empires rush by their own weight. [ Armstrong ]

When wrapt in fire, the realms of ether glow,
And Heaven's last thunder shakes the world below,
Thou, undismayed, shalt o'er the ruins smile,
And light thy torch at Nature's funeral pile. [ Thomas Campbell ]

Many a man's tongue shakes out his master's undoing. [ William Shakespeare ]

The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off. [ Tac ]

The hoof, in its four-footed galloping, shakes the crumbling plain. [ An onomatopoetic line from Virgil ]

Men shiver when thou art named; nature appalled shakes off her wonted firmness. [ Blair ]

Fun gives you a forcible hug, and shakes laughter out of you, whether you will or no. [ Garrick ]

The grave - dread thing! - men shiver when thou art named; Nature, appalled, shakes off her wonted firmness. [ Blair ]

When the heart of man is serene and tranquil, he wants to enjoy nothing but himself: every movement, even corporeal movement, shakes the brimming nectar cup too rudely. [ Richter ]

Irresolution is a worse vice than rashness. He that shoots best may sometimes miss the mark; but he that shoots not at all can never hit it. Irresolution loosens all the joints of a state; like an ague, it shakes not this nor that limb, but all the body is at once in a fit. The irresolute man is lifted from one place to another; so hatcheth nothing, but addles all his actions. [ Feltham ]

shakes in Scrabble®

The word shakes is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters shakes:

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shakes in Words With Friends™

The word shakes is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters shakes:

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Words within the letters of shakes

2 letter words in shakes (5 words)

3 letter words in shakes (9 words)

4 letter words in shakes (5 words)

5 letter words in shakes (3 words)

6 letter words in shakes (1 word)

shakes + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence shakes

Words that start with shakes (1 word)

Words with shakes in them (1 word)

Words that end with shakes (5 words)

Word Growth involving shakes

Shorter words in shakes

ha shake

Longer words containing shakes

handshakes

headshakes

milkshakes

reshakes