shake

VERBNOUN /ʃeɪk/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

shake is a valid 5-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1H4A1K5E1
1 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does shake mean?

VERB · 9 SENSES
1

Move back and forth or sideways.

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2

Shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively.

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BROADER
4

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”

5

Shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state.

“shake one's head”

“Don't shake your fist at me!”

6

Undermine or cause to waver.

“my faith has been shaken”

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7

Move or cause to move back and forth.

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8

Move with or as if with a tremor.

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RELATED
9

Get rid of.

“I couldn't shake the car that was following me”

NOUN · 6 SENSES
2

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

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3

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

4

Building material used as siding or roofing.

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5

Causing to move repeatedly from side to side.

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6

Frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream.

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AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of shake

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