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shaker

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

Pronunciation

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shayker

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈʃeɪkɚ

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Word Review

Definition

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noun

  1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

  2. A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

  3. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

  4. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.

  5. A variety of pigeon.

  6. One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Neutral / general English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

Used this way, shaker is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Member

shaker community

Pertaining

shaker furniture

Other combinations

shaker heightssalt shakercocktail shakerpepper shakershaker villagerotary shaker

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • shakeverbBase word

    Move or cause to move back and forth.

  • shakersnounPlural form

    A celibate and communistic Christian sect in the United States.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • ground-shakernounCompound term

    Huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America.

  • mover and shakernounCompound term

    A person who wields power and influence.

  • salt shakernounCompound term

    A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt.

  • pepper shakernounCompound term

    A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper.

  • cocktail shakernounCompound term

    A shaker for mixing cocktails.

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