Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contract | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shake (noun) | contract (noun) |
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a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
causing to move repeatedly from side to side | a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law |
grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make |
a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it | |
frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | |
building material used as siding or roofing |
shake (verb) | contract (verb) |
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move with or as if with a tremor | be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness |
undermine or cause to waver | make or become more narrow or restricted |
bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking | become smaller or draw together |
shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of | compress or concentrate |
move or cause to move back and forth | enter into a contractual arrangement |
shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively | make smaller |
move back and forth or sideways | squeeze or press together |
get rid of | engage by written agreement |