Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shakedown | Yes | Yes | No | No |
fitting | Yes | Yes | No | No |
shakedown (noun) | fitting (noun) |
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extortion of money (as by blackmail) | putting clothes on to see whether they fit |
a very thorough search of a person or a place | a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system |
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state | (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) |
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances |
shakedown (adjective) | fitting (adjective) |
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intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system | being precisely fitting and right |
in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion |