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shakedown vs patois

patois vs shakedown

shakedown and patois both are nouns.

shakedown is an adjective but patois is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shakedown Yes Yes No No
patois Yes No No No
shakedown (noun) patois (noun)
extortion of money (as by blackmail) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
a very thorough search of a person or a place a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
shakedown (adjective) patois (adjective)
intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
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