shake

shake

noun

Definition of SHAKE

1

a very small space of time <I'll be there in two shakes>

Synonyms beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, split second, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink

Related Words microsecond; snatch, spurt

Near Antonyms aeon (or eon), age, eternity, forever; infinity, lifetime

shakes pla sense of panic or extreme nervousness <I get the shakes every time I hear her voice>

Synonyms butterflies, dither, heebie-jeebies, jimjams, nerves, screaming meemies, shakes, shivers, whim-whams, willies

Related Words cold sweat, creeps, fidgets, goose bumps; agitation, anxiety, fear, hysteria, uneasiness; frazzle, nervous breakdown; edginess, jumpiness, skittishness

Near Antonyms aplomb, calm, composure, equanimity, imperturbability, self-possession, tranquillity (or tranquility)

3

a shaking of the earth <the shake was a modest 3.1 on the Richter scale>

Synonyms quake, shake, temblor, tremor

Related Words aftershock, foreshock, shock; cataclysm, convulsion, upheaval; microearthquake, microseism, seaquake