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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk/
- /ʌnˈʃeɪ.kə.bl̩/
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- [sheyk]
- /ʃeɪk/
Definitions of unshakable word
- verb without object unshakable to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object unshakable to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object unshakable to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object unshakable to move something, or its support or container, briskly to and fro or up and down, as in mixing: Shake before using. 1
- verb without object unshakable to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object unshakable to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
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Origin of unshakable
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English s(c)haken, Old English sceacan; cognate with Low German schacken, Old Norse skaka; (noun) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Unshakable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unshakable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unshakable usage trend in Literature
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adj unshakable
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- ballsy — You can describe a person or their behaviour as ballsy if you admire them because you think they are energetic and brave.
- brassbound — inflexibly entrenched
- bulldogged — one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired, muscular dogs with prominent, undershot jaws, usually having a white and tan or brindled coat, raised originally for bullbaiting.
- bullhead — any of various small northern mainly marine scorpaenoid fishes of the family Cottidae that have a large head covered with bony plates and spines
adjective unshakable
- abiding — An abiding feeling, memory, or interest is one that you have for a very long time.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- invincible — incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued.
- neverending — having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry.
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