ALL meanings of unshaken
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U u - verb without object unshaken to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements. 1
- verb without object unshaken to tremble with emotion, cold, etc. 1
- verb without object unshaken to become dislodged and fall (usually followed by off or down): Sand shakes off easily. 1
- verb without object unshaken 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 unshaken to totter; become unsteady. 1
- verb without object unshaken to clasp another's hand in greeting, agreement, congratulations, etc.: Let's shake and be friends again. 1
- verb without object unshaken Music. to execute a trill. 1
- verb with object unshaken to move (something or its support or container) to and fro or up and down with short, quick, forcible movements: to shake a bottle of milk. 1
- verb with object unshaken to brandish or flourish: to shake a stick at someone. 1
- verb with object unshaken to grasp (someone or something) firmly in an attempt to move or rouse by, or as by, vigorous movement to and fro: We shook the tree. 1
- verb with object unshaken to dislodge or dispense (something) by short, quick, forcible movements of its support or container: We shook nuts from the tree. 1
- verb with object unshaken to cause to sway, rock, totter, etc.: to shake the very foundations of society. 1
- verb with object unshaken to agitate or disturb profoundly in feeling: The experience shook him badly. 1
- verb with object unshaken to cause to doubt or waver; weaken. to shake one's self-esteem. 1
- verb with object unshaken Music. to trill (a note). 1
- verb with object unshaken to mix (dice) by rolling in the palm of the hand before they are cast. 1
- verb with object unshaken to get rid of; elude: They tried to shake their pursuers. 1
- noun unshaken an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc. 1
- noun unshaken tremulous motion. 1
- noun unshaken a tremor. 1
- noun unshaken shakes, (used with a singular verb) Informal. a state or spell of trembling, as caused by fear, fever, cold, etc. (usually preceded by the). 1
- noun unshaken a disturbing blow; shock. 1
- noun unshaken Informal. milk shake. 1
- noun unshaken the act or a manner of clasping another's hand in greeting, agreement, etc.: He has a strong shake. 1
- noun unshaken Informal. chance or fate; deal: a fair shake. 1
- noun unshaken a cast of the dice: He threw an eight on his last shake. 1
- noun unshaken something resulting from shaking. 1
- noun unshaken an earthquake. 1
- noun unshaken a fissure in the earth. 1
- noun unshaken an internal crack or fissure in timber. 1
- noun unshaken Music. trill1 (def 9). 1
- noun unshaken an instant: I'll be with you in a shake. 1
- noun unshaken Carpentry. a shingle or clapboard formed by splitting a short log into a number of tapered radial sections with a hatchet. 1
- noun unshaken Horology. (in an escapement) the distance between the nearer corner of one pallet and the nearest tooth of the escape wheel when the other pallet arrests an escape tooth. 1
- noun unshaken Chiefly South Midland U.S. shaker (def 2). 1
- noun unshaken a dance deriving from the twist. 1
- noun unshaken Slang. the dried leaves of the marijuana plant. 1
- idioms unshaken no great shakes, Informal. of no particular ability; unimportant; common: As opera companies go, this one is no great shakes. 1
- idioms unshaken shake a leg, Informal. to hurry up; get a move on: You'd better shake a leg or we'll miss the first act. to dance. 1
- idioms unshaken shake hands. hand (def 79). 1
- idioms unshaken shake one's head, to indicate disapproval, disagreement, negation, or uncertainty by turning one's head from one side to the other and back: I asked him if he knew the answer, but he just shook his head. to indicate approval, agreement, affirmation or acceptance by nodding one's head up and down. 1
- idioms unshaken shake the dust from one's feet. dust (def 26). 1
- idioms unshaken two shakes (of a lamb's tail), a very short time; a moment. 1
- adjective unshaken not upset 1
- adjective unshaken If your beliefs are unshaken, you still have those beliefs, although they have been attacked or challenged. 0
- adjective unshaken If you are unshaken by something, you are not emotionally affected by it. 0
- adjective unshaken not disturbed or moved from a position or belief 0
- adjective unshaken Not shaken. 0