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What is the noun for shakiness?

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shake
  1. The act of shaking something.
  2. A milkshake.
  3. A beverage made by adding ice cream to a (usually carbonated) drink; a float.
  4. Shake cannabis, small, leafy fragments of cannabis that gather at the bottom of a bag of marijuana.
  5. (building material) A thin shingle.
  6. A crack or split between the growth rings in wood.
  7. A fissure in rock or earth.
  8. A basic wooden shingle made from split logs, traditionally used for roofing etc.
  9. (informal) Instant, second. (Especially in two shakes.)
  10. (nautical) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
  11. (music) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with another represented on the next degree of the staff above or below it; a trill.
  12. A shook of staves and headings.
  13. (Britain, dialect) The redshank, so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
  14. Synonyms:
  15. Examples:
    1. “As Ben was walking to the driver's seat, he felt a sudden shake in the ground that shook him so hard he fell over.”
      “Manish responded with a shake of his head, which could have been interpreted as either a yes, or a no.”
      “When the ogre guards of Avici stand in his way, the Buddha's disciple topples them all with a shake of his staff.”
shaker
  1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
  2. A variety of pigeon.
  3. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
  4. A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
  5. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.
  6. Examples:
    1. “Amanda opened her mouth to say something but I put an end to that by throwing a salt shaker at her.”
      “These solid-solution mixtures were placed in 250-ml Erlenmeyer flasks and agitated in an isothermal shaker at constant temperature of for 24 hr.”
      “To reduce your sodium intake, take the salt shaker off the table and flavor foods with herbs, spices, and lemon juice instead.”
shook
  1. A set of pieces for making a cask or box, usually wood.
  2. The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead, packed together.
shakes
  1. (plural only) A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction; usually following the.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “After drinking too much coffee, Emma couldn't help but feel the shakes before her big presentation.”
shakerful
  1. A sufficient quantity to fill a shaker.
shakenness
  1. The quality of being shaken.
shakiness
  1. The property of being shaky.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “You figure the old gentlemen might now be a little weakened in his thought and speech, with a quivering shakiness in his hand.”
      “Brody too faces the shakiness of his convictions, the hazards of the false life he's built.”
      “Good prose always reveals the shakiness of the structure in novels.”
shakes
shaking
  1. A movement that shakes.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Haggai, speaking of the shaking of the heavens and the earth, the sea, and the dry land, foretold those great political and religious changes.”
      “I am shocked to witness such behavior from a reputable company and the shaking of their responsibilities to their customers.”
shakings
shakerfuls
  1. plural of shakerful
shakinesses
shakers
  1. plural of shaker
  2. Examples:
    1. “This is the drink the movers and shakers are sure to be seen tippling at sporting venues throughout the world.”
      “He knew bartenders who threw up their shakers over their shoulders, heaving them like they were toweling off after a shower.”
      “Wouldn't it be nice if life consisted entirely of silk dressing gowns, champagne, and silver cocktail shakers?”
shooks
  1. plural of shook
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