Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakes

/ʃeɪks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: shakes
IPA: /ʃeɪks/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shake

noun

Delirium tremens; typically due to alcohol withdrawal.

Slang

noun

A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction.

Colloquial

noun

A fit of trembling or shivering.

Colloquial

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shake

name

plural of Shake

Example Sentences

"If I don't get a drink soon, I'll get the shakes."
"[Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/05/china_net_addicts/"
"When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes. http://apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_sugarAddiction"
""I remember having the shakes sometimes and thinking 'why am I doing this?', and then remembering the vision. Very few of us were extroverts and happy to go on stage."

Usage

Inflected Forms

the shakes (canonical, plural)

Phrases

brass shakes wet dog shakes zinc shakes

Rhymes With

makes takes breaks mistakes lakes stakes brakes snakes cakes wakes flakes steaks

Questions

How do you pronounce shakes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃeɪks/.
What does shakes mean?: plural of shake

How to pronounce shakes

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