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shakers

shakers is the plural of shaker.

Meaning of shaker

Noun

shaker (plural shakers)

  1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
    1. A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.
      • Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)
  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.
    • Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
  5. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

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Noun capitalized: Shakers

Shakers

  1. (plural) plural of Shaker

Phrases with shakers

Questions about shakers

What is shakers the plural of?
Shakers is the plural of shaker.
What part of speech is shakers?
Shakers is a noun.

Words near shakers in the dictionary

  1. Shakerism
  2. Shakerisms
  3. Shakerley
  4. Shakerleys
  5. Shakerlike
  6. shakers
  7. shakes
  8. shakes a leg
  9. shakes down
  10. shakes hands
  11. shakes in one's boots

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