aphakia | (noun) absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) | - |
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aphakic | (noun) someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes | - |
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bhakti | (noun) (Hinduism) loving devotion to a deity leading to salvation and nirvana; open to all persons independent of caste or sex | - |
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boneshaker | (noun) any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable | - |
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creashak | (noun) evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn | Synonyms: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, bear's grape, common bearberry, hog cranberry, mealberry, mountain box, red bearberry, sand berry, sandberry, wild cranberry |
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dhak | (noun) East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye | Synonyms: Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma, dak, palas |
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eggshake | (noun) a milkshake with egg in it | - |
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epikeratophakia | (noun) using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed | - |
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hake | (noun) any of several marine food fishes related to cod | - |
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(noun) the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod | - |
hakeem | (noun) a Muslim physician | Synonyms: hakim |
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hakim | (noun) a Muslim physician | Synonyms: hakeem |
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(noun) a Muslim ruler or governor or judge | - |
handshake | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshaking, shake |
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handshaking | (noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, shake |
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headshake | (noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement | Synonyms: headshaking |
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headshaking | (noun) the act of turning your head left and right to signify denial or disbelief or bemusement | Synonyms: headshake |
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khaki | (noun) a sturdy twilled cloth of a yellowish brown color used especially for military uniforms | - |
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khakis | (noun) a military uniform made of khaki fabric | - |
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milkshake | (noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | Synonyms: milk shake, shake |
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saltshaker | (noun) a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt | Synonyms: salt shaker |
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shake | (noun) a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | Synonyms: shiver, tremble |
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(noun) causing to move repeatedly from side to side | Synonyms: wag, waggle |
(noun) grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | Synonyms: handclasp, handshake, handshaking |
(noun) a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it | Synonyms: trill |
(noun) frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream | Synonyms: milk shake, milkshake |
(noun) building material used as siding or roofing | Synonyms: shingle |
shakedown | (noun) extortion of money (as by blackmail) | - |
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(noun) a very thorough search of a person or a place | - |
(noun) initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state | - |
shakeout | (noun) an economic condition that results in the elimination of marginally financed participants in an industry | - |
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shaker | (noun) a container in which something can be shaken | - |
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(noun) a person who wields power and influence | Synonyms: mover and shaker |
shakeup | (noun) the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) | Synonyms: reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up |
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shakiness | (noun) the quality of being unstable and insecure | - |
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(noun) a shaky motion | Synonyms: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shaking, trembling, vibration |
shaking | (noun) the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements | - |
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(noun) a shaky motion | Synonyms: palpitation, quiver, quivering, shakiness, trembling, vibration |
shako | (noun) tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions | Synonyms: bearskin, busby |
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