shaker
IPA: ʃˈeɪkɝ
noun
- A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
- A variety of pigeon.
- One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
- A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
- A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.
- One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
- A surname.
adjective
- Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs.
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Examples of "shaker" in Sentences
- Ruth was a garrulous hand shaker.
- Dan Sandor is a mover and a shaker.
- The Shaker Religion of the Northwest.
- There are not many movers and shakers.
- Formally they adhered to the principles of the Shakers.
- This is a conjoined term for salt shaker and pepper shaker.
- Shaker Shaker furniture design is focused on function and symmetry.
- At the end of the season, Bum Shaker closed, and became a picnic area.
- As the Shakers practiced celibacy, the colony faded away and was closed in 1889.
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