wind shake

[ wind ]

/ wɪnd /

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noun

Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.

such flaws collectively.

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Also called cup shake.

Origin of wind shake

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby wind shake

wind scale, wind scorpion, wind-screen, windscreen wiper, wind shaft, wind shake, wind-shaken, wind shear, wind shelf, windshield, windshield wiper

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How to use wind shake in a sentence

Even internally in the House, women are not getting their fair shake.
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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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Shake off any excess flour and gently place in the heated oil.
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We shake hands and he immediately begins a monologue about prison breaks and South America.
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I could not breathe.... When I would pass out, they would shake me and begin again.
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There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman's plighted faith.
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The women at once rose and began to shake out their draperies and relax their muscles.
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But there was a breeze blowing, a choppy, stiff wind that whipped the water into froth.
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The man that giveth heed to lying visions, is like to him that catcheth at a shadow, and followeth after the wind.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
I would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for wind shake

wind shake

/ (wɪnd) /

noun

a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk

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