shaker

Meanings

• Noun

  A container with a tight-fitting lid or cap, used to shake the contents, especially to mix them.

  - "She shook the maracas, a type of shaker, to make music."
  - "He added the sauce to the shaker and gave it a good shake."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shaker
cake , lake , fake , rake

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Variants

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Shaker , Shakerism , Shakerisms , shaker , shakers , Shaker Heights , mover and shaker , movers and shakers , pepper shaker

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Etymology

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The word 'shaker' originated from the Old English word 'scietan' which means 'to shake'. It was later adopted into Middle English as 'shaken' and eventually evolved into the modern English term 'shaker'.

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Trivia

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1. The first cocktail shaker was patented in 1842.

2. The term 'shaken, not stirred' is famous from the James Bond movies.

3. The word 'shaker' is also used to describe a group of people who dance energetically together.

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Related Concepts

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1. Cocktail shaker: A type of shaker specifically designed for making cocktails. It consists of a metal or glass container with a tight-fitting lid and a strainer to separate the ice and liquids.

2. Maraca: A musical instrument from Central and South America, shaped like a gourd with beads inside, which is shaken to produce sound.

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Culture

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The shaker is a common household item used in various cultures for different purposes. In the United States, it is popularly used to make cocktails, particularly during parties and celebrations. In the culinary world, it is used to mix ingredients for baking and cooking.

How to Memorize "shaker"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a container with a tight-fitting lid that you can shake to mix its contents.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'shaker' with the idea of shaking or mixing something.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'shaker' is a word for a container that you shake to mix or combine things.

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