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Shaiva
shake
shake and bake
shake-and-bake grind
shake down
shake off
shake out
shake up
shake-up
shakedown
shaken
shaken baby syndrome
shakeout
Shaker
shaker
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Shakespearean sonnet
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shake-up
shake-up (plural shake-ups)


noun 
Definition:
 
major change: a major reorganization or change
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