different between shakes vs clapboard

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?ks/

Noun

shakes

1. plural of shake

Noun

shakes pl (plural only)

1. (plural only) A pattern of behavior including twitches, tics and spasms typical of withdrawal from addiction; usually following the.

   [Recovering video game addicts] also have sleep disorders, the shakes and numbness in their hands. [1]

   When researchers either stopped the diet or administered an opioid blocker, the rats showed signs common to drug withdrawal, such as teeth-chattering and the shakes. [2]

Verb

shakes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shake

Spanish

Noun

shakes m pl

1. plural of shake

English

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?klæp?b??(?)d/, /?klæb?(?)d/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?klæb(?)?d/
• Hyphenation: clap?board

Noun

clapboard (countable and uncountable, plural clapboards)

1. A narrow board, usually thicker at one edge than the other, used as siding for houses and similar structures of frame construction.
2. (uncountable) Such boards, arranged horizontally and overlapping with thick edge down, collectively, as siding.
3. (archaic, Britain) An oak board of a size used for barrel staves.

Synonyms

• weatherboard

Translations

Verb

clapboard (third-person singular simple present clapboards, present participle clapboarding, simple past and past participle clapboarded)

1. To cover with clapboards.

See also

• Clapboard (architecture) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• clapboard at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology 2

clap +? board

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?klæp?b??(?)d/

Noun

clapboard (plural clapboards)

1. (film) A clapper board; a device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap, used to synchronize picture and sound at the start of each take of a motion picture or other video production.

Synonyms

• (film): clapper board, clapstick, slate, slate board, sync slate, sticks, board, marker

Translations