to make something shake
shake ;Jeik/ (и T] to make something move up and down or from side to side with small quick movements: Shake the bottle before you open it. I She shook the blanket to get rid of all the dust. I a huge explosion that shook houses up to five miles away
shaking - shook - have shaken
make sth shake /.meik (sth) 'jeik/ to
make a place or object shake - use this especially about loud noises or strong movements or explosions: The music was so loud that it made the floor shake. I The distant earthquake made all the furniture shake.
give sth a shake ,/,giv (sth) э'Jeik/especially British to hold something and shake it a few times: / gave the box a shake to see if there was anything inside. I She gave the cloth a shake and put it back on the table.
to shake hands as a greeting
shake hands /Jeik haendz/ The two
leaders shook hands and walked into the White House.
+ with The picture shows him shaking hands with Saddam Hussein.
SHAPE
the shape of something
shape /Jeip/ [n C/U] the shape that something is, for example a square, a circle etc: You can get pasta in lots of different shapes. I What shape is the swimming pool?
Ea to have a particular shape
be round/square/rectangular etc
use this to say what shape something is. The windows were round, like the шш- dows on a ship. I "What shape is the table?" "It's long and rectangular:" be round/square etc in shape written The dining-room was square in shape, and simply furnished.
| When you want to describe the shape
| of something, don't say 'it has a square/
| circular etc shape' or 'its shape is square/ •
j circular etc'. Say it is square/circular etc.
shaped Jeipt [adj] star-shaped/heart-
shaped/L-shaped etc when something has the shape of a star, a heart, the letter L etc: The lounge was L-shaped I He gave me some heart-shaped chocolates. shaped like sth Her birthday cake was shaped like a train.
in the shape of sth mfio jeip m (sth) when something has the same shape as something, for example of a bird or animaclass="underline" a beautiful blue bowl in the shape of a flower
SHARE
D to use something with another person
share Jeor [v I/T] if two or more people share something, they all use it together: We don't have enough books, so some of you will have to share. I I have my own room but we share the kitchen and bathroom.
share sth with sb / shared a room u;ith Tom while I was at college.
В to do something with another person
share Jeor [u T] if two people share a job or activity, they each do part of it: Judy and I shared the driving, so it wasn't too tiring.
share sth with sb She shares the job with another woman who also has a young child.
take turns/take it in turns tcik
tj:rnz, ,teik it in t3:rnz/ if two or more people take turns or take it in turns to
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do something, they do it one after the other, and each person does it several times: If the housework is too much for one person, why don't you take it in turns?
shape
circle
rectangle
triangle
cylinder
oval
pyramid
cube
square
spiral
sphere
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SHARE
when several people each have part of something
share/share out '|еэг, ,/еэг aot/ [v T] to divide something so that several people have a part of it: We agreed that we would share the prize money if we won. share sth (out) among/between sb She shared the cake between the children. I Profits from the sale of tickets were shared out among the members of the band.
split split, [u T] if a small number of people split something, especially money, they divide it into equal parts and take a part each: They planned to rob a bank, split the money, and leave the country. split sth among/between sb He said that the land should be split between his four sons.
splitting - split - have split
divide/divide up di.vaid, di.vaid лр/ [и T] to separate something into two or more parts
divide sth (up) between sb The two
companies agreed to divide the profit betweem them.
the part of something that someone gets or owns
share /Jesr/ [n C] the part of something
divide (up) sth between sb We divided up the rest of the pie between us.
to share the cost of something
skare/spUt ;je3r, split/ [и T] to share the cost of something so that each person pays part of it: The two families shared the cost of the wedding. I We usua//y share all the bills. splitting - split - have split
Qgo halves /g3о haivzH-'haevz/ spoken informal if two people go halves, they each pay half of the cost of something that they buy together
take turns/take it in turns to do sth The
parent birds take turns to guard the
nest.
go halves with sb (on sth) I'll go halves with you on the tickets if you like.
that one person gets or owns when something is shared between several people + of When Grandpa died we each got a share of his money. I IVi/son's share of the business is worth $500,000.
SHARP/NOT SHARP
see also сит
sharp
sharp Jax'p [adj] something that is sharp can easily cut things or make holes in them, because it has a very narrow edge or point: Be careful. That knife's very sharp. I You'll need some sharp scissors. razor-sharp (=extremely sharp) Sharks have razor-sharp teeth.