shakings

As a verb refuse

is .

As a noun shakings is

.

In nautical terms the difference between deck and shakings

is that deck is the floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks while shakings is the sweepings from a ship's deck; the refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.

As nouns the difference between deck and shakings

is that deck is any flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop while shakings is plural of lang=en.

As a verb deck

is to furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

As nouns the difference between sweeping and shakings

is that sweeping is (countable) an instance of sweeping while shakings is .

As a verb sweeping

is .

As an adjective sweeping

is wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.