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Shakey vs Shakes - What's the difference?

shakey | shakes |

As an adjective shakey

is .

As a noun shakes is

.

As a verb shakes is

(shake).

shakey

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • * (Nancy Mitford)
    • The man the BBC had sent down [was] a shakey old thing of my age.

    References

    * OED 2nd edition 1989

    shakes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
    • (en-plural noun)
  • (plurale tantum) 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. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/05/china_net_addicts/]
    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 . [http://apu.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_sugarAddiction]

    Verb

    (head)
  • (shake)
    • English nouns English pluralia tantum