shakes

shakes
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. [


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  • Shakes — may refer to:* Chief Shakes (19th century), leader of the Naanya.aayí * Ricky Shakes (born 1985), football player * The shakes, an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal or abstinence * Get Shakes, a British dance bandee… …   Wikipedia

  • shakes — n. the delirium tremens. □ I got the shakes again. That’s what I get for putting soda water in my whisky. □ In the last stages, they have the shakes all the time …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • shakes — The vernacular term for a paroxysm associated with an intermittent fever. smelter s s. SYN: smelter s fever. * * * shakes shāks n pl but sing or pl in constr 1) a condition of trembling specif DELIRIUM TREMENS 2) MALARIA (1) …   Medical dictionary

  • shakes — Synonyms and related words: ague, all overs, blue Johnnies, blue devils, bumpiness, chattering, chorea, cold shivers, cold sweat, didder, disquiet, disquietude, dithers, fidgetiness, fidgets, fits and starts, flutter, heaving, heebie jeebies,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • shakes —  1. Condition of trembling brought on by illness, drinking, apprehension, etc.  2. in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) Immediately …   A concise dictionary of English slang

  • Shakes und Fidget — ist eine Comicreihe, deren erster Band 2007 erschien. Die Schöpfer sind Oskar Pannier (Story, Text) und Marvin Clifford (Story, Zeichnungen). Die Hauptfiguren sind der menschliche Krieger Shakes sowie der Gnomenmagier Fidget. Der Comic begann als …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shakes & Fidget — The Game Файл:Shakes Fidget.jpg Разработчик Playa Games GmbH Издатель Playa Games GmbH Дата выпуска Неизвестна Жанр браузерная многопользовательская ролевая онлайн игра Плат …   Википедия

  • Shakes the Clown — Infobox Film name = Shakes the Clown caption = Theatrical poster director = Bobcat Goldthwait producer = Paul Colichman Ann Luly Goldthwait writer = Bobcat Goldthwait starring = Bobcat Goldthwait Julie Brown Tom Kenny Blake Clark Adam Sandler… …   Wikipedia

  • Shakes/shingles —   Flat pieces of weather proof material laid with others in a series of overlapping rows as covering for roofs and sometimes the sides of buildings. Shakes are similar to wood shingles, but instead of having a cut and smoothly planed surface,… …   Energy terms

  • shakes — ʃeɪk n. tremor, vibration; jolt, shock; act of moving back and forth quickly; beverage made from milk and ice cream; moment, very short period of time (Slang) v. mix by moving back and forth quickly; tremble, quiver; agitate, upset, distress;… …   English contemporary dictionary

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