shaky

  • 21shaky — [ˈʃeɪki] adj 1) feeling weak or unable to walk or move without shaking, for example because you are ill 2) likely to fail or be unsuccessful The Canadian team overcame a shaky start to win the ice hockey championship.[/ex] shakily adv …

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  • 22shaky — /ˈʃeɪki/ (say shaykee) adjective (shakier, shakiest) 1. shaking. 2. trembling; tremulous. 3. liable to break down or give way; insecure; not to be depended upon: a shaky ladder. 4. wavering, as in allegiance. 5. (of a claim or status) not… …

  • 23shaky — / ʃeɪki/ adjective not very sure or not very reliable ● He only has the shakiest idea of what he should be doing. ● The new issue got off to a shaky start on the market …

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  • 24Shaky camera — is a cinematographic technique where stable image techniques are dispensed with on purpose. It gives a film sequence an ad hoc, news, or documentary feel. It suggests unrehearsed filming of reality in a situation where stable image techniques… …

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  • 25Shaky Ground — was a TV sitcom which starred Matt Frewer as Bob Moody, a hapless, but supportive and caring father. Robin Riker played his wife and Jennifer Love Hewitt as his daughter. The show aired on FOX for the 1992 1993 season.ThemeEpisodes often focused… …

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  • 26Shaky Kane — Infobox comics creator name = Shaky Kane imagesize = 150 caption = birthname = Michael S. Kane birthdate = location = deathdate = deathplace = nationality = British area = Artist, writer alias = Shaky Kane, Shaky 2000, Michael Waspman notable… …

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  • 27Shaky Isles — The Shaky Isles or Shaky Islands is a nickname for New Zealand. At one time this nickname was used in New Zealand itself, though its usage there is now seen as dated; it is still fairly widely used in Australia.The term derived from New Zealand s …

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  • 28Shaky (album) — Infobox Album Name = Shaky Type = studio Artist = Shakin Stevens Released = 1981 Recorded = 1981 Genre = Rock n Roll Length = Label = Epic Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic (NR) [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:kcfpxq95ldje link] Last… …

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  • 29shaky-cam — n. a camera, used mainly in advertisements and documentaries, that is shaken and moved constantly to create a sense of excitement, urgency, or crisis. □ We can’t afford much in the way of costumes for the sequence, so we will use the shaky cam… …

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  • 30shaky ground — See on shaky ground …

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