EARTHQUAKE Synonyms

• shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

• an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)

• a small earthquake

• shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)

• shake with seismic vibrations

• a sudden uncontrollable attack

• violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles

• a violent disturbance

• a physical disturbance such as an earthquake or upheaval

• making or causing a harsh and irritating sound

• a sudden jarring impact

• an abrupt spasmodic movement

• move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

• disturb (someone's) composure

• an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

• a shaky motion

• case for holding arrows

• the act of vibrating

• shake with fast, tremulous movements

• move back and forth very rapidly

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• building material used as siding or roofing

• frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or ice cream

• a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it

• grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)

• a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement

• causing to move repeatedly from side to side

• move or cause to move back and forth

• move with or as if with a tremor

• shake or vibrate rapidly and intensively

• move back and forth or sideways

• undermine or cause to waver

• stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of

• get rid of

• bring to a specified condition by or as if by shaking

• shake (a body part) to communicate a greeting, feeling, or cognitive state

• the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

• a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body

• (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor

• an instance of agitation of the earth's crust

• an unpleasant or disappointing surprise

• a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field

• a bushy thick mass (especially hair)

• a sudden jarring impact

• a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

• surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• strike with horror or terror

• collide violently

• collect or gather into shocks

• subject to electrical shocks

• inflict a trauma upon

• a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

• a violent disturbance

• (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

• disturbance usually in protest

• shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity

• shake with fast, tremulous movements

• shake with seismic vibrations