shakedown
Definitions
Noun
- Initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state
- A very thorough search of a person or a place
- Extortion of money (as by blackmail)
Adjective
- Intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "shakedown".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shakedown | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | shakedowns | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "shakedown".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "shakedown".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shown | 1 | 166 |
| 2 | shadow | 2 | 36 |
| 3 | shadows | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | shake | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | shaken | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | sheldon | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | shadowing | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | shadowy | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | shakedowns | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | shadowens | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | shanken | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | shaiken | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | shadoan | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | hoedown | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ashdown | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | shareowner | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | shadowland | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | shackleton | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | shackelton | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | shawn | 1 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "shakedown" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "shakedown" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "shakedown" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "shakedown".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 2
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 2
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education
Jan 21, 2026 The New York Times
Jan 21, 2026 The New York Times