shaker

Perforated seasoning container

A shaker is a container designed to be shaken—typically for mixing drinks or dispensing seasonings through perforated holes: a cocktail shaker, a salt shaker.

The word extends to anything that shakes or causes shaking.

A mover and shaker is someone who gets things done and influences events. (Capitalized Shaker refers to the religious sect.)

cocktail

martini

Gin-vermouth cocktail

  • mixerCombines ingredients or people
  • strainerPerforated draining vessel
  • tinElement fifty, Sn

lid · ice · bartender · jigger · muddle · pour · strain · chill · spirits · ingredients

instrument

maracas

Handheld gourd rattles

eggs · cabasa · beat · groove · sand · beads · seeds · gourd · tambourine · samba

container

dispenser

Device that releases portions

  • sifterFine-mesh separating tool
  • lidRemovable container cover
  • holesOpenings through material

pour · sprinkle · seasoning · condiment · tabletop · dredger · caster · cruet · bottle

mover

disruptor

One who overturns norms

trailblazer · pioneer · catalyst · dynamo · go-getter · doer · activist · reformer · entrepreneur · visionary

Categories
Opposites
mixing method

shakerstirrer

Tool for mixing liquids

swizzle stick · bar spoon · muddler · whisk · spoon

container function

shakerholder

One who possesses

receptacle · storage container · carafe · decanter · pitcher

motion/action type

shakerstabilizer

Thing ensuring steadiness

steadier · holder · anchor · stiller · dampener

Phrases
Family

shake, shaky, shaking, shaken, shakes, shakers, unshaken

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G