shakernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈʃeɪ.kər/us/ˈʃeɪ.kɚ/a container with a tightly fitting lid in which liquids can be mixed together by moving the container quickly from side to side:
a cocktail shaker
a container with holes in its lid from which a powder can be put onto a surface, by holding the container upside down and shaking it:
a salt/pepper shaker
a container into which dice are put and moved quickly from side to side before being thrown onto a flat surface, usually during a game involving chance
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Cocktails
- Bloody Mary
- Buck's Fizz
- caipirinha
- cocktail
- cup
- daiquiri
- gimlet
- highball
- kir
- manhattan
- margarita
- mimosa
- mint julep
- mojito
- Pimm's
- punch
- sangria
- sour
- swizzle stick
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