"headshake" meaning in All languages combined

See headshake on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: headshakes [plural]
Etymology: From head + shake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|shake}} head + shake Head templates: {{en-noun}} headshake (plural headshakes)
  1. A shake of the head.
    Sense id: en-headshake-en-noun-SKAuOHRQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "head",
        "3": "shake"
      },
      "expansion": "head + shake",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From head + shake.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "headshakes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "headshake (plural headshakes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range:",
          "text": "That's tough,\" repeated Jack Harpe, and added a headshake for good measure. \"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shake of the head."
      ],
      "id": "en-headshake-en-noun-SKAuOHRQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "shake",
          "shake"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "headshake"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "head",
        "3": "shake"
      },
      "expansion": "head + shake",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From head + shake.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "headshakes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "headshake (plural headshakes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English compound terms",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1921, William Patterson White, The Heart of the Range:",
          "text": "That's tough,\" repeated Jack Harpe, and added a headshake for good measure. \"",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shake of the head."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shake",
          "shake"
        ],
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "headshake"
}

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