shakedown

shakedown is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 20 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of straw for this purpose.
2. noun. extortion of money (as by blackmail)
3. noun. a very thorough search of a person or a place

   "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"

4. noun. initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state

   "the new industry's economic shakedown"

5. adjective. intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system

   "a shakedown cruise"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in shakedown:

hawknosed

Common word forms

shakedowns

Words from these letters

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