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quake::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | earthquake, seism, temblor |
| Type of | geological phenomenon |
| Has types | earth tremor, submarine earthquake, tremor, shock, microseism, seaquake, seismic disturbance |
Examples of quake
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It's the same kind of quake that caused the devastating 2004 Indonesian tsunami.
From the thenewstribune.com
Aid groups have been racing to keep cholera from reaching the quake-hit capital.
From the washingtontimes.com
Associated Press writer Jay Alabaster contributed reporting from the quake zone.
From the kentucky.com
The quake drew a remarkable emergency response from the international community.
From the time.com
For many, the slow response is reminiscent of that to the quake in Kobe in 1995.
From the latimes.com
Numerous buildings were reduced to rubble by the 7.0-strong quake on January 12.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The country also had a day of mourning after a quake in Yushu earlier this year.
From the edition.cnn.com
Recently he began posting birthday memorials for students who died in the quake.
From the time.com
Many stores in Old Town Culpeper were still without power a day after the quake.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Earthquake: shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
- Quiver: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated"
- Tremor: shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
- Quisp is a sugar-sweetened breakfast cereal from The Quaker Oats Company.
- Daisy Johnson is a fictional, superpowered secret agent in the Marvel Comics universe. A member of the international espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., she was created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Gabriele Dell'Otto, and first appeared in Secret War #2 (July 2004). ...
- Quake is also known as Aftershock and Stalker is a USA Suspense thriller TV movie, released in June 23, 1992, starring Steve Railsback, and Erika Anderson. The film was directed by Louis Morneau.
- A quake is the result when the surface of a planet, moon, or star begins to "shake" having a noticeable feel.
- The Quake series is a line of first-person shooter video games produced by id Software.
- Quake is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes.
