shakedowns

noun

extortion of money (as by blackmail)

a very thorough search of a person or a place

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

adjective

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

Roots

sceacanshake- · Old English · shake

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The word shakedowns breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root shake-, from Old English sceacan (“shake”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.