Quakes can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| quake - shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated" | ||
| quake - shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking" | ||
Noun |
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| quake - shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity |
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| 1. | noun | The two initial quakes were followed by at least 100 aftershocks, causing panic and forcing people into the street just after authorities imposed strict quarantine rules and penalties for breaking them. | |
| 2. | noun | No major damage or injuries are known to have resulted from the quake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale. | |
| 3. | noun | The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history. | |
| 4. | noun | At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake. | |
| 5. | noun | During the Golden Week holidays, many volunteers went to the quake and tsunami-hit areas in Tohoku. | |
| 6. | noun | If the wolf had made the girl quake with terror, it seemed like a lamb beside this dreadful lion. | |
| 7. | noun | Their story began five years ago, on March 11, when Japan was shaken by the largest earthquake ever to hit the island nation. The quake and resulting tsunami left more than 15,000 people dead, and crippled several nuclear reactors. | |
| 8. | noun | The quake damaged many old buildings. | |
| 9. | noun | Many old buildings were damaged by the quake. |
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| The two initial quakes were followed by at least 100 aftershocks, causing panic and forcing people into the street just after authorities imposed strict quarantine rules and penalties for breaking them. | |
| No major damage or injuries are known to have resulted from the quake measuring 3.0 on the Richter scale. | |
| The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history. | |
| At the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, all the reactors stopped just after the quake. | |
| During the Golden Week holidays, many volunteers went to the quake and tsunami-hit areas in Tohoku. | |
| If the wolf had made the girl quake with terror, it seemed like a lamb beside this dreadful lion. | |
| Their story began five years ago, on March 11, when Japan was shaken by the largest earthquake ever to hit the island nation. The quake and resulting tsunami left more than 15,000 people dead, and crippled several nuclear reactors. | |
| The quake damaged many old buildings. | |
| Many old buildings were damaged by the quake. | |