| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
quake (kweɪk) ![]() | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to shake or tremble with or as with fear |
| 2. | to convulse or quiver, as from instability |
| —n | |
| 3. | the act or an instance of quaking |
| 4. | informal short for earthquake |
| [Old English cwacian; related to Old English cweccan to shake, Old Irish bocaim, German wackeln] | |