| NOUN | event | earthquake, quake, temblor, seism | 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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| state | earthquake | a disturbance that is extremely disruptive |
| Sounds | er'thkwey.k | |
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| Rhymes | ache ... wake / Wake: 58 rhymes with eyk... | |
| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | quake, temblor, seism | |
| Narrower | seaquake, submarine earthquake | An earthquake at the sea bed |
| shock, seismic disturbance | An instance of agitation of the earth's crust | |
| tremor, earth tremor, microseism | A small earthquake | |
| Broader | geological phenomenon | A natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth |
| Spanish | chaka, sacudida, seísmo, sismo, temblor, terremoto, terremotos | |
| Catalan | sisme, sotrac, sotragada, terratrèmol | |
| Meaning | A disturbance that is extremely disruptive. | |
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| Example | "selling the company caused an earthquake among the employees" | |
| Broader | disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle | A disorderly outburst or tumult |
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