shaker

1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

   a container in which something can be shaken

2. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.

   A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.

   Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)

   Shaker

   ше́йкерšéjker

3. A variety of pigeon.

4. One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.

5. A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.

   Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.

6. A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.

1. Tom reached for his salt shaker.

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2. That's an interesting-looking salt shaker.

   ruИнтересно эта солонка выглядит. — Wezel

   deDas ist aber ein interessant aussehender Salzstreuer! — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. There's no salt in this shaker.

   ruВ этой солонке нет соли. — odexed

   deDieser Salzstreuer ist leer. — Waldelfe

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4. Tom handed the salt shaker to Mary.

   ruТом передал солонку Мэри. — odexed

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5. There's no salt in the salt shaker.

   ruВ солонке нет соли. — odexed

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