handshake

Questions about handshake

What does handshake mean?

handshake means "grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)".

How many syllables are in handshake?

handshake has 2 syllables: hand-shake. The stress falls on "hand". In IPA it is /ˈhændˌʃeɪk/.

What is another word for handshake?

Close synonyms include shake, handshaking, handclasp. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is handshake a common word?

handshake is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with handshake?

2 words rhyme with handshake. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.