The privilege process: How doctors get privileges at hospitals. Patients, naturally, want good, qualified doctors. But so do hospitals. That means that simply being a licensed physician does not guarantee doctors will be granted hospital privileges, area hospital executives say.
Diluting Effect. Shaking a cocktail in a shiny, silver bullet-shaped vessel creates a mini-exhibition in a bar or at home with friends, making it a popular way to create and serve martinis and Manhattans. If your goal is to make drinks a little less potent, this is the way to go.
shake verb (MOVE) B1 [ I or T ] to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements, or to make something or someone do this: A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down. Babies like toys that make a noise when they're shaken.