Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "handshake" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

welcome friend

Derived Terms

golden handshake green handshake handshake deal manshake secret handshake

Derived From

hand shake

Context

computing contract

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

acknowledgement acknowledgment

Type Of (IsA)

acknowledgment bi directional communication deliberately touching face to face presence communicating non verbal communication

Related Terms

shake on it

Related Terms

agreement communication device ensure exchange grasp greet hand leave people shake hands shake on it signal synchronization taking

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.