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wake
idiom
1. In the wake of Following directly on.
2. In the wake of In the aftermath of; as a consequence of.
noun
1. A track, course, or condition left behind something that has passed: The war left destruction and famine in its wake.
2. A watch over the body of a deceased person before burial, sometimes accompanied by festivity. Also called regionally viewing.
3. A watch; a vigil.
4. Chiefly British A parish festival held annually, often in honor of a patron saint.
5. Chiefly British An annual vacation.
verb
1. To be or remain awake.
2. To remain awake on watch especially over a corpse.
3. To stay up late in revelry.
4. To stand watch over (as a dead body).
5. To hold a wake over.
verb-intransitive
1. To be brought into a state of awareness or alertness: suddenly woke to the danger we were in.
2. To cease to sleep; become awake: overslept and woke late.
3. To keep watch or guard, especially over a corpse.
4. To stay awake: Bears wake for spring, summer, and fall and hibernate for the winter.
verb-transitive
1. To hold a wake over.
2. To keep a vigil over.
3. To make aware of; alert: The shocking revelations finally woke me to the facts of the matter.
4. To rouse from sleep; awaken.
5. To stir, as from a dormant or inactive condition; rouse: wake old animosities.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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wake | 11 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ae | 2 |
aw | 5 |
ew | 5 |
ka | 6 |
we | 5 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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awe | 6 |
kae | 7 |
kea | 7 |
wae | 6 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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wake | 11 |
weak | 11 |
weka | 11 |