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Quick definitions from WordNet (wake)
▸ noun: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial ("There's no weeping at an Irish wake")
▸ noun: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward ("The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe")
▸ noun: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
▸ noun: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) ("In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured")
▸ verb: be awake, be alert, be there
▸ verb: make aware of
▸ verb: cause to become awake or conscious ("Please wake me at 6 AM.")
▸ verb: arouse or excite feelings and passions ("Wake old feelings of hatred")
▸ verb: stop sleeping
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14153)
▸ Also see woken
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▸ noun: a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial ("There's no weeping at an Irish wake")
▸ noun: the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward ("The motorboat's wake capsized the canoe")
▸ noun: an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
▸ noun: the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) ("In the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured")
▸ verb: be awake, be alert, be there
▸ verb: make aware of
▸ verb: cause to become awake or conscious ("Please wake me at 6 AM.")
▸ verb: arouse or excite feelings and passions ("Wake old feelings of hatred")
▸ verb: stop sleeping
▸ name: A surname (common: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #14153)
▸ Also see woken
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to wake
▸ Usage examples for wake
▸ Idioms related to wake (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing wake
▸ Words that often appear near wake
▸ Rhymes of wake
▸ Invented words related to wake