Definition of wake

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Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..

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Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed..
Awake :: Awake (v. i.) To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death..
Wake :: Wake (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to awake.
Bewake :: Bewake (v. t. & i.) To keep watch over; to keep awake.
Kittiwake :: Kittiwake (n.) A northern gull (Rissa tridactyla), inhabiting the coasts of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the wings, and has but three toes..
Excitation :: Excitation (n.) The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
Wake-robin :: Wake-robin (n.) Any plant of the genus Arum, especially, in England, the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum)..
Awake :: Awake (a.) Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
Wake :: Wake (v. i.) To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active..
Jog :: Jog (n.) A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt.
Rewake :: Rewake (v. t. & i.) To wake again.
Bang :: Bang (v. i.) To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano..
Intersomnious :: Intersomnious (a.) Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness.
Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..
Wakener :: Wakener (n.) One who wakens.
Vigilant :: Vigilant (a.) Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary..
Wake :: Wake (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess..
Sleepless :: Sleepless (a.) Having no sleep; wakeful.
Wake :: Wake (n.) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish..
Interest :: Interest (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work..
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