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  • 11awake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, heedful, observant, attentive; keen, knowing; informed, astute, watchful, on guard, unsleeping, vigilant. See care, knowledge, attention. v. awaken, knock up (sl.). See activity, excitement.… …

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  • 12awake — 1. adjective /əˈweɪk/ a) Not asleep; conscious. b) Alert, aware. Syn: conscious, lucid, wide awake Ant …

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  • 13awake — verb (past awoke; past participle awoken) 1》 stop sleeping. 2》 make or become active again. adjective 1》 not asleep. 2》 (awake to) aware of. Origin OE āwæcnan, āwacian (see a 2, wake1) …

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  • 14awake — a•wake [[t]əˈweɪk[/t]] v. a•woke a•waked, a•woke a•waked a•wo•ken, a•wak•ing 1) to rouse from sleep 2) to make active or alert; rouse: It awoke his flagging interest[/ex] 3) to emerge from sleep 4) to become active or alert 5) to become conscious …

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  • 15awake — v. & adj. v. (past awoke; past part. awoken) 1 intr. a cease to sleep. b become active. 2 intr. (foll. by to) become aware of. 3 tr. rouse from sleep. predic.adj. 1 a not asleep. b vigilant. 2 (foll. by to) aware of. Etymology: OE awaeligcnan,… …

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  • 16Wide Awake in America — Infobox Album Name = Wide Awake in America Type = ep Artist = U2 Border = yes Released = May 1985 Recorded = 1984–1985 Genre = Rock Length = 20:42 Label = Island Producer = U2, Tony Visconti, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois Reviews = *Allmusic… …

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  • 17Wide Awake Bored — Infobox Album | Name = Wide Awake Bored Type = Album Artist = Treble Charger Released = April 24, 2001 Recorded = Sound City, Van Nuys Grandmaster, Hollywood King Sound Pictures Studios, Los Angeles Genre = Pop punk, alternative rock Length =… …

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  • 18wake — wake1 waker, n. /wayk/, v., waked or woke, waked or woken, waking, n. v.i. 1. to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up). 2. to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one s daydreams …

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  • 19wake — {{11}}wake (n.1) track left by a moving ship, 1540s, perhaps from M.L.G. or M.Du. wake hole in the ice, from O.N. vok, vaka hole in the ice, from P.Gmc. *wakwo. The sense perhaps evolved via track made by a vessel through ice. Perhaps the English …

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  • 20wake up — verb 1. cause to become awake or conscious (Freq. 8) He was roused by the drunken men in the street Please wake me at 6 AM. • Syn: ↑awaken, ↑wake, ↑waken, ↑rouse, ↑arouse …

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