wake
English Thesaurus
1. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial (noun.act)
hypernym | : | vigil, watch, |
definition | : | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) (noun.act) |
2. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward (noun.event)
hypernym | : | moving ridge, wave, |
definition | : | one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water) (noun.event) |
3. an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii (noun.location)
instance hypernym | : | island, |
definition | : | a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water (noun.object) |
domain member region | : | battle of wake, battle of wake island, |
definition | : | in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines (noun.act) |
4. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) (noun.phenomenon)
5. stop sleeping (verb.body)
hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
6. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | reawaken, |
definition | : | awaken once again (verb.body) |
hyponym | : | call, |
definition | : | rouse somebody from sleep with a call (verb.body) |
7. be awake, be alert, be there (verb.body)
8. make aware of (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | alarm, alert, |
definition | : | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness (verb.communication) |
9. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
hypernym | : | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, |
definition | : | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion) |
hyponym | : | ferment, |
definition | : | work up into agitation or excitement (verb.emotion) |
10. stop sleeping (verb.body)
derivation | : | arousal, |
definition | : | awakening from sleep (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | waker, |
definition | : | a person who awakes (noun.person) |
11. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)
derivation | : | arousal, |
definition | : | awakening from sleep (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | arouser, rouser, waker, |
definition | : | someone who rouses others from sleep (noun.person) |
12. be awake, be alert, be there (verb.body)
derivation | : | waking, |
definition | : | the state of remaining awake (noun.cognition) |
13. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | heat, passion, warmth, |
definition | : | the trait of being intensely emotional (noun.attribute) |
14. stop sleeping (verb.body)
derivation | : | arousal, |
definition | : | awakening from sleep (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | waker, |
definition | : | a person who awakes (noun.person) |
15. cause to become awake or conscious (verb.body)
derivation | : | arousal, |
definition | : | awakening from sleep (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | arouser, rouser, waker, |
definition | : | someone who rouses others from sleep (noun.person) |
16. be awake, be alert, be there (verb.body)
derivation | : | waking, |
definition | : | the state of remaining awake (noun.cognition) |
17. arouse or excite feelings and passions (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | heat, passion, warmth, |
definition | : | the trait of being intensely emotional (noun.attribute) |
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