WAKE

WA ·KE 1 syllable

B1 · Intermediate 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 11 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  1. the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
  2. an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
  3. the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  4. a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

💬 Examples

  • "the aftermath of war"
  • "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
  • "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
  • "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"

🔗 Similar words

aftermathbackwashWake_IslandWakeviewing
verb
  1. be awake, be alert, be there
  2. stop sleeping
  3. arouse or excite feelings and passions
  4. make aware of

💬 Examples

  • "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
  • "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
  • "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
  • "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

🔗 Similar words

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