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wake

Letters that make wake

a, e, k, w are letters that make 'wake'

Words within wake

WA, AK are words within 'wake'

Anagrams of wake

weak, weka are anagrams of 'wake'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of wake

waker, waken, waked, wakes, awake are words created by adding a letter to 'wake'

wake is a 4 letter word ending with e
wake is a 4 letter word starting with w

8 possible definitions for 'wake'

Wake as "the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)"

Under this definition, wake is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aftermath, backwash have the same meaning as 'wake'

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of consequence, upshot, event, effect, outcome, issue, result.

Example of wake used within this context

"the aftermath of war", "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"

Wake as "cause to become awake or conscious"

Under this definition, wake is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

arouse, awaken, rouse, waken, wake up have the same meaning as 'wake'

Antonyms

cause to sleep has the opposite meaning of wake

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of wake

reawaken, bring to, bring back, bring round, bring around, call are types of 'wake'.

Derivatives of wake

waker, rouser, arouser, arousal, wakening, awakening, waking up are derivatives of 'wake'.

Example of wake used within this context

"He was roused by the drunken men in the street", "Please wake me at 6 AM."

Wake as "stop sleeping"

Under this definition, wake is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, come alive, waken have the same meaning as 'wake'

Antonyms

fall asleep, dope off, flake out, drift off, nod off, drop off, doze off, drowse off have the opposite meaning of 'wake'

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of change state, turn.

Derivatives of wake

waker, arousal, wakening, awakening, waking up are derivatives of 'wake'.

Entailments to wake

log Z's, catch some Z's, kip, sleep, slumber are entailments to 'wake'.

Wake as "be awake, be alert, be there"

Under this definition, wake is a verb and has the following properties:

Antonyms

log Z's, catch some Z's, kip, sleep, slumber have the opposite meaning of 'wake'

Types of wake

sit up, stay up are types of 'wake'.

Derivatives of wake

waking is a derivative of wake.

Wake as "make aware of"

Under this definition, wake is a verb and has the following properties:

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of alarm, alert.

Wake as "arouse or excite feelings and passions"

Under this definition, wake is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fire up, ignite, heat, stir up, inflame have the same meaning as 'wake'

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of enkindle, kindle, arouse, elicit, evoke, raise, fire, provoke.

Types of wake

ferment is a type of wake.

Derivatives of wake

incendiary, seditious, inflammatory, warmth, passion, inflammation, heat, incitive, instigative, rabble-rousing, inflaming are derivatives of 'wake'.

Example of wake used within this context

"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor", "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world", "Wake old feelings of hatred"

Wake as "the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward"

Under this definition, wake is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

backwash has the same meaning as wake

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of wave, moving ridge.

Example of wake used within this context

"the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"

Wake as "a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial"

Under this definition, wake is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

viewing has the same meaning as wake

wake as a type

'wake' can be a type of watch, vigil.

Example of wake used within this context

"there's no weeping at an Irish wake"