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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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Lords And Ladies :: Lords and Ladies () The European wake-robin (Arum maculatum), -- those with purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the ladies..

Wake :: Wake (n.) The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil..

Wake :: Wake (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to awake.

Tarrock :: Tarrock (n.) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.

Curious :: Curious (a.) Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise; inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or plain; strange; rare.

Forwaked :: Forwaked (p. p. & a.) Tired out with excessive waking or watching.

Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

Wide-awake :: Wide-awake (n.) A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat..

Awakener :: Awakener (n.) One who, or that which, awakens..

Rousing :: Rousing (a.) Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.

Awakening :: Awakening (n.) The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual..

Waken :: Waken (v. t.) To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.

Sleepless :: Sleepless (a.) Having no sleep; wakeful.

Waked :: Waked (imp. & p. p.) of Wak.

Daymare :: Daymare (n.) A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare..

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..

Pernoctalian :: Pernoctalian (n.) One who watches or keeps awake all night.

Call :: Call (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to awaken.

Bewake :: Bewake (v. t. & i.) To keep watch over; to keep awake.

Wakening :: Wakening (n.) The revival of an action.