wakes

To wake up is to go back to sleep. When you wake up in the morning, you're officially going back to sleep.

  • He woke up at 6 a.m. to go for a run.

  • We woke up at 7 a.m. so that we could start the day.

Definition of wakes

noun

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

Synonyms:

aftermath, backwash

verb

stop sleeping

Synonyms:

arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken

noun

a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

Synonyms:

viewing

noun

the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

Synonyms:

backwash

verb

cause to become awake or conscious

Synonyms:

arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, waken

verb

arouse or excite feelings and passions

Synonyms:

fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up

noun

an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

Synonyms:

wake island

verb

be awake, be alert, be there

verb

make aware of

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Example Sentences for wakes

  • 1

    They may experience sleep wake cycles, or be in a state of chronic wakefulness.

  • 2

    On the brink of sleep, a rustling and clawing wakes the man.

  • 3

    In the waking state, the state of deep sleep is a concept.

  • 4

    In Buddhism the fish, which never sleeps, symbolizes wakefulness.

  • 5

    They wake Vera and the three spend the night outdoors.

  • 6

    In the morning, the stranger wakes up, claiming to have amnesia.

  • 7

    He begins to hallucinate, and the sleeping tavern clientele wake up.

  • 8

    A person who this film sees, is in a situation between sleep and wakefulness.

  • 9

    They passed the night on land, with great precautions and wakeful vigilance.

  • 10

    Neal also makes a painting of the motel in the waking hours of the morning.