3 : to rouse from sleep : AWAKEN

Synonyms

[2, 3] arouse, awake, rouse; also arise, get up, rise; watch; revive; reawaken; shift, stir

2wake noun 1 : the state of being awake

2 : a watch held over the body of a dead person prior to burial

3wake noun : the track left by a ship in the water; also : a track left behind

wake·board noun : a short board with foot bindings on which a rider is towed by a motorboat across its wake

— wake·board·er noun

— wake·board·ing noun

wake·ful adjective : not sleeping or able to sleep : SLEEPLESS

— wake·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

awake, sleepless, wide-awake; also aroused, awakened, roused, wakened; aware, conscious; revived

Antonyms

asleep, dormant, dozing, napping, resting, sleeping, slumbering

wak·en verb 1 : to cause to come awake : WAKE

2 : to cease to be asleep : WAKE

wake–rob·in noun : TRILLIUM

wak·ing adjective : passed in a conscious or alert state

wale noun : a ridge esp. on cloth; also : the texture esp. of a fabric

1walk verb [ORIGIN: partly fr. ME walken, fr. OE wealcan to roll, toss and partly fr. ME walkien, fr. OE wealcian to roll up, muffle up]

1 : to move or cause to move on foot usu. at a natural unhurried gait <~ to town> <~ a horse>

2 : to pass over, through, or along by walking <~ the streets>

3 : to perform or accomplish by walking <~ guard>

4 : to follow a course of action or way of life <~ humbly in the sight of God>

5 : WALK OUT

6 : to receive a base on balls; also : to give a base on balls to

— walk·er noun

Synonyms

foot, leg, pad, step, traipse, tread; also parade, promenade; march, pace, stride; hike, trek; amble, perambulate, ramble, saunter, stroll, wander; clump, stomp, stump, tramp, tromp; plod, trudge; hobble, limp; mince, prance, pussyfoot, tiptoe; stalk, strut, swagger; lumber, lurch, pound, shamble, shuffle, stagger; nip, trip, trot

2walk noun 1 : a going on foot

2 : a place, path, or course for walking

3 : distance to be walked

4 : manner of living : CONDUCT, BEHAVIOR

5 : social or economic status

6 : manner of walking : GAIT; especially : a slow 4-beat gait of a horse

7 : BASE ON BALLS

Synonyms

perambulation, ramble, stroll, turn; also parade, promenade; expedition, hike, march, peregrination, travel, trek, trip; excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, tour; pilgrimage, progress, safari

walk·away noun : an easily won contest

walk·ie–talk·ie noun : a small portable radio transmitting and receiving set

1walk–in adjective : large enough to be walked into

2walk–in noun 1 : an easy election victory

2 : one that walks in

walking papers noun plural : DISMISSAL, DISCHARGE

walking stick noun 1 : a stick used in walking

2 : STICK INSECT; especially : one of the U.S. and Canada

walk–on noun : a small part in a dramatic production

walk·out noun 1 : a labor strike

2 : the action of leaving a meeting or organization as an expression of disapproval

walk out verb 1 : to leave suddenly often as an expression of disapproval

2 : to go on strike

walk·over noun : a one-sided contest : an easy victory

walk–up noun : a building or apartment house without an elevator

— walk–up adjective

walk·way noun : a passage for walking

1wall noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE weall, fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade]

1 a : a structure (as of stone or brick) intended for defense or security or for enclosing something

b : something that resembles a wall in function esp. by establishing limits or providing defense

2 : one of the upright enclosing parts of a building or room

3 : the inside surface of a cavity or container

4 : something like a wall in appearance, function, or effect

— walled adjective

Synonyms

[1a] barrier, fence, hedge—more at BARRIER

[1b] aegis, armor, cover, defense, guard, protection, safeguard, screen, security, shield, ward—more at DEFENSE

2wall verb 1 :