wakes (Meaning)
wakes
a time before a dead person is buried when people gather to remember him or her and often to view the body, to rouse from or as if from sleep, as a result of, the state of being awake, to hold a wake over, an annual holiday or vacation, to be or remain awake, to arouse conscious interest in, an annual English parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the church's patron saint, the festivities originally connected with the wake of an English parish church, a track or path left by a moving body (as a ship) in the water, to stay up late in revelry, stir, excite, the track left by a moving body (such as a ship) in a fluid (such as water), aftermath sense 3, to remain awake on watch especially over a corpse, to stand watch over (someone or something), close behind and in the same path of travel, awake, wake up, vigil sense 3a, to stand watch over (as a dead body), aftermath sense 2, a watch held over the body of a dead person prior to burial and sometimes accompanied by festivity, to arouse from or as if from sleep, a track or path left
Synonyms & Antonyms of wakes
wakes Sentence Examples
- The aroma of freshly brewed coffee wakes me up instantly.
- The piercing alarm clock wakes me up every morning at 6 am.
- The sunlight streaming through the curtains wakes me up gradually.
- My toddler wakes me up at the crack of dawn, demanding a breakfast of pancakes.
- The sound of birds chirping outside my window wakes me up with a peaceful feeling.
- The persistent ringing of the phone wakes me up from a deep slumber.
- My neighbor's loud music wakes me up in the middle of the night.
- The smell of burning toast wakes me up to the realization that breakfast is on fire.
- The thunderous roar of a passing train wakes me up in a fright.
- The gentle caress of my loved one wakes me up with a feeling of warmth and contentment.
FAQs About the word wakes
a time before a dead person is buried when people gather to remember him or her and often to view the body, to rouse from or as if from sleep, as a result of, t
rouses, awakes,awakens, stirs,wakens, arouses, agitates, provokes, stimulates, knocks up
lulls,hypnotizes,mesmerizes
The aroma of freshly brewed coffee wakes me up instantly.
The piercing alarm clock wakes me up every morning at 6 am.
The sunlight streaming through the curtains wakes me up gradually.
My toddler wakes me up at the crack of dawn, demanding a breakfast of pancakes.
