| wake | (noun) a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial | Synonyms: viewing |
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| (noun) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward | Synonyms: backwash |
| (noun) the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | Synonyms: aftermath, backwash |
| (verb) be awake, be alert, be there | - |
| (verb) stop sleeping | Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake up, waken |
| (verb) cause to become awake or conscious | Synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake up, waken |
| (verb) to alert someone to something | - |
| (verb) arouse or excite feelings and passions | Synonyms: fire up, heat, ignite, inflame, stir up |
| wakeboard | (noun) a buoyant board (resembling a surfboard) that is used to ride over water while being pulled behind a motorboat | Synonyms: wake board |
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| wakeful | (adjective) carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger | Synonyms: argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, watchful |
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| (adjective) marked by full consciousness or alertness | Synonyms: waking |
| (adjective) (of sleep) easily disturbed | Synonyms: light |
| wakefulness | (noun) a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world | - |
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| (noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention | Synonyms: alertness, vigilance, watchfulness |
| (noun) a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep | Synonyms: sleeplessness |
| wakeless | (adjective) (of sleep) deep and complete | Synonyms: heavy, profound, sound |
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| waken | (verb) stop sleeping | Synonyms: arouse, awake, awaken, come alive, wake, wake up |
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| (verb) cause to become awake or conscious | Synonyms: arouse, awaken, rouse, wake, wake up |
| wakening | (noun) the act of waking | Synonyms: awakening, waking up |
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| waker | (noun) a person who awakes | - |
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| (noun) someone who rouses others from sleep | Synonyms: arouser, rouser |
| waking | (adjective) marked by full consciousness or alertness | Synonyms: wakeful |
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| (noun) the state of remaining awake | - |