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| alert |
When you are awake and watching everything around you carefully, you are alert. When you are alert, you can act quickly if you need to. [1/3 definitions] |
| awake |
When you are awake, you are not sleeping. [3 definitions] |
| awoke |
past tense of "awake." |
| awoken |
a past participle of "awake." |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| caffeine |
a bitter substance found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some sodas. Caffeine stimulates the heart and nervous system and can cause a person to stay awake and alert. |
| conscious |
awake; able to feel, think, hear, and see. [1/3 definitions] |
| consciousness |
the physical condition of being awake and aware. [1/3 definitions] |
| daydream |
something similar to a dream but one that occurs when one is awake. A daydream comes from the imagination and often contains pleasant thoughts and fantasies. [1/2 definitions] |
| drowsy |
When you are drowsy, you are very close to being asleep. You feel as if you cannot keep your eyes open. It's bad for a person to feel drowsy when they need to be awake. |
| half |
If you are half awake, it means that you are not completely awake. [1/5 definitions] |
| skunk |
A skunk is a small animal with black and white fur and a thick tail. Skunks are awake at night, and that is when they hunt for food. When a skunk needs to protect itself from another animal, it sprays something that smells very bad at it. [1/2 definitions] |
| stir1 |
When people are stirring, they are awake and moving around. [1/8 definitions] |
| to |
into an awake state. [1/15 definitions] |
| up |
When you get up in the morning, you are awake or out of bed. [1/19 definitions] |
| waken |
to cause to stop sleeping; awake. [2/3 definitions] |
| watch |
an act or a period of staying awake. [1/8 definitions] |
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