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| awake |
to wake from sleep. [2/5 definitions] |
| awaken |
to wake from sleep. [1/2 definitions] |
| bugle1 |
A bugle is a simple instrument that you blow through to make sounds. A bugle is made of a metal called brass. A bugle is similar to a trumpet, but you only use your mouth and not your fingers to make sounds with it. A bugle is sometimes used to wake up soldiers in the morning. |
| challenge |
When something or someone challenges you, they make you think hard and wake you up to new ideas. [1/4 definitions] |
| fast1 |
When you are fast asleep, you are asleep in a deep way. It will be hard to wake you up. [1/9 definitions] |
| groggy |
confused, dizzy, or feeling unable to wake up. |
| rekindle |
to start or wake (something) up again. [1/2 definitions] |
| revive |
to wake up or make conscious again. [1/3 definitions] |
| rouse |
to wake up; get out of bed. [1/3 definitions] |
| stimulate |
When one thing stimulates another thing, it makes it wake up in a way. It makes it more active or excited. |
| unconscious |
If a person is unconscious, they are alive and seem to be sleeping, but they are not really sleeping. They will not "wake up" if there is a loud noise or if you shake them. Their brain is not working in the normal way. If a person gets a hard hit on the head, they may become unconscious. Being unconscious is usually temporary. |
| usual |
When something is usual, it is normal or most common. An umbrella is the usual thing that people take with them when it rains. Morning is the usual time that people wake up every day. [1/3 definitions] |
| wake1 |
When you wake, you come out of sleep. We often say "wake up" instead of just "wake." It has the same meaning. [2 definitions] |
| waken |
to stop sleeping; become awake; wake up. [1/3 definitions] |
| whole |
If you finished reading the whole book, it means that you finished reading all the parts of the book. You read it from beginning to end. If your baby sister sleeps through the whole night, she doesn't wake up at all during the night. [1/4 definitions] |
| woke |
a past tense of "wake." |
| woken |
a past participle of "wake1." |
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