A surname. / Short for Wake County. / Short for Wake Island.

(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water. / The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water.

(intransitive) (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. / (transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.

(obsolete, poetic) The act of waking, or state of being awake. / The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.

simple past tense and past participle of wake

(idiomatic) Following / (idiomatic) As a result of / In the noticeable disturbance of water behind (a maritime vessel).

The state of being wakeful.

Awake; not sleeping. / Sleepless. / Vigilant and alert; watchful.

plural of wakefulness

A surname.