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Wake (Noun)

Meaning¹

A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

Viewing

Hypernyms

Watch

Meaning²

An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii.

Classification

Nouns denoting spatial position.

Synonyms

Wake Island

Meaning³

The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural events.

Synonyms

Backwash

Hypernyms

Moving Ridge

Meaning⁴

The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural phenomena.

Synonyms

Hypernyms