wake

noun/weɪk/

Frequency rank: #1,334 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

To stop sleeping and become conscious; or the path left behind a boat.

Illustration for the English word “wake”

Example sentence

The small boat rocked in the ferry's wake as it crossed the harbor.

Synonyms & related words

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