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Word entry · 4 letters

wake

Best crossword clue

"Trail behind a boat"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈweɪ̯k/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aekwStarts with WEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
1W2A3K4E

Definitions

  1. To stop sleeping; also the trail left behind something moving.

Word origin

From Middle English wake, from Old English wacu, from Proto-Germanic *wakō, related to the verb *wakjaną.

Used in a sentence

  • I woke up at four o'clock this morning.
  • How long I slept I cannot tell, for I had nothing to guide me to the time, but woke at length, and found myself still in darkness.
  • The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Trail behind a boat4 letters
02Stop sleeping4 letters

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