Definition of Wake

Noun

• a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
  "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
  viewing
• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
  "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
  backwash
• an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
  - wake island
• 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"
  aftermath backwash

Verb

• cause to become awake or conscious
  "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"
  "Please wake me at 6 AM."
  awaken waken rouse - wake up arouse
• make aware of
  "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
  
• arouse or excite feelings and passions
  "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
  "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
  "Wake old feelings of hatred"
  inflame - stir up ignite heat - fire up
• stop sleeping
  "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
  - wake up awake arouse awaken - come alive waken
• be awake, be alert, be there
  

Word games points for the Wake

• Scrabble® score of the wake (11)
• Word Chums® score of the wake (13)
• Words With Friends® score of the wake (11)

Unscramble wake

16 unscramble word found using the letters wake.

ae, ake, aw, awe, awk, ea, ewk, ka, kae, kaw, kea, wae, wake, we, weak, weka,