Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Completely awake.
- adjective Alert; watchful.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sooty tern, Sterna fuliginosa, a tropical and subtropical species, named from its cry.
- On the alert; keen; sharp; knowing.
- noun A soft felt hat: a name given about 1850.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.
- noun A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
completely orfully awake - adjective
alert ,vigilant orwatchful - noun The sooty tern
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective fully alert and watchful
- adjective fully awake
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Examples
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The result is that the colored Methodist minister is generally a wide-awake businessman, with something of the politician in his makeup, who is sometimes an inspiring and valuable leader of men.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Normally he would be fast asleep by now; still he lay there wide-awake and thinking about the earlier encounter with the Narwolf.
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She liked Kevin, but Tyler inhabited fantasies that overwhelmed her in the long night before sleep gave her rest in her bed, wide-awake dreams that frustrated her, infused longing she could not ignore, reactions she had yet to understand.
Denial James Lloyd Davis 2011
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So, when this respite eludes us, how does one pass the wide-awake hours twixt midnight and dawn?
Irene Tanner: The Wee Small Hours Irene Tanner 2011
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Yes, your teen's determination to greet midnight wide-awake and never see noon is a biological thing!
Dr. Michael J. Breus: The Serious Risks of Low Sleep in Teens Dr. Michael J. Breus 2011
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At 4: 45 a. m forty-four inner city high school kids boarded a school bus, on time and wide-awake, to meet the President.
Joanne D'Antonio: The Last Legacy of Preston Sturges Joanne D 2010
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However, electrodes implanted in the rat brains showed that some neurons went off line briefly in seemingly wide-awake animals while other neurons remained on.
Feeling Groggy? Your Brain May Be Half Asleep Ann Lukits 2011
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On a recent afternoon, patients coming into dispensaries for strains such as "Chem Dawg" (marketed as a "very spacey, classic strain that goes straight to your head") or "Ice Cream" (described as producing a "wide-awake, functional high") said they needed the drug for ailments such as tension headaches, back pain and an arthritic hip.
Colorado Out of Joint Over Pot Shops Stephanie Simon 2011
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At 4: 45 a.m. 44 inner city high school kids boarded a school bus, on time and wide-awake, to meet the President.
Joanne D'Antonio: The Last Legacy of Preston Sturges Joanne D'Antonio 2010
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Instead of a different "dream," people want wide-awake visions of real possibilities told in ways that are believable and compelling.
Duane Elgin: Change the Story to Change the World Duane Elgin 2012
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