wide-awake

[ wahyd-uh-weyk ]

/ ˈwaɪd əˈweɪk /

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adjective

fully awake; with the eyes wide open.

alert, keen, or knowing: a wide-awake young woman.

noun

Also called wide-awake hat. a soft, low-crowned felt hat.

the sooty tern.

Origin of wide-awake

First recorded in 1810–20

SYNONYMS FOR wide-awake

2 watchful, vigilant; sharp, quick, astute.

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OTHER WORDS FROM wide-awake

wide-a·wake·ness, noun

Words nearby wide-awake

wide-angle, wide-angle converter, wide-angle glaucoma, wide-angle lens, wide-area network, wide-awake, wide-body, wide-eyed, wide-open, wide-ranging, wide-screen

Example sentences from the Web for wide-awake

This portion seems more of the shape, if shape it has, of a wide-awake hat, with the crown a little depressed.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries |David Livingstone
The Imp was wide-awake on the instant, and so were Dale and Harry, who were sleeping close by.

The Putnam Hall Rivals |Arthur M. Winfield
A rough-looking man stood, in a wide-awake hat, close against the door there.

The Story of Charles Strange, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Mrs. Henry Wood
A wide-awake sentinel is always posted in a commanding position to give warning should an enemy approach.

The Pearl of India |Maturin M. Ballou

No one was in uniform—at least, not in military uniform; all wore light shooting-coats and wide-awake hats, covered with turbans.

Wanderings in India |John Lang

British Dictionary definitions for wide-awake

wide-awake

adjective (wide awake when postpositive)

fully awake

keen, alert, or observant

noun

Also called: wide-awake hat a hat with a low crown and very wide brim

Derived forms of wide-awake

wide-awakeness, noun

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adjective (wide awake when postpositive)

noun

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wide-awake

adjective

noun

Origin of wide-awake

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adjective (wide awake when postpositive)

noun

Derived forms of wide-awake

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