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| astir |
out of bed; awake and up. [1/2 definitions] |
| awoke |
past tense of awake. |
| awoken |
past participle of awake. |
| burn the midnight oil |
to stay awake very late for work or study. |
| caffeine |
a substance in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some other foods. Caffeine can make your heart beat fast and keep you awake. |
| clearheaded |
possessing an alert, perceptive, wide-awake mind. |
| conscious |
awake; able to feel, think, hear, and see. [1/3 definitions] |
| consciousness |
the state of being awake or aware. |
| daydream |
something similar to a dream but one that occurs when one is awake. A daydream comes from the imagination and often contains pleasant thoughts and fantasies. [1/2 definitions] |
| drowse |
to spend (time) in a half-awake state (often fol. by "away"). [1/3 definitions] |
| sit up |
to remain sitting and awake rather than going to bed. [1/4 definitions] |
| stay up |
to remain awake. |
| to |
into an awake state. [1/15 definitions] |
| up |
out of bed; awake. [1/6 definitions] |
| wake1 |
to be or stay awake. [1/8 definitions] |
| waken |
to cause to stop sleeping; awake. [2/3 definitions] |
| watch |
an act or a period of staying awake. [1/8 definitions] |
| wide-awake |
not asleep or sleepy; completely awake. [1/2 definitions] |
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