Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
await |
verb t. |
To watch for; to look out for., To wait on, serve, or attend., To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See Expect., To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a glorious reward awaits the good., To watch., To wait (on or upon)., To wait; to stay in waiting., A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. |
awake |
verb t. |
To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken., To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties., To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death., Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. |
award |
verb t. |
To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant., To determine; to make an award., A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted., The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. |
aware |
adjective |
Watchful; vigilant or on one’s guard against danger or difficulty., Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy’s designs. |
awarn |
verb t. |
To warn. |
awash |
adjective |
Washed by the waves or tide; — said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it. |