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wakeup

wakeup noun: an act or instance of waking up.

Noun

wakeup (plural wakeups)

  1. An act or instance of waking up.
  2. An act or instance of being awakened; a wake-up call.
    • Give me a wakeup around six, will you?
  3. Colaptes auratus, northern flicker.

Forms of wakeup

pluralwakeups
alternative formwake-up

Origin of wakeup

Deverbal from wake up.

Phrases with wakeup

Questions about wakeup

What does wakeup mean?
Wakeup means an act or instance of waking up.
What part of speech is wakeup?
Wakeup is a noun.
What is the plural of wakeup?
The plural of wakeup is wakeups.

Words near wakeup in the dictionary

  1. wakesurfing
  2. wakesurfs
  3. waketh
  4. waketime
  5. waketimes
  6. wakeup
  7. wakeup call
  8. wakeup calls
  9. wakeups
  10. wakey
  11. wakey wakey

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