The Clue
Rouses (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WAKES
Tags
Notes
The answer WAKES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2900 puzzles.
Related Clues
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Greets the dawn
Send-offs of a sort
Definition
WAKE as a noun:
1. (aftermath, wake, backwash) = the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
2. (Wake Island, Wake) = an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
3. (wake, backwash) = the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; "the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe"
4. (wake, viewing) = a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
WAKE as a verb:
1. be awake, be alert, be there
2. (wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken) = stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock"
3. (inflame, stir up, wake, ignite, heat, fire up) = arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred"
4. make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
5. (awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse) = cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."