The Clue
Stir (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ROUSE
Tags
Notes
The answer ROUSE is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Stir from sleep
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Stir up
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Definition
ROUSE as a verb:
1. (bestir, rouse) = become active; "He finally bestirred himself"
2. (rout out, drive out, force out, rouse) = force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M."
3. (agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up) = cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
4. (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."