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awake(2)(dictionary)
awake(1)(dictionary)
awake 1, adjective(dictionary)
awake 2, verb(dictionary)
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leisure(2)(dictionary)
leisure(dictionary)
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leisure(2) (iou) and wide-awake (iou)


leisure(2) (iou)



leisure verb. rare. E20.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Have or enjoy leisure. E20.
verb trans. Make leisurely. E20.

wide-awake (iou)



wide-awake adjective & noun. . E19.
[from WIDE adverb + AWAKE adjective.]
A. adjectival phr.
Awake with the eyes wide open; fully awake. Usu. pred. E19.
fig. Thoroughly vigilant or alert; sharp-witted, knowing. colloq. (orig. slang). M19.
wide-awake hat, a soft felt hat with broad brim and low crown [punningly so named as not having a nap]. M19.
b. noun.
A wide-awake hat (see sense A.3 above). M19.
The sooty tern, Sterna fuscata, so called from its cry. L19.
wide-a'wakeness noun M19.