wakes
Definitions
Noun
- The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
- An island in the western pacific between guam and hawaii
- The wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- A vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
Verb
- Be awake, be alert, be there
- Stop sleeping
- Arouse or excite feelings and passions
- Make aware of
- Cause to become awake or conscious
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "wakes".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | weeks | 1 | 141 |
| 2 | works | 1 | 130 |
| 3 | wax | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | walks | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | quacks | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | week's | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | weeks' | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | quake's | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | quirks | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | work's | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | awacs | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | iwerks | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | quakes | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | tweaks | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | wachs | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | wacks | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | weaks | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | weekes | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | whacks | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | wickes | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | wicks | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | wix | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | woks | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | works' | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | wykes | 1 | 0 |
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 25
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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Sep 4, 2026 Wake County Government (.gov)
Sep 4, 2026 Wake County Government (.gov)

