wakes

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of wake. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She wakes before dawn to start the bread.

   The baby wakes whenever the dog barks outside.

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of wake. Use it when you mean more than one.

   The boats left foaming wakes behind them on the lake.

   Two wakes spread out across the calm water.

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3. 3
   nounplural

   A local holiday in parts of northern England, when a town closes down for a break.

   Like a town-wide vacation, when everyone takes time off at the same time.

   During the wakes, the whole mill town shut down and families went to the coast.

   The wakes brought fairs and parades to the village every summer.

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