Wake Definition–verb (used without object) | 1. | to become roused from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up). | | 2. | to become roused from a tranquil or inactive state; awaken; waken: to wake from one's day
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dreams. | | 3. | to become cognizant or aware of something; awaken; waken: to wake to the true situation. | | 4. | to be or continue to be awake: Whether I wake or sleep, I think of you. | | 5. | to remain awake for some purpose, duty, etc.: I will wake until you return. | | 6. | to hold a wake over a corpse. | | 7. | to keep watch or vigil. | –verb (used with object) | 8. | to rouse from sleep; awake; awaken; waken (often fol. by up): Don't wake me for breakfast. Wake me up at six o'clock. | | 9. | to rouse from lethargy, apathy, ignorance, etc. (often fol. by up): The tragedy woke us up to the need for safety precautions. | | 10. | to hold a wake for or over (a dead person). | | 11. | to keep watch or vigil over. | –noun | 12. | a watching, or a watch kept, esp. for some solemn or ceremonial purpose. | | 13. | a watch or vigil by the body of a dead person before burial, sometimes accompanied by feasting or merrymaking. | | 14. | a local annual festival in England, formerly held in honor of the patron saint or on the anniversary of the dedication of a church but now usually having little or no religious significance. | | 15. | the state of being awake: between sleep and wake. | |
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County Definition–noun, plural -ties. | 1. | the largest administrative division of a U.S. state: Miami, Florida, is in Dade County. | | 2. | one of the chief administrative divisions of a country or state, as in Great Britain and Ireland. | | 3. | one of the larger divisions for purposes of local administration, as in Canada and New Zealand. | | 4. | the territory of a county, esp. its rural areas: We farmed out in the county before moving to town. | | 5. | the inhabitants of a county: It was supposed to be a secret, but you told the whole county. | | 6. | the domain of a count or earl. | |
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Public Definition–adjective | 1. | of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance. | | 2. | done, made, acting, etc., for the community as a whole: public prosecution. | | 3. | open to all persons: a public meeting. | | 4. | of, pertaining to, or being in the service of a community or nation, esp. as a government officer: a public official. | | 5. | maintained at the public expense and under public control: a public library; a public road. | | 6. | generally known: The fact became public. | | 7. | familiar to the public; prominent: public figures. | | 8. | open to the view of all; existing or conducted in public: a public dispu
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te. | | 9. | pertaining or devoted to the welfare or well-being of the community: public spirit. | | 10. | of or pertaining to all humankind; universal. | –noun | 11. | the people constituting a community, state, or nation. | | 12. | a particular group of people with a common interest, aim, etc.: the book-buying public. | | 13. | British Informal. a tavern; public house. | —Idioms | 14. | go public, | a. | to issue stock for sale to the general public. | | b. | to present private or previously concealed information, news, etc., to the public; make matters open to public view: The Senator threatened to go public wit
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h his Congressional-reform plan. | | | 15. | in public, not in private; in a situation open to public view or access; publicly: It was the first time that she had sung in public. | | 16. | make public, to cause to become known generally, as through the news media: Her resignation was made public this morning. | |
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Library Definition–noun, plural -brar⋅ies. | 1. | a place set apart to contain books, periodicals, and other material for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference, as a room, set of rooms, or building where books may be read or borrowed. | | 2. | a public body organizing and maintaining such an establishment. | | 3. | a collection of manuscripts, publications, and other materials for reading, viewing, listening, study, or reference. | | 4. | a collection of any materials for study and enjoyment, as films, musical recordings, or maps. | | 5. | a commercial establishment lending books for a fixed charge; a lending library. | | 6. | a series of books of similar character or alike in size, binding, etc., issued by a single publishing house. | | 7. | Biology. a collection of standard materials or formulations by which specimens are identified. | | 9. | Computers. a collection of software or data usually reflecting a specific theme or appl
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