Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 115
Awaked () of Awake.
Awaked (p. p.) of Awake.
Awaken () of Awake.
Awoken () of Awake.
Awaking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awake.
Awoke () of Awake.
Awake (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.
Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her. -- Tennyson.
And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish. -- Matt. viii. 25.
Awake (v. t.) To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties.
I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. -- Goldsmith.
It way awake my bounty further. -- Shak.
No sunny gleam awakes the trees. -- Keble.
Awake (v. i.) To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep; and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as inaction or death.
The national spirit again awoke. -- Freeman.
Awake to righteousness, and sin not. -- 1 Cor. xv. 34.
Awake (a.) Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action.
Before whom awake I stood. -- Milton.
She still beheld, Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep. -- Keats.
He was awake to the danger. -- Froude.
Awake (a.) Not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" [ant: {asleep(p)}].
Awake (a.) Mentally perceptive and responsive;"an alert mind"; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament" [syn: {alert}, {alive(p)}, {awake(p)}].
Awake (v.) Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze off}, {drift off}, {drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {nod off}].
Awakened (imp. & p. p.) of Awaken.
Awakening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awaken.
Awaken (v. t. & i.) To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.
[He] is dispatched Already to awaken whom thou nam'st. -- Cowper.
Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. -- Tillotson.
Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.
Awaken (v.) Cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM." [syn: {awaken}, {wake}, {waken}, {rouse}, {wake up}, {arouse}] [ant: {cause to sleep}].
Awaken (v.) Stop sleeping; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" [syn: {wake up}, {awake}, {arouse}, {awaken}, {wake}, {come alive}, {waken}] [ant: {dope off}, {doze off}, {drift off}, {drop off}, {drowse off}, {fall asleep}, {flake out}, {nod off}].
Awaken (v.) Make aware; "They were awakened to the sad facts".
Awakener (n.) One who, or that which, awakens.
Awakening (a.) Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense; rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. -- {A*wak"en*ing*ly}, adv.
Awakening (n.) The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A revival of religion, or more general attention to religious matters than usual.
Awakening (n.) The act of waking; "it was an early awakening"; "it was the waking up he hated most" [syn: {awakening}, {wakening}, {waking up}].
Awakenment (n.) An awakening. [R.]
Awanting (a.) Missing; wanting. [Prov. Scot. & Eng.] -- Sir W. Hamilton.
Awarded (imp. & p. p.) of Award.
Awarding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Award.
Award (v. t.) To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant.
To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. -- Dryden.
Award (v. i.) To determine; to make an award.
Award (n.) A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. "Impatient for the award." -- Cowper.
An award had been given against. -- Gilpin.
Award (n.) The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. -- Bouvier.
Award (n.) A grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court" [syn: {award}, {awarding}].
Award (n.) A tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction; "an award for bravery" [syn: {award}, {accolade}, {honor}, {honour}, {laurels}].
Award (n.) Something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery; "the prize was a free trip to Europe" [syn: {prize}, {award}].
Award (v.) Give, especially as an honor or reward; "bestow honors and prizes at graduation" [syn: {award}, {present}].
Award (v.) Give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers" [syn: {award}, {grant}].
Awarder (n.) One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial determination; a judge.
Aware (a.) Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.
Aware (a.) Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware of the enemy's designs.
Awarn (v. t.) To warn.
Awash (a.) Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of shore, or (Naut.) of an anchor, etc., when flush with the surface of the water, so that the waves break over it.
Away (adv.) From a place; hence.
Away (adv.) Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home.
Away (adv.) Aside; off; in another direction.
Away (adv.) From a state or condition of being; out of existence.
Away (adv.) By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away.
Away (adv.) On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as, sing away.
Away-going (a.) Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until after its expiration; -- said of crops.
Awayward (adv.) Turned away; away.
Awe (n.) [U] 敬畏；畏怯 Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or Obsolescent].
Awe (n.) The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime; reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.
Awed (imp. & p. p.) of Awe.
Awing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Awe.
Awe (v. t.) [H] [（+into）] 使敬畏；使畏怯；使由於敬畏（或畏怯）而…… To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to control by inspiring dread.
Awe (n.) An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe".
Awe (n.) A feeling of profound respect for someone or something; "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration" [syn: {fear}, {reverence}, {awe}, {veneration}].
Awe (v.) Inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates."
Awearied (p. p.) Wearied.
Aweary (a.) Weary.
Aweather (adv.) On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows; -- opposed to alee; as, helm aweather!
Aweigh (adv.) Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly; atrip; -- said of the anchor.
Awe-inspiring (a.) 令人敬畏的；令人欽佩的 Causing you to feel great respect or admiration.
// Niagara Falls really is an awe-inspiring sight.
// Her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.
Aweless (a.) See Awless.
Awesome (a.) 令人敬畏的；可怕的；有威嚴的；感到敬畏（或畏懼） 的Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight.
Awesome (a.) Expressive of awe or terror.
Awesome (a.) Inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; "New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent" [syn: {amazing}, {awe-inspiring}, {awesome}, {awful}, {awing}]
Awesomeness (n.) The quality of being awesome.
Awe-stricken (a.) Awe-struck.
Awe-struck (a.) Struck with awe.
Awful (a.) Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.
Awful (a.) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly impressive.
Awful (a.) Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken.
Awful (a.) Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding.
Awful (a.) Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively; as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster.
Awfully (adv.) In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.
Awfully (adv.) Very; excessively.
Awfulness (n.) The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
Awfulness (n.) The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
Awhape (v. t.) To confound; to terrify; to amaze.
Awhile (adv.) For a while; for some time; for a short time.
Awing (adv.) On the wing; flying; fluttering.
Awk (a.) Odd; out of order; perverse.
Awk (a.) Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk end of a rod (the but end).
Awk (a.) Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous; awkward.
Awk (adv.) Perversely; in the wrong way.
Awk (Also awks) (a.) (Informal) (Of a situation) Causing uneasy embarrassment; awkward or uncomfortable.
// Next Sunday's dinner is going to be a little awk.
// I sent that text complaining about work to my boss instead of my boyfriend -- awks.
// The awks encounter with her ex.
Awkly (adv.) In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Awkly (adv.) Awkwardly. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Awkward (a.) 笨拙的；不熟練的，不靈巧的 [（+with）]；使用不便的；難操縱的 [+to-v] Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as, he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.
And dropped an awkward courtesy. -- Dryden.
Awkward (a.) Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
A long and awkward process. -- Macaulay.
An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is difficult to adjust. -- C. J. Smith.
Awkward (a.) Perverse; adverse; untoward. [Obs.] "Awkward casualties." "Awkward wind." -- Shak.
O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion, do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel. -- Udall.
Syn: Ungainly; unhandy; clownish; lubberly; gawky; maladroit; bungling; inelegant; ungraceful; unbecoming.
Usage: Awkward, Clumsy, Uncouth. Awkward has a special reference to outward deportment. A man is clumsy in his whole person, he is awkward in his gait and the movement of his limbs. Clumsiness is seen at the first view. Awkwardness is discovered only when a person begins to move. Hence the expressions, a clumsy appearance, and an awkward manner. When we speak figuratively of an awkward excuse, we think of a lack of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a clumsy excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse and stupid. We apply the term uncouth most frequently to that which results from the lack of instruction or training; as, uncouth manners; uncouth language. -- Awk"ward*ly, adv. -- Awk"ward*ness, n.
Awkward (a.) Causing inconvenience; "they arrived at an awkward time."
Awkward (a.) Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; "an awkward dancer"; "an awkward gesture"; "too awkward with a needle to make her own clothes"; "his clumsy fingers produced an awkward knot" [ant: graceful].
Awkward (a.) Difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape; "an awkward bundle to carry"; "a load of bunglesome paraphernalia"; "clumsy wooden shoes"; "the cello, a rather ungainly instrument for a girl" [syn: awkward, bunglesome, clumsy, ungainly].
Awkward (a.) Not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?" [syn: awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen].
Awkward (a.) Hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; "awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion"; "an awkward pause followed his remark"; "a sticky question"; "in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign" [syn: awkward, embarrassing, sticky, unenviable].
Awkward (a.) Socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner; "awkward and reserved at parties"; "ill at ease among eddies of people he didn't know"; "was always uneasy with strangers" [syn: awkward, ill at ease(p), uneasy].
Awkward (a.) (Difficult) (B2) 難用的；棘手的；難處理的，難對付的 Difficult to use, do, or deal with.
// It's an awkward corner, so take it slowly.
// Some of the questions were rather awkward.
// It was an awkward ascent, but we reached the top eventually.
// [ + to infinitive ] My car's quite awkward to drive.
// He's an awkward customer (= a difficult person to deal with).
Awkward (a.) (Embarassing) (B2) 令人尷尬的；使人難堪的 Causing problems, worry, or embarrassment.
// An awkward position/ situation.
// There followed an awkward silence while we all tried to think of something to say.
// They'd chosen an awkward time to call as I'd just got into the bath.
// The police asked some awkward questions about where the money had come from.
Awkward (a.) (Embarassing) (C2) 尷尬的；局促不安的；為難的 Embarrassed or nervous.
// I always feel awkward when I'm with Chris - he's so difficult to talk to.
// He seemed a little awkward when I first met him.
Awkward (a.) (Not helpful) (Mainly UK) 難相處的；不合作的；故意為難的 Intentionally not helpful.
// Just stop being so awkward and help me push the car, will you!
Syn: Uncooperative (a.)不願合作的，不配合的 Not willing to work with or be helpful to other people.
// I thought he was rude and uncooperative.
Awkward (a.) (Movement) 笨拙的；不靈活的；難看的 Moving in a way that is not natural, relaxed, or attractive.
// His movements were slow and awkward.
Idiom: The awkward gang
The awkward gang (Informal) 不服從黨派領導的英國民選議員 In the UK , the group of MPs (= people elected to the government) in a party who often disagree with their leader.
Awl (n.) 尖錐；鑽子；鞋鑽 A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc. The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different uses, as in the brad awl, saddler's awl, shoemaker's awl, etc.
Awl (n.) A pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes.
AWL () AnWeisungsListe (DIN 19239)
Awl (n.) An instrument only referred to in connection with the custom of boring the ear of a slave (Ex. 21:6; Deut. 15:17), in token of his volunteering perpetual service when he might be free. (Comp. Ps. 40:6; Isa. 50:5).
Awless (a.) Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear.
Awless (a.) Inspiring no awe.
Awlessness (n.) The quality of being awless.
Awl-shaped (a.) Shaped like an awl.
Awl-shaped (a.) Subulate. See Subulate.
Awlwort (n.) A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.
Awm (n.) See Aam.
Awn (n.) The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Awned (a.) Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
Awning (n.) （門窗等前面的）涼篷，雨篷；（甲板等上的）天篷 [C] A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.
Awning (n.) (Natu.) That part of the poop deck which is continued forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.
Awning (n.) A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun [syn: awning, sunshade, sunblind].
Awninged (a.) Furnished with an awning.
Awnless (a.) Without awns or beard.
Awny (a.) Having awns; bearded.
Awork (adv.) At work; in action.
Aworking (adv.) At work; in action.
Awreak (v. t. & i.) Alt. of Awreke
Awreke (v. t. & i.) To avenge. [Obs.] See Wreak.
Awrong (adv.) Wrongly.
Awry (adv. & a.) （常作表語）曲，歪，斜，扭；錯 Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry. "Your crown's awry." -- Shak.
Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues awry. Into the devious air. -- Milton.
Awry (adv. & a.) Aside from the line of truth, or right reason; unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely.
Or by her charms Draws him awry, enslaved. -- Milton.
Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature than that a woman should give laws to men. -- Milton.
Awry (adv.) Away from the correct or expected course; "something has gone awry in our plans"; "something went badly amiss in the preparations" [syn: awry, amiss].
Awry (adv.) Turned or twisted to one side; "rugs lying askew"; "with hisd awry" [syn: askew, awry, skew-whiff].
Awry (a.) Turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff].
Awry (a.) Not functioning properly; "something is amiss"; "has gone completely haywire"; "something is wrong with the engine" [syn: amiss(p), awry(p), haywire, wrong(p)].
Awsome (a.) Same as Awesome.
Ax (n.) Alt. of Axe
Axe (n.) 斧頭 A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood, hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same plane with the blade. The broadax, or carpenter's ax, is an ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.
Ax (v. t. & i.) 詢問To ask; to inquire or inquire of.
Ax (n.) also Axe (Tool) [ C ] 斧頭 A tool consisting of a heavy iron or steel blade at the end of a long wooden handle, used for cutting wood.
Ax (n.) (Stop) [ C usually sing ] [口] 解僱；退學 [the S] The ax is the order to give up your job or to stop or prevent something from happening.
// Three staff members got the ax yesterday.
// If the budget is cut, educational programs will get the ax.
// Everyone is scared to death wondering where the ax will fall next.
Ax (v.) [ T ] (Stop) 解僱；削減；撤銷 To order someone suddenly to give up a job, or to stop or reduce something suddenly.
// The company has already axed 14 people, and many more may lose their jobs.
// Yesterday the airline axed three of its daily flights to Chicago.
Axal (a.) [See Axial.] 軸的；成軸的；軸周圍的；軸向的