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  • 71wide — wide1 [ waıd ] adjective *** ▸ 1 far from side to side ▸ 2 open/large ▸ 3 large/including a lot ▸ 4 about general aspects ▸ 5 going farther than meant 1. ) measuring a large distance from one side to the other: Beijing s wide avenues and… …

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  • 72wide — [[t]wa͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ wider, widest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is wide measures a large distance from one side or edge to the other. All worktops should be wide enough to allow plenty of space for food preparation. ...a wide brimmed sunhat. Ant:… …

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  • 73wide-awakeness — nə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being wide awake : alertness, liveliness saw signs of a new wide awakeness in the company personnel * * * wideˈ awakeˈness noun The condition of being wide awake • • • …

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  • 74wide — I UK [waɪd] / US adjective Word forms wide : adjective wide comparative wider superlative widest *** 1) a) measuring a large distance from one side to the other Beijing s wide avenues and boulevards An earthquake shook a wide area of southern… …

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  • 75wide — 1. adjective /waɪd/ a) Having a large physical extent from side to side. We walked down a wide corridor. b) Large in scope. The inquiry had a wide remit. Ant: narrow, thin, skinny …

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  • 76awake — a|wake1 S3 [əˈweık] adj [not before noun] 1.) not sleeping ▪ I hope he s awake now. ▪ She was still only half awake when I brought her a cup of coffee. ▪ How do you stay awake during boring lectures? ▪ Emma lay awake half the night, worrying. ▪… …

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  • 77wide — adjective (wider, widest) 1》 of great or more than average width.     ↘(after a measurement and in questions) from side to side.     ↘open to the full extent: wide eyes. 2》 including a great variety of people or things.     ↘spread among a large… …

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  • 78awake */ — I UK [əˈweɪk] / US adjective [never before noun] not sleeping I ve been awake for hours. lie awake: Do you lie awake at night, worrying about things? stay awake (= remain awake): I managed to stay awake long enough to watch the film. keep someone …

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  • 79awake — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. alert, heedful, observant, attentive; keen, knowing; informed, astute, watchful, on guard, unsleeping, vigilant. See care, knowledge, attention. v. awaken, knock up (sl.). See activity, excitement.… …

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  • 80awake — Synonyms and related words: activate, agile, alert, alive, animate, annoy, apprehensive, arouse, aroused, attentive, au courant, awake to, awaken, awaken to, be begotten, be born, be incarnated, blow the coals, blow up, bright, call forth, call… …

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