awake

Acquainted with, knowing the business. Stow the books, the culls are awake; hide the cards, the fellows know what we intended to do.

Awake
·adj Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of vigilance or action. II. Awake ·vt...

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Wide-awake
·noun A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat. II. Wide-awake ·adj Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; h...

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wide awake
On the alert; ready; prepared. The Captain was wide awake, but said nothing.--Simon Suggs, p. 37. ...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.