These are the meanings of the letters WHEKAU when you unscramble them.
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Hake (n.)
A drying shed, as for unburned tile.
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Hake (n.)
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and codling.
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Hake (v. t.)
To loiter; to sneak.
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Hawk (n.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
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Hawk (v. i.)
To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
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Hawk (v. i.)
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
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Hawk (v. i.)
To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances.
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Hawk (v. t.)
To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
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Hawk (n.)
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
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Hawk (v. t.)
To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.
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Hawk (n.)
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
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Wake (n.)
The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.
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Wake (v. i.)
To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.
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Wake (v. i.)
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.
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Wake (v. i.)
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.
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Wake (v. i.)
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
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Wake (v. t.)
To rouse from sleep; to awake.
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Wake (v. t.)
To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
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Wake (v. t.)
To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to reanimate; to revive.
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Wake (v. t.)
To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.
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Wake (n.)
The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of being awake.
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Wake (n.)
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
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Wake (n.)
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.
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Wake (n.)
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.
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Weak (v. i.)
Wanting physical strength.
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Weak (v. i.)
Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
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Weak (v. i.)
Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
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Weak (v. i.)
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, etc.
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Weak (v. i.)
Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
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Weak (v. i.)
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
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Weak (v. i.)
Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
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Weak (v. i.)
Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
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Weak (v. i.)
Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
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Weak (v. i.)
Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
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Weak (v. i.)
Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
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Weak (v. i.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).
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Weak (v. i.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon, etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).
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Weak (a.)
To make or become weak; to weaken.
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Weka (n.)
A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.