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Stopped sleeping or caused to stop sleeping.

A prize or other mark of recognition given in honor of an achievement.

Past tense and past participle of award; gave or granted officially.

Plural of award; prizes or marks of recognition given for achievements.

Having knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.

To or at a distance from a place, person, or thing.

A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.

(Informal) Extremely impressive, excellent, or enjoyable.

Very bad, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

To a great extent; very much; extremely (used as an intensifier).

For a short time; for a period of time.

Causing or feeling embarrassment or discomfort; socially uncomfortable.

An exclamation expressing tender emotion, affection, or sympathy, often in response to something cute or endearing.

A tool with a heavy metal blade on a handle, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, or splitting logs.

A tool with a heavy metal blade attached to a handle, used for chopping wood, cutting down trees, or splitting logs.

A jump in figure skating in which the skater takes off from the forward outside edge of one skate, rotates one and a half times (or more) in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.

An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

An exclamation expressing surprise, dismay, or sorrow.

(Historical) A native nursemaid or nanny employed by European families in colonial India, the Middle East, or other Asian countries.

Yes; an affirmative response (formal, nautical, or dialectal).

(Egyptian mythology) The soul or personality of an individual, believed to survive death and depicted as a human-headed bird.

The characteristic bleating cry of a sheep.

(In various cultures) Grandmother; an affectionate term for an elderly woman.

To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Incoherent or meaningless speech; rapid talking with little sense.

(Literary/archaic) A baby or infant.

Plural of babe; babies or infants.

Plural of baby; very young children, especially those not yet able to walk or talk.

A large ground-dwelling monkey with a long, dog-like snout, large teeth, and bare calluses on the buttocks, native to Africa and southwestern Arabia.

(Historical, Indian English) A title of respect equivalent to Mr. or Sir, especially for Hindu men.

A very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk or talk.

A short, loose-fitting nightgown or negligee, typically with a flared skirt and often trimmed with lace or ruffles.

Past tense and past participle of babysit; looked after a child or children while the parents were out.

To take care of a child or children while the parents are away, typically for a short period.

A person, typically a teenager or young adult, who cares for a child or children while the parents are away, usually for a few hours.

The activity or job of caring for children while their parents are away.

A bachelor's degree awarded by universities and colleges.

A card game in which players bet on which of two hands, the player's or the banker's, will come closest to a total of nine.

A wild and drunken celebration or party.

An unmarried man.

Plural of bacillus; rod-shaped bacteria.

A rod-shaped bacterium, especially one of a genus (Bacillus) that includes many species responsible for diseases and food spoilage.

The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.

A pain in one's back, especially in the lower back.

A steady beat in music emphasizing the second and fourth beats in a 4/4 measure, characteristic of rock and roll and rhythm and blues.

Malicious talk about someone who is not present; speaking ill of someone behind their back.

The vertical board behind a basketball hoop against which the ball may be bounced to score.

(Anatomy) The spine; the column of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton.

(of physical work) Extremely hard and exhausting; requiring great effort.