alertness
111heads-up — I noun a warning message he sent a heads up to the District Attorney • Hypernyms: ↑warning II adjective fully alert and watchful played heads up ball • Syn: ↑ …
112on the qui vive — noun lively attentiveness • Syn: ↑alertness, ↑sharp sightedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp sighted (for: ↑sharp sightedness), ↑alert (for: ↑ …
113sharp-sightedness — noun 1. sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart) • Syn: ↑acuity, ↑visual acuity • Derivationally related forms: ↑sharp sighted • Hypernyms: ↑sight, ↑vision, ↑ …
114wakefulness — noun 1. a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world (Freq. 4) consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar • Hypernyms: ↑waking, ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state,… …
115watchfulness — noun 1. the process of paying close and continuous attention wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue • Syn: ↑wakefulness, ↑vigilance, ↑alertness • Derivationally related forms:… …
116somatotonia — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtōnēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from somat + tonia : a pattern of temperament typical of the mesomorphic individual and marked by predominance of physical over social or intellectual factors and exhibiting aggressiveness, love …
117alerting — n. (Physiol.) a state of readiness to respond. alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG Syn: alertness [WordNet 1.5] 2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger. Syn: alert [WordNet 1.5] …
118Wiry — Wir y, a. [Written also wiery.] [1913 Webster] 1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire. [1913 Webster] 2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or constitution. A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and strong sense.… …
119Yankee — Yan kee, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. [1913 Webster] The alertness of the Yankee aspect. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] {Yankee clover}. (Bot.) See {Japan clover}, under {Japan}. [1913 Webster] …
120Yankee clover — Yankee Yan kee, a. Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees. [1913 Webster] The alertness of the Yankee aspect. Hawthorne. [1913 Webster] {Yankee clover}. (Bot.) See {Japan clover}, under {Japan}. [1913 Webster] …
