Awaken vs Chick - What's the difference?
awaken | chick |
To cause to become awake.
To cause to become conscious.
To stop sleeping.
A young bird.
A young chicken.
(slang) (rft-sense) A woman (especially one who is young and/or attractive).
* {{quote-book, year=1927, title=Elmer Gantry, author=Sinclair Lewis
, passage=He had determined that marriage now would cramp his advancement in the church and that, anyway, he didn't want to marry this brainless little fluffy chick , who would be of no help in impressing rich parishioners.}}
* {{quote-book, year=2004, title=Bad moon rising?, author=Tess Pendergrass
, passage=I can't believe you've got a hot chick in that ratty apartment with you.}}
As verbs the difference between awaken and chick
is that awaken is to cause to become awake while chick is (obsolete) to sprout, as seed does in the ground; to vegetate.As a noun chick is
a young bird.awaken
English
Verb
- She awakened him by ringing the bell.
- How to awaken your brain?
- How to awaken your entrepreneurial spirit?
- We hope to awaken your interest in our programme.
- Each morning he awakens with a smile in his face.
Synonyms
* awake, stirAntonyms
* (stop sleeping) fall asleepchick
English
Noun
(en noun)- Three cool chicks / Are walking down the street / Swinging their hips — song "Three Cool Cats" by