Vigil

• an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii

• the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

• the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward

• a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial

• be awake, be alert, be there

• stop sleeping

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• to alert someone to something

• cause to become awake or conscious

• (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

• the day before

• the period immediately before something

• the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort