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veneration; curiosity, interest; shock, surprise; disbelief, incomprehension, incredulity; bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination; animation, enlightenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation; absorption, engagement, immersion, involvement

2wonder verb 1 : to feel surprise or amazement

2 : to feel curiosity or doubt

wonder drug noun : MIRACLE DRUG

won·der·ful adjective 1 : exciting wonder : MARVELOUS

2 : unusually good : ADMIRABLE

— won·der·ful·ly adverb

— won·der·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, awful, eye-opening, fabulous, marvelous, miraculous, portentous, prodigious, stunning, stupendous, sublime, surprising—more at MARVELOUS

won·der·land noun 1 : an imaginary place of delicate beauty or magical charm

2 : a place that excites admiration or wonder

won·der·ment noun 1 : a state or feeling of wonder : ASTONISHMENT

2 : a cause of or occasion for wonder

3 : curiosity about something

Synonyms

admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, wonder—more at WONDER

won·drous adjective : exciting wonder or surprise : MARVELOUS, WONDERFUL

— won·drous·ly adverb

— won·drous·ness noun

wonk noun : one who works in a specialized usu. intellectual field

1wont adjective [ORIGIN: ME woned, wont, fr. pp. of wonen to dwell, be used to, fr. OE wunian]

1 : in the habit or custom : ACCUSTOMED

2 : INCLINED, APT

Synonyms

accustomed, given, used—more at ACCUSTOMED

2wont noun : a usage or practice that is common : CUSTOM

Synonyms

custom, fashion, habit, pattern, practice, trick, way—more at HABIT

won't : will not

wont·ed adjective : ACCUSTOMED, CUSTOMARY

woo verb 1 : to try to gain the love of : COURT

2 : SOLICIT, ENTREAT

3 : to try to gain or bring about <~ public favor>

Synonyms

ask, court—more at COURT

woo·er noun : one that woos : one that courts a woman or seeks to marry her

Synonyms

gallant, suitor, swain—more at SUITOR

1wood noun 1 : a dense growth of trees usu. larger than a grove and smaller than a forest — often used in pl.

2 : a hard fibrous substance that is basically xylem and forms the bulk of trees and shrubs beneath the bark; also : this material fit or prepared for some use (as burning or building)

3 : something made of wood

4 : the trunks or large branches of trees sawed or prepared for commercial use

2wood adjective 1 : WOODEN

2 : suitable for holding, cutting, or working with wood

3 or woods : living or growing in woods

3wood verb 1 : to supply or load with wood esp. for fuel

2 : to cover with a growth of trees

wood alcohol noun : METHANOL

wood·bine noun : any of several honeysuckles; also : VIRGINIA CREEPER

wood·block noun : WOODCUT

wood·chop·per noun : one engaged esp. in chopping down trees

wood·chuck noun : a thickset grizzled marmot of Alaska, Canada, and the northeastern U.S.

wood·cock noun, plural woodcocks : a brown eastern No. American game bird with a short neck and long bill that is related to the snipe; also : a related and similar Old World bird

wood·craft noun 1 : skill and practice in matters relating to the woods and esp. in how to take care of oneself in them

2 : skill in shaping or constructing articles from wood

wood·cut noun 1 : a relief printing surface engraved on a block of wood

2 : a print from a woodcut

wood·cut·ter noun : a person who cuts wood

wood duck noun : a showy crested American duck of which the male has iridescent multicolored plumage

wood·ed adjective : covered with woods or trees <~ slopes>

wood·en adjective 1 : made of wood

2 : lacking in ease, grace, or flexibility : awkwardly stiff

— wood·en·ly adverb

— wood·en·ness noun

Synonyms

awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, inelegant, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful—more at AWKWARD

wood·en·ware noun : articles made of wood for domestic use

wood·land noun : land covered with trees : FOREST

— woodland adjective

Synonyms

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