Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [1567]
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