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121astonish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. surprise, amaze, astound. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surprise, shock, amaze, astound; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. amaze, surprise, astound, shock …
122stagger — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reel, sway, falter, totter, lurch; waver, hesitate; surprise, stun, jar, shock, startle, take aback; alternate. See agitation, oscillation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. totter, waver, vacillate; see reel …
123wonder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Surprise or admiration or its cause Nouns 1. wonder, wonderment, marvel, miracle, miraculousness, astonishment, amazement, bewilderment; amazedness, admiration, awe; stupor, stupefaction; fascination;… …
124astound — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. surprise, amaze, shock, startle; see surprise 1 . See Synonym Study at surprise . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. astonish, amaze, bewilder, shock, surprise, flabbergast, dumbfound, startle, take aback, *bowl over, stupefy …
125take — I [[t]te͟ɪk[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ takes, taking, took, taken (Take is used in combination with a wide range of nouns, where the meaning of the combination is mostly given by the noun. Many of these combinations are common… …
126set phrase — noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up • Syn: ↑idiom, ↑idiomatic expression, ↑phrasal idiom, ↑phrase • Derivationally related forms: ↑phrasal (for: ↑ …
127abox — əˈbäks adjective Etymology: a (I) + box (to boxhaul) : braced aback used of head yards when the headsails only are aback …
128Abox — A*box , adv. & a. (Naut.) Braced aback. [1913 Webster] || …
