Library / English Dictionary

WOW

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A joke that seems extremely funny

Synonyms:

belly laugh; howler; riot; scream; sidesplitter; thigh-slapper; wow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wow" is a kind of...):

gag; jape; jest; joke; laugh (a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Impress greatly

Example:

The speaker wowed the audience

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "wow" is one way to...):

impress (impress positively)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot wow Sue

The performance is likely to wow Sue

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