wow 1

wow [wow] (informal)

interjection
expressing surprise: used to express surprise, admiration, wonder, or pleasure

transitive verb (past and past participle wowed, present participle wowing, 3rd person present singular wows)
impress somebody greatly: to impress or delight somebody greatly The acrobats wowed the audience with their daring moves.

noun
great success: a great success or an object of great admiration

[Early 16th century. Natural exclamation]

brilliant
brilliant [brllynt]

adjective

1. extremely bright or radiant: extremely bright or radiant brilliant sunshine a brilliant smile 2. vivid: vividly colored a brilliant shade of green 3. intelligent or talented: showing exceptional intelligence, ability, skill, or talent a brilliant mathematician 4. excellent: distinguished by excellence 5. splendid: imposingly splendid or magnificent

adjective, interjection
U.K. great: used to express great satisfaction with somebody or something (informal)

[Late 17th century. < French brillant, present participle of briller "shine" < Italian brillare] -brilliantly, adverb -brilliantness, noun

awesome
awesome [wssm]

adjective

1. impressive and frightening: so impressive or overwhelming as to inspire a strong feeling of admiration or fear the awesome destructive power of a tornado 2. excellent: used as a general term of enthusiastic approval (slang)

 The second track on this CD is totally awesome.

-awesomely, adverb -awesomeness, noun

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ouch
ouch [owch]

interjection
expression of pain: an exclamation used to express sudden pain

[Mid-19th century. Origin ?]

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amazing
amazing [ myzing]

adjective

1. causing amazement: so extraordinary or wonderful as to be barely believable or to cause extreme surprise an amazing escape 2. outstanding: outstandingly good, skillful, or admirable (informal) an amazing concert

-amazingly, adverb -amazingness, noun

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bravo
bravo

interjection
audience's shout of approval: used as a cry of approval by members of a theater audience

noun (plural bravos)

1. shout of "bravo": a cry of "bravo" to express approval 2. assassin: a hired assassin (archaic)

[Mid-18th century. < Italian, "excellent"]

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fantastic
fantastic [fan tstik] or fantastical [fan tstik'l]

adjective

1. excellent: extraordinarily good 2. incredible: apparently impossible but real or true the fantastic story of his journey home 3. imaginary: existing only in the imagination 4. enormous: much larger than is usual, expected, or desirable 5. bizarre: extremely strange in appearance a rich fabric in a fantastic pattern of greens and blues 6. unlikely: unusual and unlikely to be successful a fantastic scheme to get rich quickly

interjection
expressing pleasure: used to express surprise, pleasure, or approval (informal) You won the game? Fantastic!

[14th century. Via French < Greek phantastikos < phantazein (see fantasy)] -fantasticality [fan tsti klltee], noun -fantasticalness [fan tstik'lnss], noun

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tremendous
tremendous [tr mndss]

adjective

1. very great: extremely large, powerful, or great There was a tremendous clap of thunder. 2. very good: extremely good, successful, or impressive a tremendous improvement

[Mid-17th century. < Latin tremendus "fearful" < tremere (see "shake")] -tremendously, adverb -tremendousness, noun

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timber
timber [tmbr] noun (plural timbers)
1. growing trees: standing trees or their wood, especially when suitable for sawing into building materials 2. wooded land: land covered with trees 3. Same as lumber1n (sense 1) 4. CONSTRUCTION large wooden building support: a large piece of wood, usually squared, used in a building, e.g. as a beam 5. SHIPPING part of ship's framework: a large piece of wood used in the framework of a wooden ship 6. somebody as suitable material for position: somebody with the right qualities for a position She's definitely congressional timber.

adjective
made of timbers: constructed of timbers

interjection
warning of falling tree: used by a lumberjack to warn others that a tree has been cut and is about to fall

transitive verb (past and past participle timbered, present participle timbering, 3rd person present singular timbers)
provide with timbers: to build, cover, or support something with timbers

[ Old English, "a building" < Indo-European, "build"]

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eureka
eureka

interjection, noun (plural eurekas)

expressing triumph: used to express delight on finding, discovering, or solving something, or on finally succeeding in doing something I rolled back the rug and eureka - there it was!

[Early 17th century. < Greek heurka "I have found (it)" < heuriskein "to find," supposedly exclaimed by Archimedes when he discovered the principle of water displacement]

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Hooray Henry
Hooray Henry (plural Hooray Henrys)

noun

U.K. hearty young British upper-class man: a young upper-class man who wears conservative clothes and behaves and speaks in a loud, extrovert manner (informal)

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wowser
wowser [wwzr] (plural wowsers)

noun

Australia New Zealand puritanical person: somebody who disapproves of activities such as drinking and dancing (informal)

[Late 19th century. Origin ?]

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gosh
gosh [gosh]

interjection
expressing surprise: used to express surprise, amazement, or pleasure (informal)

[Mid-18th century. Substitution for God]

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jeepers
jeepers or jeepers creepers

interjection

expressing surprise: used to express surprise (dated informal)

[Early 20th century. Alteration of Jesus]

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jeepers
jeepers or jeepers creepers

interjection

expressing surprise: used to express surprise (dated informal)

[Early 20th century. Alteration of Jesus]

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magnificent
magnificent [mag nffiss'nt]

adjective

1. beautiful: beautiful and impressive a magnificent view of Rome from our balcony 2. exceptional: exceptionally good of its kind

[15th century. Directly or via Old French < Latin magnificent- "performing great actions" < magnus "great"] -magnificently, adverb The Magnificent Ambersons, a movie (1942) by director ORSON WELLES. Based on a novel by Booth Tarkington, it is set in the U.S. Midwest during the Industrial Revolution and contrasts the declining fortunes of the upper-class Amberson family with the rise of a young entrepreneur. Despite suffering savage cuts at the hands of the studio, it is regarded as one of Welles's masterpieces.

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unbelievable
unbelievable

adjective

1. implausible: too unrealistic or improbable to be believed 2. extraordinary: used to emphasize that something is very great, or very good, bad, or impressive reacted with unbelievable agility

-unbelievability [nbi leev blltee], noun -unbelievably, adverb

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oops
oops

interjection
used to acknowledge clumsiness: used as an exclamation on dropping something, bumping into somebody, or doing something in a clumsy or awkward manner (informal)

[Mid-20th century. Natural exclamation]

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shit
shit [shit] noun (plural shits)
1. a highly offensive term for human or animal excrement (taboo) 2. a highly offensive term for an act of defecating (taboo) 3. a highly offensive term for somebody regarded as unpleasant or malicious (taboo insult) 4. a highly offensive term for something that is unpleasant, of no value, or of inferior quality (taboo) 5. a highly offensive term for useless or unnecessary things (taboo) 6. a highly offensive term for nonsense or lies (taboo) 7. a highly offensive term for difficulty or trouble (taboo) 8. a highly offensive term for criticism perceived as unhelpful or mean-spirited (taboo) 9. a highly offensive term for illegal drugs, especially cannabis (taboo)

shits, plural noun

a highly offensive term for an attack of diarrhea (taboo)

interjection
a highly offensive term used as a swearword (taboo)

verb (past and past participle shit or shat present singular shits) (taboo)

[shat],

present participle shitting, 3rd person

1. transitive and intransitive verb a highly offensive term meaning to eliminate waste from the body via the rectum 2. intransitive verb a highly offensive term meaning to behave toward or criticize somebody with arrogant

contempt and a total disregard for his or her feelings, especially from a position of power 3. transitive verb U.S. a highly offensive term meaning to tease somebody or deceive somebody for amusement

adjective
a highly offensive term meaning very bad or inferior (taboo)

[ Old English scitte < Indo-European, "to cut, split"] get your shit together a highly offensive phrase meaning to get organized (taboo) in deep shit a highly offensive phrase meaning in trouble or in a difficult situation ( taboo) no shit a highly offensive term indicating surprise, disbelief, or sarcasm (taboo) tough shit a highly offensive phrase indicating in an unfriendly way that there is no alternative to a difficult or undesirable situation (taboo) when the shit hits the fan a highly offensive phrase meaning when trouble starts (taboo)

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marvelous
marvelous or marvellous

adjective

1. amazingly impressive: extraordinarily wonderful a marvelous example of Baroque architecture 2. extremely good: very good or pleasing It was marvelous to see them all again.

-marvelously, adverb -marvelousness, noun

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terrific
terrific [t rffik]

adjective

1. very great: very great in size, force, or degree terrific speed 2. very good: exceptionally good in a way that inspires enthusiasm (informal) 3. very frightening: inspiring a sense of terror

[Mid-17th century. < Latin terrificus "frightening" < terrere "frighten"]

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