| slovo | definícia |
amaze
(mass) | amaze
- ohromiť |
amaze
(encz) | amaze,ohromit v: Zdeněk Brož |
amaze
(encz) | amaze,udivit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Amaze
(gcide) | Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amazing.] [Pref. a- + maze.]
1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]
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A labyrinth to amaze his foes. --Shak.
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2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to
overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
"Amazing Europe with her wit." --Goldsmith.
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And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David? --Matt. xii.
23.
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Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex;
surprise.
Usage: Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of
bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It
expresses a state in which one does not know what to
do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at
what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment
also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which
one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of
something, or struck with some degree of horror, as
when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act,
etc.
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Amaze
(gcide) | Amaze \A*maze"\, v. i.
To be astounded. [Archaic] --B. Taylor.
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Amaze
(gcide) | Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t.
Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder;
amazement. [Chiefly poetic]
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The wild, bewildered
Of one to stone converted by amaze. --Byron.
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amaze
(wn) | amaze
v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages
amazes me!" [syn: amaze, astonish, astound]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
amaze
(mass) | amaze
- ohromiť |
amazed
(mass) | amazed
- ohromený |
amazement
(mass) | amazement
- ohromenie, prekvapenie, úžas |
amaze
(encz) | amaze,ohromit v: Zdeněk Brožamaze,udivit v: Zdeněk Brož |
amazed
(encz) | amazed,ohromen Milan Svobodaamazed,ohromený adj: Zdeněk Brožamazed,ohromil v: Zdeněk Brož |
amazement
(encz) | amazement,ohromení amazement,překvapení amazement,úžas |
amazes
(encz) | amazes,udivuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
be amazed
(encz) | be amazed,divit se be amazed,podivit se |
lamaze
(encz) | Lamaze, adj: |
lamaze method
(encz) | Lamaze method, |
to sbs. great amazement
(encz) | to sbs. great amazement,k velkému překvapení |
Amazed
(gcide) | Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amazed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Amazing.] [Pref. a- + maze.]
1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]
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A labyrinth to amaze his foes. --Shak.
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2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to
overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.
"Amazing Europe with her wit." --Goldsmith.
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And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not
this the son of David? --Matt. xii.
23.
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Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex;
surprise.
Usage: Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of
bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It
expresses a state in which one does not know what to
do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at
what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment
also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which
one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of
something, or struck with some degree of horror, as
when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act,
etc.
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Amazedly
(gcide) | Amazedly \A*maz"ed*ly\, adv.
In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. --Shak.
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Amazedness
(gcide) | Amazedness \A*maz"ed*ness\, n.
The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise,
or wonder. --Bp. Hall.
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Amazeful
(gcide) | Amazeful \A*maze"ful\, a.
Full of amazement. [R.]
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Amazement
(gcide) | Amazement \A*maze"ment\, n.
1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.];
overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear,
horror, or admiration.
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His words impression left
Of much amazement. --Milton.
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2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] --Webster (1661).
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Unamazed
(gcide) | Unamazed \Unamazed\
See amazed. |
amaze
(wn) | amaze
v 1: affect with wonder; "Your ability to speak six languages
amazes me!" [syn: amaze, astonish, astound]
2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question
really stuck me" [syn: perplex, vex, stick, get,
puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder,
flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze,
dumbfound] |
amazed
(wn) | amazed
adj 1: filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise
or shock; "an amazed audience gave the magician a
standing ovation"; "I stood enthralled, astonished by the
vastness and majesty of the cathedral"; "astounded
viewers wept at the pictures from the Oklahoma City
bombing"; "stood in stunned silence"; "stunned scientists
found not one but at least three viruses" [syn: amazed,
astonied, astonished, astounded, stunned] |
amazement
(wn) | amazement
n 1: the feeling that accompanies something extremely
surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment" [syn:
astonishment, amazement] |
lamaze method
(wn) | Lamaze method
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the
pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually
with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology
of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration,
and breathing [syn: Lamaze method of childbirth, {Lamaze
method}] |
lamaze method of childbirth
(wn) | Lamaze method of childbirth
n 1: a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth; the
pregnant woman (in classes and at home) practices (usually
with the help of a coach) and learns about the physiology
of childbirth and techniques of relaxation, concentration,
and breathing [syn: Lamaze method of childbirth, {Lamaze
method}] |
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