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wow
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun wow has 1 sense
- wow(n = noun.communication) belly laugh, howler, riot, scream, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper - a joke that seems extremely funny; Array is a kind of gag, jape, jest, joke, laugh
Verb wow has 1 sense
- wow(v = verb.emotion) Array - impress greatly; "The speaker wowed the audience" is one way to impress
Sample sentences:
Sam cannot wow Sue
The performance is likely to wow Sue
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wow, int., n., & v.
--int. expressing astonishment or admiration.
--n. sl. a sensational success.
--v.tr. sl. impress or excite greatly.
--int. expressing astonishment or admiration.
--n. sl. a sensational success.
--v.tr. sl. impress or excite greatly.
wow, n. a slow pitch-fluctuation in sound-reproduction, perceptible in long notes.
Etymology
imit.
THESAURUS
wow
amuse, bang, becharm, beguile, belly laugh, best seller, bewitch, big hit, birdies, blooping, blue story, blurping, brilliant success, captivate, carry away, charm, convulse, delectate, delight, dirty joke, dirty story, distortion, divert, double entendre, enchant, enliven, enrapture, enravish, entertain, enthrall, entrance, ethnic joke, exhilarate, fad, fascinate, feedback, flutter, fluttering, fracture one, freak out, fun, funny story, gag, gas, gasser, good one, good story, goody, great success, hissing, hit, howler, howling, hum, imparadise, jape, jest, jestbook, joke, kill, killing, knock dead, knock out, laugh, loosen up, meteoric success, momentary success, motorboating, panic, play, point, raise a laugh, raise a smile, ravish, recreate, refresh, regale, relax, resounding triumph, rib tickler, riot, roaring success, rumble, scratching, scream, send, sensation, shredding, sick joke, sidesplitter, sight gag, slay, smash, smash hit, solace, sport, squeals, static, story, successful, thrill, tickle, tickle pink, titillate, transport, triumph, visual joke, wheeze, whistles, woomping, wowwows, yarn
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