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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)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they wow ... he / she / it wows
Past simple: wowed
Past participle: wowed
-ing form: wowing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Impress greatly
Example:
The speaker wowed the audience
Classified under:
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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