astound (verb)
41floor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. flooring, deck, pavement, terrazzo; story, level; rostrum. See covering, horizontal, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The lower limit of a room] Syn. floorboards, deck, flagstones, tiles, planking,… …
42stun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. benumb, deaden, daze, stupefy; dizzy; dumbfound, astound, astonish, bewilder. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To render unconscious] Syn. hit, put to sleep, knock out,… …
43thunder — [OE] Etymologically, thunder is nothing more than ‘noise’. In common with German donner, Dutch donder, and Danish torden, it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *thonara . This was descended from the Indo European base *ton , *tn ‘resound’, which …
44thunder — [OE] Etymologically, thunder is nothing more than ‘noise’. In common with German donner, Dutch donder, and Danish torden, it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *thonara . This was descended from the Indo European base *ton , *tn ‘resound’, which …
45amaze — I. verb (amazed; amazing) Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse more at abide Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete bewilder, perplex …
46puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …
47impress — I (affect deeply) verb absorb, amaze, arouse, astound, awe, electrify, galvanize, have a strong effect, hit, influence, inspire, intrigue, make an impact upon, make an impression on, move, move strongly, movere, penetrate, pierce, reach, rouse,… …
48stound — I. noun also stoun ˈstau̇nd, ˈstün(d) ( s) Etymology: Middle English stund, stond, stound, from Old English stund; akin to Old Frisian stunde time, hour, Old High German stunta period of time, point in time …
49stupefy — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be astonished + facere to make, do more at do Date: 15th century 1. to make stupid, groggy, or insensible 2. astonish, astound… …
50Parure — A parure is a set of various items of matching jewellery, which rose to popularity in 17th century Europe.Beyond various items of matching jewelry, a parure is an entire wardrobe, or suite, of matching jewelry. Reserved for royalty and the… …
