excitement (noun)

  • 11excitement */*/ — UK [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] / US noun Word forms excitement : singular excitement plural excitements 1) [uncountable] the feeling of being excited The long wait only added to our excitement. There was great excitement amongst the crowd as they waited for… …

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  • 12excitement — ex|cite|ment [ ık saıtmənt ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the feeling of being excited: The long wait only added to our excitement. There was great excitement in the crowd as they waited for the president to arrive. excitement of: the excitement of… …

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  • 13excitement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) State of being excited Nouns 1. excitement, excitation; stimulation, piquancy, provocation, arousal, incitement; animation, agitation, perturbation; intoxication, high pressure; exhilaration, passion,… …

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  • 14excitement*/*/ — [ɪkˈsaɪtmənt] noun [U] the feeling of being excited The long wait only added to our excitement.[/ex] the excitement of winning a major championship[/ex] …

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  • 15excitement — /əkˈsaɪtmənt/ (say uhk suytmuhnt), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. an excited state or condition. 2. something that excites …

  • 16State of Excitement — noun the, Obsolete Western Australia …

  • 17hair-raiser — noun excitation that makes your hair stand up or that chills your bones the movie was an old fashioned hair raiser • Syn: ↑chiller • Hypernyms: ↑excitation, ↑excitement * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one that is hair raising …

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  • 18dance — verb 1》 move rhythmically to music, typically following a set sequence of steps.     ↘perform (a particular dance or a role in a ballet). 2》 move in a quick and light or lively way.     ↘(of someone s eyes) sparkle with pleasure or excitement.… …

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  • 19incendiary — [ɪn sɛndɪəri] adjective 1》 (of a device or attack) designed to cause fires. 2》 tending to stir up conflict or excitement. noun (plural incendiaries) an incendiary bomb or device. Derivatives incendiarism noun Origin ME: from L. incendiarius, from …

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  • 20excite — ex‧cite [ɪkˈsaɪt] verb [transitive] to produce a lot of activity in a market, with a lot of people buying and selling stocks and shares: • The auditors excited the market again yesterday by reporting sharply higher profits for the group. excited… …

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