wow
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
Interjection 3 meanings
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.
“Wow, I sure was surprised!”
An expression of amazement, awe, or admiration.
“Wow! How do they do that?”
Used sarcastically to express disapproval of something.
“Wow… good job using all of our supplies on the first day.”
Verb 1 meaning
To amaze or awe.
“He really wowed the audience.”
Noun 3 meanings
Anything exceptionally surprising, unbelievable, outstanding, etc.
An utterance of "wow".
A relatively slow form of flutter (pitch variation) which can affect both gramophone records and tape recorders.
Etymology
Attested since the 16th century; borrowed from Scots wow; ultimately a natural exclamation.
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WOW at a glance
WOW has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + W 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,139 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wow
All rhymes- POWWOW17
- BOWWOW17
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