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• as|ton´ish|er — as|ton|ish «uh STON ihsh», transitive verb. to surprise greatly; amaze: »The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy. SYNONYM(S): astound. See syn. under surprise. (Cf. ↑surprise) ╂[Middle English astonyen < Old French estoner <… …   Useful english dictionary

• as|ton|ish — «uh STON ihsh», transitive verb. to surprise greatly; amaze: »The gift of ten dollars astonished the little boy. SYNONYM(S): astound. See syn. under surprise. (Cf. ↑surprise) ╂[Middle English astonyen < Old French estoner < Vulgar Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

• as|ton´ish|ing|ly — as|ton|ish|ing «uh STON ih shihng», adjective. very surprising; amazing. –as|ton´ish|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• as|ton|ish|ing — «uh STON ih shihng», adjective. very surprising; amazing. –as|ton´ish|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

• as|ton|ish|ment — «uh STON ihsh muhnt», noun. 1. great surprise; sudden wonder; amazement. 2. anything that causes great surprise …   Useful english dictionary

• ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… …   English syllables

• ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

• ton — ton1 /tun/, n. 1. a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain. 2. Also called freight ton. a unit of volume for… …   Universalium

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• as·ton·ish·ment — /əˈstɑːnıʃmənt/ noun [noncount] : a feeling of being very surprised : ↑amazement The garden s beauty filled me with astonishment. A crowd watched in astonishment as he jumped from the bridge. They discovered to their astonishment that their car… …   Useful english dictionary