Definition of a-wonder in English English dictionary
- 90-day wonder
- Newly-commissioned graduate of Officer Candidate School or Direct Commissioning program
- Wonder
- One of the Wonders of the World
- Wonder Woman
- A DC Comics superheroine
- Wonder Woman
- A woman of extraordinary powers; a superwoman
- Wonder Women
- plural form of Wonder Woman
- boy wonder
- A male child prodigy
- gutless wonder
- One who lacks guts or courage; a coward
Yer can't even fight unless you've got a knife or picket or broken bottle, yer gutless wonder.
- little wonder
- Alternative form of small wonder
- nine day wonder
- Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned
The pleasant scandal which arose next day, / The nine days' wonder which was brought to light, / And how Alfonso sued for a divorce, / Were in the English newspapers, of course.
- nine days' wonder
- Alternative form of nine day wonder
- ninety-day wonder
- Alternative form of 90-day wonder
- no wonder
- Alternative form of small wonder
- one hit wonder
- Alternative spelling of one-hit wonder
- one-hit wonder
- A person or group known for achieving only a single major accomplishment
The European company is no one-hit wonder. The company has another best seller in its J-class car, sold as a Vauxhall Cavalier.
- one-hit wonder
- A musical performer or musical group known for a single hit song, especially after failing at later attempts at success
Eleven years ago, Arrested Development became one of Southern hip-hop's first crossover successes with “Tennessee,” a wistful, bohemian-influenced song about the scars of history. But the group was a one-hit wonder.
- small wonder
- An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence
Small wonder the average cost of new pools has leaped past $30,000.
- wonder
- Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable
The idea was so crazy that it is a wonder that anyone went along with it.
- wonder
- A mental pondering, a thought
Miss Paynter had a little wonder as to whether the man, as she called Mr. Lacy in her own mind, had ever been admitted to this room. She thought not.
- wonder
- To ponder about something
I wonder whether it is possible to find an easy and effective solution.
- wonder
- Something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel
- wonder
- Someone very talented at something, a genius
He's a wonder at cooking.
- wonder woman
- a woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same time
- one-hit wonder
- A person or act known mainly for only a single success. The term is most often used to describe music performers with only one hit single or for having one signature song that overshadows their other work. However, the term is used as well to describe other, related phenomena such as a software company that only has one widely successful release and an athlete known for only one major career event
- wonder
- {n} amazement, admiration
- wonder
- {v} to be astonished, to admire
- natural wonder
- Natural structure of extraordinary beauty
- wonder man
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) is a fictional character, a superhero (originally a supervillain) that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The Avengers #9 (Oct. 1964)
- I wonder why
- I am interested to know why, I am curious
- Stevie Wonder
- a US soul singer, songwriter, and piano player who was born blind. He started making records with the Motown record company when he was 12, and became one of the most successful popular musicians in the world. He is also famous for his political support for black people in the US and Africa. His songs include Superstition and I Just Called To Say I Love You (1950- ). orig. Steveland Judkins later Steveland Morris born May 13, 1950, Saginaw, Mich., U.S. U.S. soul-music singer, songwriter, and musician. Blind virtually from birth, he was a skillful performer on the piano and other instruments by age eight. The family moved to Detroit, and at 10 he signed with the fledgling Motown label. His first hit, "Fingertips, Part 2" (1963), was followed by many top-selling singles, including "Up-Tight" and "I Was Made to Love Her." After studying composition at USC, he continued to enjoy enormous success in the 1970s and '80s with such albums as Talking Book (1972) and Songs in the Key of Life (1976) and such hits as "Superstition," "Ebony and Ivory," and "I Just Called to Say I Love You." He has spoken out against nuclear war, worked to end apartheid in South Africa, and raised funds for his eye-disease facility, Wonderland
- Stevie Wonder
- (born 1950 as Steveland Morris Judkins Hardaway) popular American singer songwriter and musician who is blind from birth
- adjective wonder 3
- very good and effective
- boy wonder
- an extremely talented young male person
- boy wonder
- An extremely talented and accomplished young man. a young man who is very successful
- fill with wonder
- amaze, astound, astonish
- for wonder
- to great amazement, to much astonishment
- girl wonder
- an extremely talented young female person
- girl wonder
- An extremely talented and accomplished young woman
- it is no wonder that
- it is no surprise that, it stands to reason that
- it makes me wonder
- it leads me to think, it leads me to question, it makes me ask myself
- kentucky wonder
- flat-podded green bean
- makes one wonder
- causes one to think
- newtown wonder
- apple used primarily in cooking
- nine days' wonder
- A thing or event that creates a brief sensation
- no wonder
- not surprising that
- one hit wonder
- singer or musical group that only produced one popular song before disappearing from the music scene
- seven day wonder
- miracles, major wonder
- small wonder
- not a big deal, what's the big deal?, it's interesting why
- wonder
- If you refer, for example, to a young man as a wonder boy, or to a new product as a wonder drug, you mean that they are believed by many people to be very good or very effective. Mickelson was hailed as the wonder boy of American golf
- wonder
- {i} marvel; miracle; amazement; astonishment; ponder
- wonder
- politeness You can say `I wonder' if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information. I was just wondering if you could help me
- wonder
- be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
- wonder
- a state in which you want to learn more about something
- wonder
- Wonder is a feeling of great surprise and pleasure that you have, for example when you see something that is very beautiful, or when something happens that you thought was impossible. `That's right!' Bobby exclaimed in wonder. `How did you remember that?'
- wonder
- Wonderfully
- wonder
- If you say that it is a wonder that something happened, you mean that it is very surprising and unexpected. It's a wonder that it took almost ten years The wonder is that Olivier was not seriously hurt
- wonder
- Something that causes amazement or awe
- wonder
- If you say `no wonder', `little wonder', or `small wonder', you mean that something is not surprising. No wonder my brother wasn't feeling well Under such circumstances, it is little wonder that they experience difficulties
- wonder
- be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
- wonder
- place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
- wonder
- A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle
- wonder
- To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came
- wonder
- To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel
- wonder
- the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
- wonder
- A mental pondering
- wonder
- {f} marvel; be astonished; be amazed; ponder; cast doubt
- wonder
- You can say `No wonder' when you find out the reason for something that has been puzzling you for some time. Brad was Jane's brother! No wonder he reminded me so much of her!
- wonder
- If you wonder about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. I wondered what that noise was `He claims to be her father,' said Max. `We've been wondering about him.' But there was something else, too. Not hard evidence, but it made me wonder
- wonder
- the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
- wonder
- Wonderful
The show was wonderful. You should've seen it.
- The show was wonderful. You should have seen it.
What a wonderful family!
- What a wonderful family.
- wonder
- A wonder is something that causes people to feel great surprise or admiration. a lecture on the wonders of space and space exploration. the wonder of seeing his name in print
- wonder
- If you wonder at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way. Walk down Castle Street, admire our little jewel of a cathedral, then wonder at the castle We all wonder you're still alive
- wonder
- That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement
- wonder
- If you say that a person or thing works wonders or does wonders, you mean that they have a very good effect on something. A few moments of relaxation can work wonders
- wonder
- have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
- wonder
- something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities
- wonder
- something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
- wonder boy
- a man who is unusually successful at an early age
- wonder child
- child prodigy, whiz kid
- wonder drug
- special medication which offers great results; short cut, magic formula
- wonder stricken
- {s} struck or overcome with wonder or surprise; intensely moved or affected, wonderstruck
- wonder struck
- {s} wonder stricken, struck or overcome with wonder or surprise; intensely moved or affected
- wonder worker
- {i} person who performs wonders or marvels
- wonder-struck
- affected by or overcome with wonder