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mar·vel

marvel

 
 
pronunciation:
mar vl
parts of speech:
noun, verb
part of speech: noun
definition: A marvel is something that is completely amazing. When something is a marvel, it is hard to believe that it can be real or that a human could have created it.
Owen is such a fast runner. It is always a marvel to watch him race on the track.
synonyms:
miracle, wonder
similar words:
sensation, sight
 
part of speech: verb
inflections: marvels, marveling, marveled
definition: When people marvel at something, they are amazed at it. They find it hard to understand how it can be real or how it can be happening.
The audience marveled at the magician's tricks.
synonyms:
wonder