Associations to the word «Marvel»

Wiktionary

MARVEL, noun. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
MARVEL, noun. Wonder, astonishment.
MARVEL, verb. (intransitive) To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
MARVEL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To marvel at.
MARVEL, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) (used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
MARVEL OF PERU, noun. Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant.

Dictionary definition

MARVEL, noun. Something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science".
MARVEL, verb. Be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities".
MARVEL, verb. Express astonishment or surprise about something.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne