ADJ
- great
- childlike, wide-eyed
VERB + WONDER
- feel
- express
- There aren't any words to express properly all the wonder that I feel
- gaze in, stare in
- She gazed down in wonder at the city spread below her
- be filled with, be full of
- The children's faces were full of wonder as they gazed up at the Christmas tree
PREP
- in ~
- Neville shook his head in wonder at it all
- with ~
- She held her breath with wonder and delight
- ~ at
PHRASES
- a feeling/sense of wonder
ADJ
- natural
- Iceland is full hot springs, beautifully coloured rocks, and other natural wonders
- scientific
- constant, perpetual
- It was a constant wonder to me that my father didn't die of exhaustion
- nine days, seven-day
- She was determined to prove she was no seven-day wonder whose promise would remain unfulfilled
- boy (humorous) (also wonder boy)
- the new boy wonder of French football
- one-hit (humorous)
- The band aren't the one-hit wonders some had feared: their second album contains some great rap music
PHRASES
- do/work wonders (for sb/sth)
- The change of diet has done wonders for my skin. A good night's sleep and a hearty breakfast worked wonders
- the wonders of modern science/technology
- Thanks to the wonders of modern science, many common diseases will soon be things of the past
- the wonders of the world
- The palace has been described as the eighth wonder of the world