amuse
51amuse-gueule — [əˌmju:z gə:l] noun (plural amuse gueules or same) a small savoury item of food served as an appetizer. Origin Fr., lit. amuse mouth …
52amuse — verb /əˈmjuːz,ʌˈmjus/ a) To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert. A group of children amusing themselves with pushing stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as they plunged into …
53amuse — Synonyms and related words: absorb, animate, beguile, charm, cheer, convulse, delight, distract, divert, enchant, engross, enliven, entertain, exhilarate, fascinate, fleet, fracture one, interest, kill, knock dead, loosen up, occupy, please,… …
54amuse — a·muse || É™ mjuËz v. entertain; cause to laugh …
55amuse — verb 1》 make (someone) laugh or smile. 2》 provide interesting occupation for; entertain. Derivatives amused adjective amusedly adverb amusing adjective amusingly adverb Origin C15 (in the sense deceive ): from OFr. amuser entertain, deceive ,… …
56amuse — v. a. 1. Entertain, divert, please, charm, gladden, cheer, enliven, solace, beguile, relax, recreate. 2. Beguile, deceive (by inspiring false hopes), delude, cheat, inveigle, mislead, impose upon …
57amuse — verb 1) the ugliest dog contest amused him Syn: entertain, make laugh, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal tickle pink, crack up Ant: bore, depress 2) he amused himself by writin …
58amuse — v 1. please, charm, cheer, Inf. hand one a few laughs; gladden, gratify, tickle, take or tickle one s fancy, regale, exhilarate, enliven, rejoice. 2. interest, occupy, beguile, engross, absorb; divert, relax, do one s heart good, cheer up,… …
59amuse — verb 1) her annoyance simply amused him Syn: make someone laugh, entertain, delight, divert, cheer (up), please, charm, tickle; informal crack up; Brit.; informal crease up 2) he amused himself by writing poetry Syn …
60amuse — Ho ole ale a, ho okolohe, ho ohoihoi; pa apa anā (rare) …
