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awestruck

/ˈɔˌstrʌk/ /ˈɑˌstrʌk/

Meanings
adjective
Filled or overcome with awe or wonder.

Examples :

"The children were awestruck by the massive dinosaur skeleton in the museum. "
mind sensation emotion

Related Words

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museum noun

/mjuːˈziːəm/ /mjuˈzi.əm/

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

"The local museum has an excellent exhibit on ancient Egyptian artifacts. "

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skeleton noun

/ˈskɛlətən/

The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals.

"The doctor showed us an X-ray of the patient's skeleton to explain the broken bone. "

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wonder noun

/ˈwʌndə/ /ˈwʌndɚ/

Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

"Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens."

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filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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overcome noun

/ˌəʊvəˈkʌm/ /ˌoʊvəɹˈkʌm/

The burden or recurring theme in a song.

"The song's constant worry about failing the exam was its main overcome. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

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massive noun

/ˈmæs.ɪv/

A homogeneous mass of rock, not layered and without an obvious crystal structure.

"karst massives in western Georgia"

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were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

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dinosaur noun

/ˈdaɪnəsɔː(ɹ)/

In scientific usage, any of the animals belonging to the clade Dinosauria, especially those that existed during the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods and are now extinct.

"The museum has a large dinosaur skeleton on display. "

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awe noun

/ɔ/

A feeling of fear and reverence.

"The awe-inspiring performance of the school orchestra filled the auditorium. "