nine days' wonder see under wonder

ninepenny marl, ninepenny morris or nine men's morris see under meril

nine points of the law

Satisfying the majority of the legal requirements that could be raised in objection or contention, hence, virtually assured, legitimate, valid, etc

the nine worthies see under worthy

to the nines

To perfection, fully, elaborately

wonder /wunˈdər/

noun

1. The state of mind produced by something new, unexpected or extraordinary, amazement, awe or bafflement
2. Admiration (obsolete)
3. The quality of being strange, unexpected or awesome
4. A strange, astonishing or admirable thing or happening, a marvel
5. A prodigy
6. A miracle
7. A sweet friedcake, a cruller (US)

adjective and combining form

Notable for accomplishing marvels, as in wonder drug, wonderwoman, wonderboy

intransitive verb

1. To feel wonder
2. To be surprised, as in shouldn't wonder if she won
3. To be amazed (with at)
4. To speculate (with about)
5. To feel doubt

transitive verb

1. To speculate, to ask oneself (with noun clause or direct quotation)
2. Used to introduce polite requests or inquiries

wonˈdered or wondˈred adjective (obsolete)

1. Marvellous
2. Having performed, or able to perform, wonders (Shakespeare)

wonˈderer noun

wonˈderful adjective

1. Causing wonder
2. Strange, extraordinary
3. Expressing vague commendation, admirable, splendid (informal)

adverb (archaic or dialect)

Wonderfully

wonˈderfully adverb

wonˈderfulness noun

wonˈdering noun and adjective

wonˈderingly adverb

wonˈderment noun

1. Awed surprise
2. An expression of wonder
3. A wonderful thing
4. The quality of being wonderful

wonˈdrous, also (old) wonˈderous adjective

Such as to cause wonder, wonderful, strange or awesome

adverb (archaic)

1. Strangely, wonderfully
2. Exceedingly

wonˈdrously adverb

wonˈdrousness noun

Wonˈderbra® noun

An underwired bra with side padding, designed to give uplift and a more conspicuous cleavage

wonˈderland noun

1. An imaginary place full of marvels, fairyland
2. A scene of strange unearthly beauty

wonˈdermonger noun

1. A wonder-worker
2. Someone who talks garrulously of wonders, esp incredible ones

wonˈdermongering noun

wonˈder-struck or wonˈder-stricken adjective

Struck with wonder or astonishment, thunderstruck

wonˈderwork noun

1. A prodigy, miracle
2. Thaumaturgy, the performing of miracles

wonˈder-worker noun

wonˈder-working noun and adjective

wonˈder-wounded adjective (Shakespeare)

Wonder-stricken

bird of wonder

The phoenix

do or work wonders

To achieve marvellous results

for a wonder

By way of an unexpected but pleasant change

nine days' wonder

Something that astonishes everybody for the moment

no or little or small wonder

It isn't surprising

seven wonders of the world see under seven

to a wonder (archaic)

1. Marvellously
2. Extremely well

wonders never (or will never) cease (informal)

An expression of surprise at some unexpected but welcome development