awash
- s covered with water
the main deck was afloat (or awash)
the monsoon left the whole place awash
away
- s not present; having left
he's away right now
you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away - a used of an opponent's ground
an away game - s (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
the pitch was away (or wide) - r from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
ran away from the lion
wanted to get away from there
sent the children away to boarding school
the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal - r from one's possession
gave away the tickets - r out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
pushed all doubts away - r out of existence
the music faded away
tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder
idled the hours away
her fingernails were worn away - r at a distance in space or time
the boat was 5 miles off (or away)
the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)
away back in the 18th century - r indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily
he worked away at the project for more than a year
the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it - r so as to be removed or gotten rid of
cleared the mess away
the rotted wood had to be cut away - r freely or at will
fire away! - r in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)
put the toys away
her jewels are locked away in a safe
filed the letter away - r in a different direction
turn away one's face
glanced away - r in reserve; not for immediate use
has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day
awe-inspiring
- s inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
awed
- v inspire awe in
The famous professor awed the undergraduates - s inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
awed by the silence - a having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
stood in awed silence before the shrine
aweigh
- s (used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom
anchors aweigh - s (of an anchor) just clear of the bottom
aweless
- s devoid of any feeling of awe or reverence
- s neither feeling nor showing respect
awesome
- s inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
the awesome complexity of the universe