2. A person who looks or stares gapingly.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
{To buy gapeseed}, or {To sow gapeseed}, to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending to business. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gapeseed — /gayp seed , gap /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. a daydream or reverie. 2. an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or goal. 3. a person who gapes or stares in wonder, esp. a rustic or unworldly person who is easily awed. 4. something that is gaped at;… … Universalium
gapeseed — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. dialect Britain : something that causes gaping looks 2. dialect Britain : a person who looks or stares gapingly * * * /gayp seed , gap /, n. Brit. Dial. 1. a daydream or reverie. 2. an idealistic, impossible, or unreal plan or… … Useful english dictionary
To buy gapeseed — Gapeseed Gape seed (g[=a]p s[=e]d), n. 1. Any strange sight. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who looks or stares gapingly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {To buy gapeseed}, or {To sow gapeseed}, to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To sow gapeseed — Gapeseed Gape seed (g[=a]p s[=e]d), n. 1. Any strange sight. Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A person who looks or stares gapingly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] {To buy gapeseed}, or {To sow gapeseed}, to stare idly or in idle wonderment, instead of attending … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Poem Rocket — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Poem Rocket Img capt = Origin = New York City, New York, USA flagicon|USA Instruments = guitar, bass, drums, piano, tape loops Genre = Art rock Post punk Noise Rock Indie rock Years active = 1992 present Label =… … Wikipedia
phenomenon — n 1. event, occurrence, incident, happening, episode, experience, occasion; fact, matter of fact, particular, circumstance. 2. marvel, wonder, wonderful thing, amazing thing, quite a thing, really something; prodigy, miracle, sensation, overnight … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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sightseer — n tourist, Sl. Kodak carrier, traveler, excursionist, globe trotter; bystander, onlooker, observer, sidewalk superintendent; gawker, Sl. rubberneck, Brit. Dial. gapeseed … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
wonder — v 1. muse, meditate, ponder, reflect, deliberate, cogitate, think about; speculate, conjecture, theorize; question, query, doubt; puzzle over. 2. marvel or marvel at, stare, gape, gawk, goggle, look or stand aghast or agog, not know what to make… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
