Thesaurus / knock on wood
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synonyms for knock on wood
- anticipate
- assume
- believe
- cherish
- count on
- expect
- hold
- wish
- aspire
- await
- contemplate
- desire
- foresee
- pray
- presume
- rely
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- sweat
- trust
- be sure of
- deem likely
- depend on
- feel confident
- hang in
- have faith
- keep fingers crossed
- look at sunny side
- look forward to
- promise oneself
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- take heart
- think to
- watch for
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How to use knock on wood in a sentence
Worst danger zone, the open sea, now traversed, but on land not yet out of the wood.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON"But I can't stop to argue about it now;" and, saying this, he turned into a side path, and disappeared in the wood.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLThey found a few belated sowars of the 3d Cavalry, who took refuge in a wood, and the artillery opened fire at the trees!
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYIf the Turks get hold of a lot of fresh men and throw them upon us during the night,—perhaps they may knock us off into the sea.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONWalker had painted a picture he called "Spring," a young girl gathering primroses in a wood.
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI, VOLUME 107, NOVEMBER 3, 1894VARIOUSThere was no response to the knock, and Davy cautiously pushed open the door and went in.
DAVY AND THE GOBLINCHARLES E. CARRYLCaptain Lovelock got up as well; Bernard heard him knock over his little gilded chair.
CONFIDENCEHENRY JAMES“I think it is a knock at the door,” said Mr. Pickwick, as if there could be the smallest doubt of the fact!
THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB, V. 2(OF 2)CHARLES DICKENSThe hills in sight, however, are very considerably wooded, and wood is apparently the common fuel.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYThe country is undulating and beautiful, mainly devoted to Grass, Wheat and Wood, and in the very highest condition.
GLANCES AT EUROPEHORACE GREELEYWORDS RELATED TO KNOCK ON WOOD
- anticipate
- aspire
- assume
- await
- be sure of
- believe
- cherish
- contemplate
- count on
- deem likely
- depend on
- desire
- expect
- feel confident
- foresee
- hang in
- have faith
- hold
- keep fingers crossed
- knock on wood
- look at sunny side
- look forward to
- pray
- presume
- promise oneself
- rely
- suppose
- surmise
- suspect
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- take heart
- think to
- trust
- watch for
- wish
- anticipated
- aspired
- assumed
- awaited
- believed
- cherished
- contemplated
- counted on
- deemed likely
- depended on
- desired
- expected
- felt confident
- foresaw
- had faith
- held
- hung in
- kept fingers crossed
- knocked on wood
- looked at sunny side
- looked forward to
- prayed
- presumed
- promised oneself
- relied
- supposed
- surmised
- suspected
- sweated
- sweated it
- sweated it out
- thought to
- took heart
- trusted
- was sure of
- watched for
- wished
- anticipates
- aspires
- assumes
- awaits
- believes
- cherishes
- contemplates
- counts on
- deems likely
- depends on
- desires
- expects
- feels confident
- foresees
- hangs in
- has faith
- holds
- is sure of
- keeps fingers crosses
- knocks on wood
- looks at sunny side
- looks forward to
- prays
- presumes
- promises oneself
- relies
- supposes
- surmises
- suspects
- sweats
- sweats it
- sweats it out
- takes heart
- thinks to
- trusts
- watches for
- wishes
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.