Antonyms for knock on wood
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : woo d |
| Phonetic Transcription : wÊŠd |
Definition of knock on wood
Origin :- Old English wudu, earlier widu "tree, trees collectively, the substance of which trees are made," from Proto-Germanic *widuz (cf. Old Norse viðr, Danish and Swedish ved "tree, wood," Old High German witu "wood"), perhaps from PIE *widhu- "tree, wood" (cf. Welsh gwydd "trees," Gaelic fiodh- "wood, timber," Old Irish fid "tree, wood"). Woodsy is from 1860. Out of the woods "safe" is from 1792.
- As in hope : verb long for, dream about
Synonyms for 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
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