amuse

Object

• bouche: The amuse bouche was mashed potato with a strip of tapenade placed upon the top.
• kid: How can I keep the kids amused during the holidays?
• yourselves: You can amuse yourselves by experimenting with various faces... .
• toddler: Puppet shows, entertainers and a giant sand pit will keep toddlers amused until they fall asleep!
• crowd: Other characters such as the ' hobby horse ' or a clown, are often introduced to amuse the crowds.
• audience: But there is enough in the book to keep audiences amused from Sutherland to Cornwall, Dyfed to Norfolk, for years to come.

Subject

• fact: However, they are equally amused by the fact it work.

Preposition: during

• holiday: How can I keep the kids amused during the holidays?

Infinitive complement

• hear: I was amused to hear of McConnell's marriage, I wonder how Killiney 5 will appeal to him.
• see: I'm amused to see that there is a remake of The Fog on the way.
• find: I am amused to find that my status in Najaf is rising.
• read: I was amused to read the frustrations of one reviewer, who lamented the fact that Cupitt keeps changing his mind.

Modifying Another Word

• mildly: At the time I was mildly amused by the accuracy of the bird's aim.
• faintly: I was faintly amused by her decision to color the pilgrims in bright colors tho, cerise tops and gold trousers!
• greatly: The recital of the dialog greatly amused my friends.
• somewhat: Whilst one can sympathize with the victim in this story, it is difficult not to be somewhat amused by events.
• highly: I am highly amused that on the forum in question he is saying lots of rude things about Australians.
• rather: The guards seemed to be rather amused at Des's passport photograph.

Preposition: for

• while: Starting to color so can keep her amused for a while at least with felt pens and paper.
• hour: An ideal way to keep the children amused for hours.