Liliputins -615

During first glorious days in paradise  nothing appeared to be beyond Eve's grasp ... "
Adam

Liliputins. What, the heck, is this ?
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beyond one's grasp

as in uncomprehensible

baffling
impenetrable
inconceivable
mystifying
opaque
puzzling

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grasp

verb

verb: grasp; 3rd person present: grasps; past tense: grasped; past participle: grasped; gerund or present participle: grasping

1. seize and hold firmly.
"she grasped the bottle"

synonyms: grip, clutch, clasp, hold, clench; More
catch, seize, grab, snatch, latch on to


"she grasped his hands"

antonyms: release


try to seize hold of.
"they grasped at each other with numbed fingers"

get mental hold of; comprehend fully.
"the way in which children could grasp complex ideas"

synonyms: understand, comprehend, follow, take in, perceive, see, apprehend, assimilate, absorb; More
informal get, catch on to, figure out, get one's head around, take on board


"everybody grasped the important points"

act decisively to the advantage of (something).
"we must grasp the opportunities offered"

synonyms: take advantage of, act on; More
seize, leap at, snatch, jump at, pounce on

"he grasped the opportunity"

antonyms: miss, overlook


noun

noun: grasp

1. a firm hold or grip.
"the child slipped from her grasp"

synonyms: grip, hold; clutch, clasp, clench
"his grasp on her hand"

control, power, clutches, command, domination, rule, tyranny
"his domineering mother's grasp"