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| ah |
a word used to express surprise, joy, pain, understanding, dislike, and other feelings. |
| aha |
a word used to express feelings like surprise, success, discovery, or satisfaction. |
| amaze |
to surprise greatly or fill with wonder; astonish. |
| amazement |
wonder; great surprise. |
| amazing |
causing great surprise or wonder. |
| ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. [3 definitions] |
| astonish |
to fill with great surprise or amazement. |
| astonishment |
great surprise or amazement. |
| astound |
to cause surprise or wonder; amaze. |
| bowl over |
to overwhelm with surprise; astonish. |
| boy |
used to express surprise. [1/2 definitions] |
| catch |
to discover and surprise suddenly. [1/13 definitions] |
| crop up |
to appear or happen as a surprise. |
| dear |
used to express surprise, disappointment, or dismay. [1/5 definitions] |
| floor |
When you floor someone, you surprise or confuse them very much. When you are floored by what someone tells you, you have trouble believing it and maybe you can't even speak. [1/5 definitions] |
| gasp |
a sudden, brief taking in of air through the mouth, because of surprise or difficulty breathing. [1/3 definitions] |
| goodness |
a word used to express surprise or alarm. [1/2 definitions] |
| guerrilla |
one of a group of soldiers who do not work as part of an official army. Guerillas make surprise attacks against an enemy. |
| ha |
a word used to show triumph, surprise, discovery, amazement, or annoyance. |
| heaven |
(plural) an expression of surprise. [1/4 definitions] |
| hello |
a word used as a greeting, statement of surprise, or call for attention. [1/2 definitions] |
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