Associations to the word «Surprise»
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SURPRISE, noun. Something not expected.
SURPRISE, noun. (attributive) Unexpected.
SURPRISE, noun. The feeling that something unexpected has happened.
SURPRISE, noun. (obsolete) A dish covered with a crust of raised pastry, but with no other contents.
SURPRISE, verb. (transitive) To cause (someone) to feel unusually alarmed or delighted.
SURPRISE, verb. (transitive) To do something to (a person) that they are not expecting, as a surprise.
SURPRISE, verb. (intransitive) To undergo or witness something unexpected.
SURPRISE, verb. (intransitive) To cause surprise.
SURPRISE, verb. (transitive) To attack unexpectedly.
SURPRISE, verb. (transitive) To take unawares.
SURPRISE PARTIES, noun. Plural of surprise party
SURPRISE PARTY, noun. A pre-planned party in which participants secretively gather in a certain location, wait for the arrival of the person they wish to honour and, traditionally, greet the arrival of the honoured person by shouting, "Surprise!".
SURPRISE SURPRISE, interjection. (idiomatic) (sarcastic) Said when something unsurprising has happened, especially if contrary to one's hopes.
Dictionary definition
SURPRISE, noun. The astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you.
SURPRISE, noun. A sudden unexpected event.
SURPRISE, noun. The act of surprising someone.
SURPRISE, verb. Cause to be surprised; "The news really surprised me".
SURPRISE, verb. Come upon or take unawares; "She surprised the couple"; "He surprised an interesting scene".
SURPRISE, verb. Attack by storm; attack suddenly.
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