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1Attack on Pearl Harbor — Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II …
2surprise — 1 noun 1 EVENT (C) an unexpected or unusual event: Joan! What a lovely surprise to see you again! | surprise visit/announcement/attack etc: Let s pay grandma a surprise visit. | US forces launched a surprise attack on the Panamanian capital. |… …
3surprise — sur|prise1 W2S3 [səˈpraız US sər ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(event)¦ 2¦(feeling)¦ 3 take/catch somebody by surprise 4 take somebody/something by surprise 5¦(gift/party etc)¦ 6 surprise guest/visitor etc 7 surprise! 8 9¦(method)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
4surprise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, total, utter ▪ mild, slight, some ▪ initial …
5surprise — [[t]sə(r)pra͟ɪz[/t]] ♦♦ surprises, surprising, surprised 1) N COUNT: oft N to n A surprise is an unexpected event, fact, or piece of news. I have a surprise for you: We are moving to Switzerland!... It may come as a surprise to some that a normal …
6surprise — Synonyms and related words: admiration, amaze, amazement, ambush, assail, assault, astonish, astonishment, astound, astoundment, attack, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, beguilement, bewilder, bewilderment, blitz, blockbuster, blow, boggle, bomb …
7attack */*/*/ — I UK [əˈtæk] / US verb Word forms attack : present tense I/you/we/they attack he/she/it attacks present participle attacking past tense attacked past participle attacked 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to use violence to harm a person, animal, or …
8surprise — /səˈpraɪz / (say suh pruyz) verb (t) (surprised, surprising) 1. to come upon suddenly and unexpectedly; catch (a person, etc.) in the act of doing something; discover (a thing) suddenly. 2. to assail, attack, or capture suddenly or without… …
9attack — at|tack1 [ ə tæk ] noun *** 1. ) count a violent attempt to harm a person, animal, or place: a vicious attack attack on: measures to reduce the number of sexual attacks on young women a ) count or uncount an organized attempt to defeat an enemy,… …
10surprise — v 1. astonish, amaze, astound, stun, Inf. flabbergast, Inf. snow, Sl. blow away, Sl. blow one s mind; overwhelm, overpower, Inf. bowl over, Inf. floor, Inf. knock or throw one for a loop, Inf. set back on one s heels; hit like a ton of bricks,… …
