(figurative) Having been subjected to a shock for which one is unprepared.
Having been the target of an ambush.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ambush
ambusher
ambusher
noun
One who ambushes.
ambushes
ambushes
noun
plural of ambush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ambush
besmouch
besmutch
besmutch
Verb
To besmirch.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bismuths
bismuths
noun
plural of bismuth
brushman
brushman
noun
(informal) A male painter.
A man employed to clean with a brush.
brushmen
brushmen
noun
plural of brushman
buddhism
bushment
bushment
noun
(obsolete) A surprise party; a company of soldiers secretly deployed.
(obsolete) An ambush.
(obsolete) The troops concealed in an ambush.
dumbfish
enambush
enambush
verb
(obsolete) To ambush.
hamburgs
hempbush
homburgs
homburgs
noun
plural of homburg
humblers
humblers
noun
plural of humbler
humblest
humblest
adj
superlative form of humble: most humble
limebush
milkbush
milkbush
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Euphorbia.
mintbush
mintbush
noun
Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
numbfish
numbfish
noun
An electric ray of the family Narcinidae, capable of delivering numbing shocks.
reimbush
sambhurs
sambhurs
noun
plural of sambhur
subhuman
subhuman
adj
Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human.
noun
Anything which is less than human.
subhumid
subhumid
adj
(of a climate) Having a humidity typical of grassland or prairie
subtheme
subtheme
noun
A specific theme within a larger theme
thrombus
thrombus
noun
(hematology, pathology) A blood clot formed from platelets and other elements that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.