shock




shock - noun

  • the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
  • a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body
  • (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells; characterized by reduced cardiac output and rapid heartbeat and circulatory insufficiency and pallor
  • an instance of agitation of the earth's crust
  • an unpleasant or disappointing surprise
  • a pile of sheaves of grain set on end in a field to dry; stalks of Indian corn set up in a field
  • a bushy thick mass (especially hair)
  • a sudden jarring impact
  • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

    • shock - verb

    • surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
    • strike with disgust or revulsion
    • strike with horror or terror
    • collide violently
    • collect or gather into shocks
    • subject to electrical shocks
    • inflict a trauma upon

    shock - thesaurus

    appal British English spelling   appall American English spelling   blow   cushion   daze   floor   impact   jar   jolt   jounce   offend   outrage   scandalise British English spelling   scandalize American English spelling   stupor   traumatise British English spelling   traumatize American English spelling  


    View spelling list ck words and learn about the word shock in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for shock

    s is 1 h is 4 o is 1 c is 3 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 14

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