shocks


Meanings

  • 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;
    • "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
  • (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;
    • "corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks"
  • a bushy thick mass (especially hair);
  • a sudden jarring impact;
  • a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses;
    • "the old car needed a new set of shocks"
  • 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


Scrabble Score: 15

shocks is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

shocks is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

shocks is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 15

shocks is a valid Words With Friends word