2 : a large billow
3 : a transient sudden increase of current or voltage in an electrical circuit
Synonyms
billow, swell, wave—more at WAVE
sur·geon noun : a physician who specializes in surgery
sur·gery noun, plural -ger·ies [ORIGIN: ME surgerie, fr. AF cirurgerie, surgerie, fr. L chirurgia, fr. Gk cheirourgia, fr. cheirourgos surgeon, fr. cheirourgos doing by hand, fr. cheir hand + ergon work]
1 : a branch of medicine concerned with the correction of physical defects, the repair of injuries, and the treatment of disease esp. by operations
2 : a room or area where surgery is performed
3 : the work done by a surgeon
sur·gi·cal adjective : of, relating to, or associated with surgeons or surgery
— sur·gi·cal·ly adverb
sur·ly adjective sur·li·er; -est [ORIGIN: alter. of ME serreli lordly, imperious, prob. fr. sire, ser sire]
: having a rude unfriendly disposition
— sur·li·ness noun
Synonyms
glum, sulky, sullen—more at SULKY
bearish, bilious, cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-tempered, ornery, splenetic—more at ILL-TEMPERED
1surmise verb sur·mised; sur·mis·ing : to form a notion of from scanty evidence : GUESS
Synonyms
assume, conjecture, guess, presume, speculate, suppose, suspect—more at GUESS
2surmise noun : a thought or idea based on scanty evidence
Synonyms
conjecture, guess, supposition—more at CONJECTURE
sur·mount verb 1 : to prevail over : OVERCOME
2 : to get to or lie at the top of
Synonyms
beat, conquer, crush, defeat, master, overcome, prevail, subdue, triumph, win—more at BEAT
sur·name noun 1 : NICKNAME
2 : the name borne in common by members of a family
sur·pass verb 1 : to be superior to in quality, degree, or performance : EXCEL
2 : to go beyond the range or powers of
— sur·pass·ing·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, top, transcend; also exceed, outrun, overpass; best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), worst; outweigh, overshadow
[2] exceed, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep—more at EXCEED
sur·plice noun : a loose white outer vestment usu. of knee length
sur·plus noun 1 : quantity left over : EXCESS
2 : the excess of assets over liabilities
Synonyms
excess, fat, overabundance, overflow, overkill, overmuch, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit—more at EXCESS
1surprise noun 1 : an attack made without warning
2 : a taking unawares
3 : something that surprises
4 : the state of being surprised : AMAZEMENT
Synonyms
[1] ambush, trap—more at AMBUSH
[3] bolt, bombshell, jar, jolt; also shock, thunderclap; revelation, shocker
[4] amazement, astonishment, shock, wonder; also awe, wonderment; startle; bewilderment, confusion, discomfiture, dismay
2surprise verb sur·prised; sur·pris·ing 1 : to come upon and attack unexpectedly
2 : to take unawares
3 : to strike with wonder or amazement esp. because unexpected : AMAZE
4 : to cause astonishment or surprise
Synonyms
[1] ambush, waylay—more at AMBUSH
[3] amaze, astonish, astound, bowl, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor, shock, startle, stun, stupefy; also befuddle, bewilder, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, muddle, nonplus, perplex
surprising adjective : of a nature that excites surprise
Synonyms
amazing, astonishing, astounding, eye-opening, shocking, startling, stunning; also unannounced, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen;