shock
noun / adjective / verb
Meaning
- nounA sudden, heavy impact.
Example:
The train hit the buffers with a great shock.
- adjectiveCausing intense surprise, horror, etc.; unexpected and shocking.
Example:
His shock announcement rocked the tennis world.
- verbTo cause to be emotionally shocked; to cause (someone) to feel greatly surprised or upset.
Example:
The disaster shocked the world.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Very common
- #381 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 23% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None