Bash and Surprise

Bash

Bash noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Surprise and bash are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Surprise" instead a noun "Bash".

Nearby Words: bashed, bashing, basher

Surprise noun - Something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected.

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Bash and surprise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bash" instead a noun "Surprise".

Nearby Words: surprising, surprisingly, surprised, surprized

good	good bash	good surprise
actual	actual bash	actual surprise
entire	entire bash	entire surprise
massive	massive bash	massive surprise
Other adjectives: big, great, huge, epic.

people	bash people	surprise people
way	bash way	surprise way
characters	bash characters	surprise characters
hell	bash hell	surprise hell
Other words: opponent, enemy, players.

My Friends... and Zoidberg: One episode ended with a surprise birthday bash for Pal.

Source: Series / Sze U Tonight
On Saturday Night Live, Watson (Phil Hartman) throws a surprise birthday bash, which Holmes (Jeremy Irons) proceeds to completely spoil by anticipating the "surprise," announcing the locations of everyone in the room, and correctly guessing the contents of their gift boxes.

Source: Sherlock Scan
This isn't a surprise to Trekkies (familiar with Picard's love of Noir detective stories and his wild past in "Tapestry"), but leads to the more serious drama of Picard screaming in rage as he machine-guns an assimilated ensign, then trying to bash his body with a tommy gun.

Source: Film / Star Trek: First Contact

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