ambush

Letters that make ambush

s, a, b, h, m, u are letters that make 'ambush'

Words within ambush

AM, MB, Bush, bush, bus, Mb, US, Am are words within 'ambush'

3 possible definitions for 'ambush'

Ambush as "wait in hiding to attack"

Under this definition, ambush is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

waylay, lurk, scupper, bushwhack, lie in wait, ambuscade have the same meaning as 'ambush'

ambush as a type

'ambush' can be a type of wait.

Derivatives of ambush

lying in wait, ambusher, lurker, skulker, lurcher, bushwhacker, ambush, ambuscade, trap are derivatives of 'ambush'.

Ambush as "hunt (quarry) by stalking and ambushing"

Under this definition, ambush is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

still-hunt has the same meaning as ambush

ambush as a type

'ambush' can be a type of hunt down, track down, run, hunt.

Derivatives of ambush

lying in wait, ambusher, ambush, ambuscade, trap are derivatives of 'ambush'.

Ambush as "the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise"

Under this definition, ambush is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lying in wait, ambuscade, trap have the same meaning as 'ambush'

ambush as a type

'ambush' can be a type of surprise attack, coup de main.

Types of ambush

dry-gulching is a type of ambush.

Derivatives of ambush

waylay, still-hunt, lurk, scupper, bushwhack, ambush, lie in wait, ambuscade are derivatives of 'ambush'.


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