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Showing words for AMBUSHED using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Ambushed

ambushed

7 Letter Words for Ambushed

budmash, subhead

6 Letter Words for Ambushed

absume, abused, ambush, amused, bashed, bedash, bemads, bemuds, bushed, daubes, dubash, embush, emdash, haused, masdeu, mashed, medusa, mushed, seudah, shamed

5 Letter Words for Ambushed

abuse, abush, adsum, ahems, amusd, amuse, ashed, based, baume, beads, beams, beaus, bemad, bemas, bemud, bused, dabuh, dahms, dames, daube, daubs, deash, debus, desma, dumas, dumba, dumbs, embus, habus, hades, haems, hamed, hames, hamus, hauds, hause, heads, hemad, humas, mabes, mased, mauds, meads, mesad, mesua, mused, musha, sabed, sadhe, sadhu, sahme, sebum, sedum, shade, shame, shedu, shema, shuba, suade, subah

4 Letter Words for Ambushed

abed, ahed, ahem, ahum, ambe, amus, asem, aube, bade, bads, bahs, bams, base, bash, baud, bead, beam, beau, beds, bedu, bema, besa, bmus, buda, bude, buds, bums, bush, dabs, daes, dahs, dame, dams, dase, dash, daub, dbms, deas, debs, deus, dmus, dubs, dues, duma, dumb, dush, eaus, edam, edhs, emda, emus, esau, euda, habu, hade, hads, haes, hame, hams, haud, haum, head, hems, hubs, hued, hues, huma, hums, huse, mabe, made, mads, maed, maes, mahu, mase, mash, masu, maud, mdse, mead, meas, meds, mesa, mesh, meus, muds, musa, musd, muse, mush, sabe, sade, sadh, same, samh, saum, seah, seam, shab, shad, sham, shea, shed, shem, shua, suba, sude, sued, used

3 Letter Words for Ambushed

abd, abm, abs, abu, ade, adh, adm, ads, aes, ahs, ahu, amb, ame, amu, asb, ase, ash, aud, auh, aum, bad, bae, bah, bam, bas, bde, bds, bed, bes, bhd, bsh, bud, bum, bus, dab, dae, dah, dam, das, dau, dea, deb, dem, des, dha, dhu, dub, due, duh, dum, ead, eam, eas, eau, ebs, edh, eds, ehs, ems, emu, esd, esm, esu, hab, had, hae, ham, has, hau, hed, hem, hes, hub, hud, hue, hum, mab, mad, mae, mas, mau, mba, mbd, mea, med, meh, mes, meu, msb, msh, mud, mus, sab, sad, sah, sam, sau, sbe, sea, sed, sem, sha, she, sma, sub, sud, sue, sum, uds, uhs, uma, ume, ums, usa, use, ush

Definitions for Ambushed

[1] an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise: The highwaymen waited in ambush near the road.
[2] an act or instance of attacking unexpectedly from a concealed position.
[3] the concealed position itself: They fired from ambush.
[4] those who attack suddenly and unexpectedly from a concealed position.
[5] to attack from ambush.
[6] the act of waiting in a concealed position in order to launch a surprise attack
[7] a surprise attack from such a position
[8] the concealed position from which such an attack is launched
[9] the person or persons waiting to launch such an attack
[10] to lie in wait (for)
[11] (tr) to attack suddenly from a concealed position

Words related to Ambushed

ambushassault, trap, surround, waylay, deception, camouflage, shelter, concealment, trick, lurking, pitfall, ambuscade, hiding, waiting, hide, decoy, ensnare, lurk, bushwhack, jump

Words nearby Ambushed

ambushambulatory care, ambulatory surgery, ambulette, ambuscade, ambuscado, ambush, ambush bug, ambystomid, amc, amchitka, amd

Origin of Ambushed

1250–1300; (v.) Middle English enbuss(h)en < Middle French embuschier to place men in ambush, literally, to set in the woods, equivalent to em- im-1 + busch- (< Vulgar Latin *busca wood, forest < Germanic *busk- heavy stick) + -ier infinitive suffix; (noun) earlier enbusshe < Middle French embusche, derivative of the v.

Other words from Ambushed

am·bush·er , noun
am·bush·like , adjective

Word origin for Ambushed

C14: from Old French embuschier to position in ambush, from em- im- + -buschier, from busche piece of firewood, probably of Germanic origin; see bush 1

Synonyms for Ambushed

assault, surround, trap, waylay, ambuscade, assail, bushwhack, decoy, ensnare, entrap, hide, hook, jap, jump, lurk, net, surprise, wait, box in, dry gulch, hem in, lay for, set trap