English to English Dictionary

Surplus goods

Commodities or products remaining after all requirements have been met or the needs of a market have been satisfied.

Surprise

An unexpected event or occurrence that causes astonishment.

Surprise Guest

A visitor or attendee whose arrival was not anticipated or announced beforehand.

Surreal

Having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; bizarrely uncanny or fantastical.

Surrealism

A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind.

Surrealist

An artist or writer who is a member of the surrealist movement, which emphasizes the irrational and the dream-like aspects of human experience.

Surrender

The action of ceasing to resist an enemy or opponent and submitting to their authority.

Surrey

A county in southeast England, bordering Greater London.

Surrogate mother

A woman who bears a child on behalf of another person or couple, typically through artificial insemination or implantation of a fertilized egg.

Surrogate-parent

An individual who legally or functionally acts as a parent to a child, taking on the responsibilities of care, upbringing, and support without being the biological father or mother.

Surround

To encircle or enclose on all sides.

Surround-Sound

A sound reproduction system that creates an immersive audio experience by using multiple audio channels and speakers arranged around the listener.