Ouch

What it means

1. (interjection) An expression of one's own physical pain. “Ouch! You stepped on my toe! That hurt!”
2. (interjection) An expression in sympathy at another's pain. “Ouch! Her sunburn looks awful.”
3. (interjection) A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking). “Ouch. How could you say that?”
4. (interjection) An expression of disappointment. “Ouch, I really wanted to do that.”
5. (interjection) Expressing surprise at the high price of something. “Ouch, one hundred thousand dollars for a car! I could never afford that!”
6. (noun) A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when valuable or set with jewels.

Letter analysis

• Ouch contains 4 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 2 consonant(s).
• It uses 4 unique letters.
• Estimated syllable count: 1.
• Scrabble-style letter score: 9.

Sub-words

• hoc

Related words

Other 4-letter words

• abbr
• abed
• abet
• able
• ably
• abut
• acct
• aced
• aces
• ache
• achy
• acid
• acme
• acne
• acre
• acts
• adds
• advt

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Words ending with UCH

• couch
• crouch
• debauch
• eunuch
• grouch
• inasmuch
• much
• nonesuch
• overmuch
• pouch
• retouch
• slouch
• such
• touch
• vouch

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