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attack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | approach, plan of attack |
| Type of | conceptualisation, conceptualization, formulation |
| Has types | avenue |
an attack on inflation.
his plan of attack was misguided.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assail, assault, lash out, round, snipe |
| Type of | criticize, criticise, pick apart, knock |
| Has types | claw, whip, whang, vitriol, shout, scald, rubbish, rip, abuse, clapperclaw, bombard, blister, blackguard, barrage |
| Derivation | attacker |
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker.
attack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | onrush, onset, onslaught |
| Type of | operation, military operation |
| Has types | blitzkrieg, strike, fire, diversionary attack, diversion, surprise attack, coup de main, countermove, counterattack, charge, bombing, strafe, penetration, bombardment, blitz, incursion, banzai charge, banzai attack, ground attack, firing |
the attack began at dawn.
attack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tone-beginning |
| Type of | beginning, start, commencement |
attack::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assail |
| Type of | struggle, fight, contend |
| Has types | bombard, beleaguer, besiege, blitz, bomb, bust, cannonade, circumvent, counterattack, counterstrike, gas, hem in, hit, invade, occupy, pelt, pepper, raid, storm, strafe, strike, submarine, surprise, surround, torpedo |
| Verb group | aggress |
| Derivation | attacker |
Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | attempt |
| Type of | criminal offense, crime, law-breaking, criminal offence |
| Has types | assault |
attacks on women increased last year.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | play, turn |
| Has types | counterattack, counterplay |
they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning.
attack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | affliction |
| Has types | touch, paroxysm, stroke, cerebrovascular accident, heart attack, apoplexy, flare, fit, cva, spot, seizure, raptus, convulsion, occlusion, ictus, hysterics, anxiety attack |
an attack of diarrhea.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | affect |
| Derivation | attacker |
The cancer cells are attacking his liver.
Rust is attacking the metal.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | unfavorable judgment, criticism |
| Has types | denigration, defamation, calumny, slander, aspersion |
he published an unexpected attack on my work.
attack::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | devolution, degeneration |
the film was sensitive to attack by acids.
open to attack by the elements.
Examples of attacks
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It was after the Sept. 11 attacks that he got to see what his job was all about.
From the stltoday.com
The Sooners and Huskies can stop the run and they can frustrate passing attacks.
From the bostonherald.com
This propaganda attack vastly escalated the threats of physical attacks on King.
From the thenewstribune.com
Dave Hochstetler has survived two heart attacks and five heart catheterizations.
From the news-journalonline.com
Some aid organizations worry that such logos could provoke attacks by militants.
From the online.wsj.com
At the time, Israel was responding to rocket attacks from Palestinian territory.
From the upi.com
Ankara says the rebels use bases in Iraq to launch deadly attacks inside Turkey.
From the voanews.com
Lingering anxiety about future terrorist attacks also makes some execs cautious.
From the businessweek.com
They had the mortar attacks under control, so there were very little casualties.
From the news-journalonline.com
- (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
- Launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
- An offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
- Attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
- Fire: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
- Take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
- Attack!! is Yngwie Malmsteen's first album with singer Doogie White, released in 2002. Also featured is famed keyboardist Derek Sherinian (Alice Cooper, Dream Theater, Planet X).
- Attack, also known as Attack!, is a 1956 American war film. It was directed by Robert Aldrich and starred Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, William Smithers, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck. The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc.
- "Attack" is a song by 30 Seconds to Mars. The song is released as the band's first single from their second album, A Beautiful Lie.
