NOUN
  • Definition - An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
  • Definition - An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
  • Example - They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech.
  • Definition - A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
  • Example - The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations.
  • Definition - (by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.
  • Example - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
  • Definition - An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.
  • Example - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
  • Definition - Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
  • Example - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
  • Definition - Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
  • Example - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
  • Synonyms - hit spike
  • Definition - The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
  • Example - Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry.
  • Definition - The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
  • Example - I've had an attack of the flu.
  • Definition - An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
  • Example - I've had an attack of the flu.
  • Definition - The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.
  • Example - I've had an attack of the flu.
  • Definition - (audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
  • Example - I've had an attack of the flu.
VERB
  • Definition - To apply violent force to someone or something.
  • Example - This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened.
  • Definition - To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).
  • Example - She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
  • Definition - To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
  • Example - She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts.
  • Definition - To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
  • Definition - To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
  • Definition - To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
  • Definition - To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
  • Definition - To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
  • Definition - To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.
  • Example - I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite.
Words in your word
7 Letter Words
attacks 13
6 Letter Words
attack 12
5 Letter Words
stack 11 tacks 11 katas 9 takas 9 scatt 7 tacts 7
4 Letter Words
cask 10 sack 10 tack 10 kaas 8 kata 8 kats 8 skat 8 taka 8 task 8 acta 6 acts 6 casa 6 cast 6 cats 6 scat 6 tact 6 stat 4 tats 4
3 Letter Words
ask 7 kas 7 kat 7 ska 7 tsk 7 act 5 cat 5 sac 5 aas 3 att 3 sat 3 tas 3 tat 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 aa 2 as 2 at 2 ta 2
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