assassination
— Noun
– English
~ an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
assassination
— Noun
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~ murder of a public figure by surprise attack
assassinator
— Noun
– English
~ a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors"
assault
— Verb
– English
~ attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
assault
— Verb
– English
~ force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
assault
— Verb
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~ attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
aggravated assault
— Noun
– English
~ a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously (as with a deadly weapon)
amphibious assault
— Noun
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~ an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
Assault
— Noun
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~ thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
assault
— Noun
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~ the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
assault
— Noun
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~ close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
assault
— Noun
– English
~ a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
assaultive
— Adjective
– English
~ disposed to attack
assay
— Verb
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~ make an effort or attempt; "He tried to shake off his fears"; "The infant had essayed a few wobbly steps"; "The police attempted to stop the thief"; "He sought to improve himself"; "She always seeks to do good in the world"
assay
— Verb
– English
~ analyze (chemical substances)
assay
— Noun
– English
~ a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.
assay
— Noun
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~ a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
assay
— Noun
– English
~ an appraisal of the state of affairs; "they made an assay of the contents"; "a check on its dependability under stress"
assay
— Noun
– English
~ a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components