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assault

/əˈsɔːlt/

Meanings
noun
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

Examples :

"to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town"
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Related Words

Illustration prerogatives

prerogatives noun

/prɪˈrɒɡətɪvz/ /pəˈrɒɡətɪvz/

A hereditary or official right or privilege.

"As the company's CEO, she has certain prerogatives, such as the power to approve large expenses without needing permission. "

Illustration necessarily

necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Inevitably; of necessity.

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

In a physical manner.

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Illustration frequently

frequently adverb

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/

At frequent intervals.

"This question arises frequently."

Illustration exchanging

exchanging verb

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

To trade or barter.

"The students were exchanging stickers during recess. "

Illustration figuratively

figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

(manner) In a figurative manner.

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

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competitive adjective

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

Capable of competing successfully

"The students in the math class were very competitive; they all worked hard to get the best grades. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

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aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

Characterized by aggression; unjustly attacking; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking or arguing.

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

Illustration threatening

threatening verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

"He threatened me with a knife."

Illustration constitution

constitution noun

/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.

"The successful constitution of our community garden relied on everyone contributing their time and skills. "

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suspension noun

/səˈspɛnʃən/

The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended.

"suspension from a hook"