attack tone-beginning | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
attack | an offensive move in a sport or game, they won the game with a -hit attack in the th inning |
attack attempt | the act of attacking, attacks on women increased last year, they made an attempt on his life |
approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
biological warfare BW biological attack biologic attack bioattack | the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food |
attack onslaught onset onrush | (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons), the attack began at dawn |
air raid air attack | an attack by armed planes on a surface target |
ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
banzai attack banzai charge | a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties, originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' |
diversion diversionary attack | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack |
preventive strike preventive attack | a strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forces |
party spirit | devotion to a political party |
attack | strong criticism, he published an unexpected attack on my work |
surprise attack coup de main | an attack without warning |
terrorist attack | a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims |
attack dog | a watchdog trained to attack on command |
aircraft carrier carrier flattop attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
attack submarine | a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping |
fighter fighter aircraft attack aircraft | a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
level spirit level | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid |
spirit lamp | a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol |
spirit stove | a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol |
spirit | a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character |
heart spirit | an inclination or tendency of a certain kind, he had a change of heart |
esprit de corps morale team spirit | the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed |
liveliness life spirit sprightliness | animation and energy in action or expression, it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it |
civic pride civic spirit | pride in your city |
spirit world | any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide, science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants |
intent purport spirit | the intended meaning of a communication |
fire attack flak flack blast | intense adverse criticism, Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party, the government has come under attack, don't give me any flak |
warning of attack | a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends to launch an attack in the near future |
table rapping table tapping spirit rapping | alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead |
scare panic attack | a sudden attack of fear |
proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
Holy Ghost Holy Spirit Paraclete | the third person in the Trinity, Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection, it came on Pentecost |
guardian spirit guardian angel | an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual |
evil spirit | a spirit tending to cause harm |
eudemon eudaemon good spirit | a benevolent spirit |
familiar familiar spirit | a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard |
spirit disembodied spirit | any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings |
water sprite water nymph water spirit | a fairy that inhabits water |
free agent free spirit freewheeler | someone acting freely or even irresponsibly |
spirit rapper | someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table |
spirit | the vital principle or animating force within living things |
zombi zombie zombi spirit zombie spirit | (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body |
attack | the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent), the film was sensitive to attack by acids, open to attack by the elements |
angle of attack | the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil |
emotional state spirit | the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection), his emotional state depended on her opinion, he was in good spirits, his spirit rose |
attack | a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition, an attack of diarrhea |