Angostura bark
() An aromatic bark used as a tonic, obtained from a South American of the rue family (Galipea cusparia, / officinalis). |
Angustura bark
() See Angostura bark. |
Attack
(v. t.) To fall upon with force |
Attack
(v. t.) To assail with unfriendly speech or writing |
Attack
(v. t.) To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some object of labor or investigation. |
Attack
(v. t.) To begin to affect |
Attack
(v. i.) To make an onset or attack. |
Attack
(n.) The act of attacking, or falling on with force or violence |
Attack
(n.) An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with unfriendly or bitter words. |
Attack
(n.) A setting to work upon some task, etc. |
Attack
(n.) An access of disease |
Attack
(n.) The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive action, by a chemical agent. |
Avant-guard
(n.) The van or advanced body of an army. See Vanguard. |
Axle guard
() The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically |
Bark
(v. t.) To strip the bark from |
Bark
(v. t.) To abrade or rub off any outer covering from |
Bark
(v. t.) To girdle. See Girdle, v. t., 3. |
Bark
(v. t.) To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark |
Bark
(v. i.) To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal organs |
Bark
(v. i.) To make a clamor |
Bark
(n.) The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog |
Bark
(n.) Alt. of Barque |
Bark beetle
() A small beetle of many species (family Scolytidae), which in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees, often doing great damage. |
Bark louse
() An insect of the family Coccidae, which infests the bark of trees and vines. |
Both-hands
(n.) A factotum. |
Calisaya bark
() A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species. |
Castle-guard
(n.) The guard or defense of a castle. |
Castle-guard
(n.) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of maintaining watch and ward in it |
Castle-guard
(n.) A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service within the realm, without limitation of time. |
Command
(v. t.) To order with authority |
Command
(v. t.) To exercise direct authority over |
Command
(v. t.) To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or vision |
Command
(v. t.) To have power or influence of the nature of authority over |
Command
(v. t.) To direct to come |
Command
(v. i.) To have or to exercise direct authority |
Command
(v. i.) To have a view, as from a superior position. |
Command
(n.) An authoritative order requiring obedience |
Command
(n.) The possession or exercise of authority. |
Command
(n.) Authority |
Command
(n.) Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of position |
Command
(n.) Control |
Command
(n.) A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post, or the whole territory under the authority or control of a particular officer. |
Drop
(n.) The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical mass |
Drop
(n.) That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid drop |
Drop
(n.) Same as Gutta. |
Drop
(n.) Any small pendent ornament. |
Drop
(n.) Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an elevated position |
Drop
(n.) A door or platform opening downward |
Drop
(n.) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages, coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck. |
Drop
(n.) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet. |
| fetch | the action of fetching |
standdown
stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action |
| one-night stand | a performance in one place on one night only |
| laying on of hands | laying hands on a person's head to invoke spiritual blessing in Christian ordination |
| attack tone-beginning | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
| drop | the act of dropping something, they expected the drop would be successful |
wag
waggle
shake | causing to move repeatedly from side to side |
| attack | an offensive move in a sport or game, they won the game with a -hit attack in the th inning |
drop shot
dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
eyedrop
eye-drop | a method of irrigating the eye used by ophthalmologists |
| laying on of hands | the application of a faith healer's hands to the patient's body |
| guard | a position on a basketball team |
| guard | (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage, guards must be good blockers |
guard duty
guard sentry duty
sentry go | the duty of serving as a sentry, he was on guard that night |
| attack attempt | the act of attacking, attacks on women increased last year, they made an attempt on his life |
| command guidance | a method of controlling the flight of a missile by commands originating from the ground or from another missile |
hands
custody | (with `in') guardianship over, in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child, my fate is in your hands, too much power in the president's hands, your guests are now in my custody, the mother was awarded custody of the children |
precaution
safeguard
guard | a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc., he put an ice pack on the injury as a precaution, an insurance policy is a good safeguard, we let our guard down |
| one-night stand | a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night, he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands |
tremble
shiver
shake | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement |
| 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 |
| stand | a defensive effort, the army made a final stand at the Rhone |
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 |
| stay | continuing or remaining in a place or state, they had a nice stay in Paris, a lengthy hospital stay, a four-month stay in bankruptcy court |
| stand | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance, a one-night stand |
reorganization
reorganisation
shake-up
shakeup | the imposition of a new organization, organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes), a committee was appointed to oversee the reorganization of the curriculum, top officials were forced out in the cabinet shakeup |
| attack | strong criticism, he published an unexpected attack on my work |
| turn good turn | a favor for someone, he did me a good turn |
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 |
Little Bighorn
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of the Little Bighorn
Custer's Last Stand | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (), Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull, Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command |
| guard hair | coarse hairs that form the outer fur and protect the underfur of certain mammals |
watchdog
guard dog | a dog trained to guard property |
| attack dog | a watchdog trained to attack on command |
| bark beetle | small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees, related to weevils |
spruce bark beetle
Dendroctonus rufipennis | small beetle that likes to bore through the bark of spruce trees and eat the cambium which eventually kills the tree, the spruce bark beetle is the major tree-killing insect pest of Alaska spruce forests |
bark-louse
bark louse | any of several insects living on the bark of plants |
aircraft carrier
carrier flattop
attack aircraft carrier | a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings |
arm guard
arm pad | a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers |
| attack submarine | a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping |
bandstand
outdoor stage
stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
bark
barque | a sailing ship with (or more) masts |
base
pedestal
stand | a support or foundation, the base of the lamp |
birchbark canoe
birchbark
birch bark | a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree |