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| Agamemnon |
in Greek mythology, the Mycenaean king and commander in chief who led the attack against Troy. |
| aggress |
to initiate an attack or quarrel; be the aggressor. |
| aggression |
an attack or war against a country started without good cause by another country. [1/2 definitions] |
| airstrike |
an attack by air forces or other military aviation against a ground or naval target. |
| airtight |
having no weak points that could be open to attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| alert |
a warning or a period of warning, as of severe weather or military attack. [1/3 definitions] |
| alligator |
a large reptile with short legs, a long body and tail, and a long, wide snout. Alligators are protected by thick skin with many hard bumps. They live in rivers, lakes, swamps, and other bodies of water in the southeast United States and in China. They usually eat insects, fish, turtles, snakes, birds, and other water animals, but have been known to attack small land mammals. They are closely related to crocodiles. Chinese alligators are endangered because their habitat is being changed by people. |
| ambuscade |
an attack from a hidden position; ambush. [2/3 definitions] |
| ambush |
a surprise attack made from a hidden place. [3 definitions] |
| ammunition |
any means used in a disagreement or battle to attack or defend an opinion. [1/2 definitions] |
| antiaircraft |
designed for defense, esp. by ground-based weapons, against enemy air attack. [2 definitions] |
| apoplectic |
showing signs of an apparently imminent attack of apoplexy. [1/3 definitions] |
| arm2 |
(usually plural) things used to attack and hurt other people. Guns and knives are kinds of arms. [1/2 definitions] |
| armed to the teeth |
carrying numerous weapons in preparation for attack or defense. |
| armor |
the covering on certain animals that protects them against attack. [1/4 definitions] |
| assail |
to attack with vigor or violence; assault. |
| assailable |
open to attack or assault; vulnerable. |
| assault |
the crime of attacking someone. [3 definitions] |
| assault and battery |
in law, the act of, and charge against, an offender who threatens and carries out the threat to attack or do other physical violence to another. |
| attack |
to make or begin an attack. [1/9 definitions] |
| autoimmunity |
production of antibodies that attack the body's own cells. |
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