Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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attack | Yes | No | Yes | No |
approach | Yes | No | Yes | No |
attack (noun) | approach (noun) |
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(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | the act of drawing spatially closer to something |
a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green |
the act of attacking | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation |
ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | a way of entering or leaving |
an offensive move in a sport or game | the temporal property of becoming nearer in time |
strong criticism | a close approximation |
intense adverse criticism | a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others |
the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | the event of one object coming closer to another |
a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing |
attack (verb) | approach (verb) |
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begin to injure | make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion |
set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task | move towards |
attack in speech or writing | come near in time |
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with | begin to deal with |
take the initiative and go on the offensive | come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character |
attack someone physically or emotionally |