cannonade vs assail

cannonade is a noun but assail is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cannonade	Yes	No	Yes	No
assail	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assail is a hypernym of cannonade; that is, assail is a word with a broader meaning than cannonade:

cannonade: attack with cannons or artillery
assail: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

Other hypernyms of cannonade include attack.

cannonade (noun)	assail (noun)
intense and continuous artillery fire

cannonade (verb)	assail (verb)
attack with cannons or artillery	attack in speech or writing
	attack someone physically or emotionally
	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with