attache | (noun) a shallow and rectangular briefcase | Synonyms: attache case |
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(noun) a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission | - |
attachment | (noun) the act of fastening things together | Synonyms: fastening |
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(noun) the act of attaching or affixing something | Synonyms: affixation |
(noun) faithful support for a cause or political party or religion | Synonyms: adherence, adhesion |
(noun) a supplementary part or accessory | - |
(noun) a connection that fastens things together | Synonyms: bond |
(noun) a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding | - |
(noun) a feeling of affection for a person or an institution | Synonyms: fond regard |
attack | (noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons) | Synonyms: onrush, onset, onslaught |
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(noun) a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase | Synonyms: tone-beginning |
(noun) the act of attacking | Synonyms: attempt |
(noun) ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation | Synonyms: approach, plan of attack |
(noun) an offensive move in a sport or game | - |
(noun) strong criticism | - |
(noun) intense adverse criticism | Synonyms: blast, fire, flack, flak |
(noun) the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) | - |
(noun) a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition | - |
attacker | (noun) someone who attacks | Synonyms: aggressor, assailant, assaulter |
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attainability | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: achievability, attainableness |
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attainableness | (noun) the state of being achievable | Synonyms: achievability, attainability |
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attainder | (noun) cancellation of civil rights | Synonyms: civil death |
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attainment | (noun) the act of achieving an aim | - |
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(noun) arrival at a new stage | - |
(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, skill |
attar | (noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | Synonyms: atar, athar, ottar |
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battalion | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies | - |
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(noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: large number, multitude, pack, plurality |
bioattack | (noun) the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins to destroy men and animals or food | Synonyms: biologic attack, biological attack, biological warfare, BW |
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cattail | (noun) tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes | - |
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cattalo | (noun) hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle with the American buffalo; yields leaner beef than conventional breeds | Synonyms: beefalo |
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coattail | (noun) the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist | - |
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counterattack | (noun) an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. | Synonyms: countermove |
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(noun) (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | Synonyms: counterplay |
harmattan | (noun) a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter | - |
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manhattan | (noun) a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters | - |
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rattail | (noun) deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail | Synonyms: grenadier, rattail fish |
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rattan | (noun) a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms | Synonyms: ratan |
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(noun) climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes | Synonyms: Calamus rotang, rattan palm |
(noun) the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes | Synonyms: rattan cane |
regatta | (noun) a meeting for boat races | - |
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unattainability | (noun) The fact of being unattainable, of not being able to be reached or acquired. | - |
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unattainableness | (noun) the state of being unattainable | - |
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wattage | (noun) the product of voltage and current | Synonyms: electric power, electrical power |
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