attacks
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Is attacks a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of attacks?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)Examples: "the attack began at dawn"Synonyms: attack, onrush, onset, onslaught
2. an offensive move in a sport or gameExamples: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"Synonyms: attack
3. intense adverse criticismExamples: "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"Synonyms: attack, blast, fire, flack, flak
4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situationExamples: "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"Synonyms: approach, attack, plan of attack
5. the act of attackingExamples: "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"Synonyms: attack, attempt
6. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phraseSynonyms: attack, tone-beginning
verb (English)
1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare withExamples: "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"Synonyms: assail, attackAntonyms: defend
2. attack in speech or writingExamples: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe
3. take the initiative and go on the offensiveExamples: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"Synonyms: aggress, attack
4. attack someone physically or emotionallyExamples: "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, set on
5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a taskExamples: "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"Synonyms: attack
6. begin to injureExamples: "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"Synonyms: attack
Definition source: Wiktionary