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assail (encz) | assail,přepadat |
assail (encz) | assail,přepadnout |
Assail (gcide) | Assail \As*sail"\ ([a^]s*s[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Assailed (-s[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Assailing.] [OE.
assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a
(L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to
leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See
Sally.]
1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile
manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with
blows; to assail a city with artillery.
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No rude noise mine ears assailing. --Cowper.
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No storm can now assail
The charm he wears within. --Keble.
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2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering,
as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
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The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. --Pope.
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3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in
the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages,
institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.;
as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse,
ridicule, and the like.
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The papal authority . . . assailed. --Hallam.
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They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed
him with still keener irony. --Macaulay.
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Syn: To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See
Attack.
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assail (wn) | assail
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]
2: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start
warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939
and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian
towns all week" [syn: attack, assail] [ant: defend]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning
paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: attack,
round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
assail (encz) | assail,přepadat assail,přepadnout |
assailable (encz) | assailable,napadnutelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
assailant (encz) | assailant,útočník n: Zdeněk Brož |
assailed (encz) | assailed,napadl v: Zdeněk Brožassailed,přepadl v: Zdeněk Brož |
reassail (encz) | reassail, v: |
unassailable (encz) | unassailable,nedobytný adj: Zdeněk Brožunassailable,nenapadnutelný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unassailably (encz) | unassailably, adv: |
unassailed (encz) | unassailed, |
wassail (encz) | wassail,pitka n: Zdeněk Brožwassail,radovánky n: Zdeněk Brož |
wassailer (encz) | wassailer, n: |
Assailable (gcide) | Assailable \As*sail"a*ble\, a.
Capable of being assailed.
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Assailant (gcide) | Assailant \As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of
assaillir.]
Assailing; attacking. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]Assailant \As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]
One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an
assailer.
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An assailant of the church. --Macaulay.
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Assailed (gcide) | Assail \As*sail"\ ([a^]s*s[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Assailed (-s[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Assailing.] [OE.
assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a
(L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to
leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See
Sally.]
1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile
manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with
blows; to assail a city with artillery.
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No rude noise mine ears assailing. --Cowper.
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No storm can now assail
The charm he wears within. --Keble.
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2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering,
as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
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The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. --Pope.
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3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in
the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages,
institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.;
as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse,
ridicule, and the like.
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The papal authority . . . assailed. --Hallam.
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They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed
him with still keener irony. --Macaulay.
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Syn: To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See
Attack.
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Assailer (gcide) | Assailer \As*sail"er\, n.
One who assails.
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Assailing (gcide) | Assail \As*sail"\ ([a^]s*s[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Assailed (-s[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Assailing.] [OE.
assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a
(L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to
leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See
Sally.]
1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile
manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with
blows; to assail a city with artillery.
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No rude noise mine ears assailing. --Cowper.
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No storm can now assail
The charm he wears within. --Keble.
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2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering,
as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.
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The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. --Pope.
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3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in
the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages,
institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.;
as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse,
ridicule, and the like.
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The papal authority . . . assailed. --Hallam.
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They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed
him with still keener irony. --Macaulay.
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Syn: To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See
Attack.
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Assailment (gcide) | Assailment \As*sail"ment\, n.
The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.]
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His most frequent assailment was the headache.
--Johnson.
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re-assail (gcide) | reassail \re`as*sail"\, re-assail \re`-as*sail"\v. t.
To assail again; as, Her old fears reassailed her. Usually
used without the hyphen.
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reassail (gcide) | reassail \re`as*sail"\, re-assail \re`-as*sail"\v. t.
To assail again; as, Her old fears reassailed her. Usually
used without the hyphen.
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Unassailable (gcide) | Unassailable \Unassailable\
See assailable. |
Unassailed (gcide) | Unassailed \Unassailed\
See assailed. |
Wassail (gcide) | Wassail \Was"sail\, n. [AS. wes h[=a]l (or an equivalent form in
another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking
a health. The form wes is imperative. See Was, and
Whole.]
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1. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive
occasion, especially in drinking to some one.
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Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of
Walter Calenius, that this lady [Rowena], the
daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of
the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine,
exclaimed, Lord king waes heil, that is, literally,
Health be to you. --N. Drake.
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2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in
drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. "In merry wassail he
. . . peals his loud song." --Sir W. Scott.
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The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse,
Keeps wassail. --Shak.
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The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and
wassail. --Prescott.
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3. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly
much used in England at Christmas and other festivals,
made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast,
roasted apples, etc.; -- called also lamb's wool.
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A jolly wassail bowl,
A wassail of good ale. --Old Song.
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4. A festive or drinking song or glee. [Obs.]
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Have you done your wassail! 'T is a handsome, drowsy
ditty, I'll assure you. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]Wassail \Was"sail\, v. i.
To hold a wassail; to carouse.
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Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in
dancing, caroling, and wassailing. --Sir P.
Sidney.
[1913 Webster]Wassail \Was"sail\, a.
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,
a wassail bowl. "Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow."
--Shak.
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Wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed
upon the table. "Spiced wassail bowl." --J. Fletcher.
"When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with
acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in
Christmas festivity." --W. Irving.
Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
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Wassail bowl (gcide) | Wassail \Was"sail\, a.
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,
a wassail bowl. "Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow."
--Shak.
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Wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed
upon the table. "Spiced wassail bowl." --J. Fletcher.
"When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with
acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in
Christmas festivity." --W. Irving.
Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
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Wassail cup (gcide) | Wassail \Was"sail\, a.
Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,
a wassail bowl. "Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow."
--Shak.
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Wassail bowl, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed
upon the table. "Spiced wassail bowl." --J. Fletcher.
"When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge
silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with
acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in
Christmas festivity." --W. Irving.
Wassail cup, a cup from which wassail was drunk.
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Wassailer (gcide) | Wassailer \Was"sail*er\, n.
One who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity,
especially in drinking; a reveler.
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The rudeness and swilled insolence
Of such late wassailers. --Milton.
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assail (wn) | assail
v 1: attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger
assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]
2: launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start
warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939
and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian
towns all week" [syn: attack, assail] [ant: defend]
3: attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning
paper attacked the new House Speaker" [syn: attack,
round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault] |
assailability (wn) | assailability
n 1: vulnerability to forceful attack |
assailable (wn) | assailable
adj 1: not defended or capable of being defended; "an open
city"; "open to attack" [syn: assailable,
undefendable, undefended, open] |
assailant (wn) | assailant
n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor,
assailant, assaulter] |
reassail (wn) | reassail
v 1: assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her" |
unassailable (wn) | unassailable
adj 1: immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an
impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the
frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection"
[syn: impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong,
unassailable, unattackable]
2: impossible to assail [syn: unassailable, untouchable]
3: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a
watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn:
unassailable, unshakable, watertight, bulletproof] |
unassailably (wn) | unassailably
adv 1: in an unalterable and unchangeable manner; "his views
were unchangeably fixed" [syn: unalterably,
unchangeably, unassailably, immutably] |
wassail (wn) | wassail
n 1: a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices
and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
v 1: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
gone!" [syn: revel, racket, make whoopie, {make
merry}, make happy, whoop it up, jollify, wassail]
2: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's
drink to the New Year" [syn: toast, drink, pledge,
salute, wassail] |
wassailer (wn) | wassailer
n 1: someone who enjoys riotous drinking [syn: wassailer,
carouser]
2: someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the
health of success of someone or some venture [syn: toaster,
wassailer] |
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