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ONRUSH
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); “the attack began at dawn”
onrush
(noun) a forceful forward rush or flow; “from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed”; “the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
onrush (plural onrushes)
A forceful rush or flow forward.
An aggressive assault.
Synonyms
• onslaught
Verb
onrush (third-person singular simple present onrushes, present participle onrushing, simple past and past participle onrushed)
To rush or flow forward forcefully.
To assault aggressively.
Anagrams
• Hurons
Source: Wiktionary
On"rush`, n.
Definition: A rushing onward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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