Phrase Hound found 104 phrases and 24 compound words that contain attack. The most common are listed below. Open attack in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 104
- heart attackAn acute myocardial infarction, sometimes fatal, caused by the sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, which obstructs the blood supply to the heart and leads to necrosis of heart muscle tissue.
- panic attackA sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
- angle of attackThe angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
- counter-attackAn attack made in response to an attack by the opponents
- asthma attackAn incident wherein a person who suffers intermittent experiences of bronchioconstriction undergoes such an experience, usually with a sudden onset.
- Terrorist attack
- personal attackAn abusive remark about a person, without supporting evidence.
- Under Attack
- dictionary attackAn attempt to illegally access a computer network, website, etc., that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to try to guess decryption keys or passwords.
- plan of attackSynonym of action plan: A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.
- open the attackUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see open, attack: to begin attacking, to commence battle.
- attack aircraftA tactical military aircraft designed to carry out precise airstrikes against ground or naval targets
- line of attackAn approach to addressing a problem.
- suicide attackAn attack on others that involves the assailant committing suicide.
- time attackAn attack in which one may gain an advantage in time against one's opponent or rival.
- Bomb attack
- angles of attackplural of angle of attack: The angle between the chord line of an airfoil and the airflow over it; one of the determiners of the amount of lift produced by an airfoil.
- lines of attackplural of line of attack: An approach to addressing a problem.
- plans of attackplural of plan of attack: A planned series of actions, tasks or steps designed to achieve an objective or goal.
- denial-of-service attackA type of network computer attack that attempts to render a particular service (e.g. web site) unavailable to its audience.
- discovered attackAn attack revealed when one piece moves out of the way of another.
- transient ischemic attackA temporary cessation or reduction of blood supply to part of the brain, resulting in brief neurologic dysfunction that usually persists for less than 24 hours.
- attack adAn advertisement designed to wage a personal attack against an opposing candidate or political party.
- attack adsplural of attack ad: An advertisement designed to wage a personal attack against an opposing candidate or political party.
- attack ratethe proportion of people in a population exposed to a disease who fall ill. (Ill people divided by total population)
Compound words 24
- preattackBefore an attack.
- attackeeOne who is attacked.
- attacklikeResembling or characteristic of an attack.
- multiattackA multiple attack.
- nonattackNot of or pertaining to attack.
- postattackAfter an attack.
- attackworthyWorthy of attack or of being attacked.
- bioattackAn attack against a large number of people using bioweapons.
- helitackA member of a team of wildland firefighters who are transported by helicopter to fight a fire.
- reattackanother attack