- Types Of Speech
- You can use assault as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Assault
- A 2 syllables noun and 7 letters with the letters a, l, s, t, and u, 4 consonants, 3 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter a. Assault starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters a, as, ass, assa, assau, and the ending characters are t, lt, ult, ault, sault, . Assault is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- Compound Words
- A compound word, assault has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are as, and sault.
- School Grade
- Assault is set as a grade six word that starts with a, ends with t, 2 syllables, 3 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is assault a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Assault in Pig Latin is said as "assaultay or assaultway".
- Unigram
- a | s | s | a | u | l | t
- Bigram
- as | ss | sa | au | ul | lt
- Trigram
- ass | ssa | sau | aul | ult
- Quadrigram
- assa | ssau | saul | ault
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
- thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
- Verb Examples
- attack in speech or writing;
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" - attack someone physically or emotionally;
"The mugger assaulted the woman";
"Nightmares assailed him regularly" - force (someone) to have sex against their will;
"The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
Ado | a rapid bustling commotion |
Affect | the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion |
Afflict | cause bodily suffering to |
Aggression | violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked |
Ambuscade | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
Ambush | the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise |
Amphibious Attack | |
Animadversion | harsh criticism or disapproval |
View all cognitive synonyms for Assault
Anagram | Definition |
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Assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped |
View English words with the unique letters used in assault. Words With The Letters Alstu
Word | Definition |
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Assail | attack in speech or writing "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
Assault | a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped |
Attack | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
Set On |
Word | Definition |
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Attack | a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase |
Attempt | the act of attacking "attacks on women increased last year" "they made an attempt on his life" |
Word | Definition |
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Battery | an assault in which the assailant makes physical contact |
Mugging | assault with intent to rob |
Title | Type | Description |
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Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
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Assault (7 letters) | 7 | 9 | aalsstu | ||
Salyut (6 letters) | 9 +2 | 10 +1 | salyut | ||
Talus (5 letters) | 5 | 7 | sault | ||
Tulsa (5 letters) | 5 | 7 | sault | ||
Sault (5 letters) | 5 | 7 | sault |
Assault Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With A
- Ends With T
- Spelled With / Contains Letters