Associations to the word «Onslaught»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ONSLAUGHT, noun. A fierce attack.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. A large quantity of people or things resembling an attack.
Dictionary definition
ONSLAUGHT, noun. A sudden and severe onset of trouble.
ONSLAUGHT, noun. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn".
ONSLAUGHT, noun. The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake".
Wise words
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principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.