Nouns (6)
outpouring, onslaught
n. the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written); "a barrage of questions"; "a bombardment of mail complaining about his mistake"
battery, bombardment, shelling, barrage fire
n. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; "they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops"; "the shelling went on for hours without pausing"
Verbs (1)
attack with a barrage
v. address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer"
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (0)
Fuzzynyms (18)
assault
n. close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
cannonade, drumfire
n. intense and continuous artillery fire
blitz
n. a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
n. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
bomb, bombard, throw bombs at
v. throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden"
blitz, attack suddenly and without warning
v. attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland"
surround, circumvent, besiege, beleaguer, hem in
v. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
Synonyms (0)
Antonyms (0)
barrage
© Copyright 2009 Lexipedia. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by iSEEK.