Assault :: Assault (n.) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes effect, it is a battery..

Assault :: Assault (n.) To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men; to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or menaces..

Assault :: Assault (n.) To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a reputation or an administration..

Assaultable :: Assaultable (a.) Capable of being assaulted.

Assaulted :: Assaulted (imp. & p. p.) of Assaul.

Assaulter :: Assaulter (n.) One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant..

Assaulting :: Assaulting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assaul.

Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial; attempt; essay.

Assay :: Assay (n.) Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread or wine..

Assay :: Assay (n.) Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk; hardship; state of being tried.

Assay :: Assay (n.) Tested purity or value.

Assay :: Assay (n.) The act or process of ascertaining the proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy; especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or silver in bullion or coin..

Assay :: Assay (n.) The alloy or metal to be assayed.

Assay :: Assay (v.) To try; to attempt; to apply.

Assay :: Assay (v.) To affect.

Assay :: Assay (v.) To try tasting, as food or drink..

Assay :: Assay (v.) To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound, to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to determine the amount of a particular metal contained in it, or to ascertain its composition..

Assay :: Assay (v. i.) To attempt, try, or endeavor..

Assayable :: Assayable (a.) That may be assayed.

Assayed :: Assayed (imp. & p. p.) of Assa.

Assayer :: Assayer (n.) One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or silver..

Assaying :: Assaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assa.

Assaying :: Assaying (n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal..

Asse :: Asse (n.) A small foxlike animal (Vulpes cama) of South Africa, valued for its fur..

Assecuration :: Assecuration (n.) Assurance; certainty.

Assecure :: Assecure (v. t.) To make sure or safe; to assure.

Assecution :: Assecution (n.) An obtaining or acquiring.

Assegai :: Assegai (n.) A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for stabbing, a kind of light javelin..

Assegai :: Assegai (n.) Same as Assagai.

Assemblage :: Assemblage (n.) The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association..

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