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Battery

The act of battering or beating.

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Accumulation 76% connected

The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of…

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Aggregation 76% connected

The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated; collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars; an aggregate.

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Artillery 76% connected

Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

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Assault 76% connected

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset; as, to make as…

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Assemblage 76% connected

The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled; association.

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Collection 76% connected

The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the collection of specimens.

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Fire 76% connected

The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition.

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Firing 76% connected

The act of disharging firearms.

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Squad 76% connected

A small party of men assembled for drill, inspection, or other purposes.

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Team 76% connected

A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a brood; a litter.

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Pile 76% connected

A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like; also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and velvet.

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Artillery 70% connected

Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows.

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Electrode 70% connected

The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from…

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Gun 70% connected

of Gin

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Ordnance 70% connected

Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in…

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Pestle 70% connected

An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.

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Pole 70% connected

A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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Stamp 70% connected

To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the foot, or by thrusting the foot downward.

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Terminal 70% connected

Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the extremity; as, a terminal edge.

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Barrage 92% connected

An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or water course to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages of the Nile.

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Bombardment 92% connected

An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into a town or fortified place.

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Shelling 92% connected

of Shell

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