protection vs attack
Definitions
noun
- the condition of being protected
- a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
- the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
- defense against financial failure; financial independence
- the activity of protecting someone or something
Examples
He says the insurance bond provides deserved protection for employees who put a lot into the company.
The white plates are composed of a very tough but light titanium alloy that provides a good deal of extra protection to the body's vitals.
This gave the Roman soldier a great deal of protection as it curved around his body.
Definitions
noun
- a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
- intense adverse criticism
- the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
- ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
- a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
verb
- launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
- take the initiative and go on the offensive
- begin to injure
- set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task
- attack someone physically or emotionally
Examples
Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
So far, only a couple of the trees (literally two) have been found to be successful in fending off beetle attacks, using chemical and physical responses similar to those in lower-elevation tree species, such as lodgepole pine and Douglas fir.
Arguing that FDR provoked the attack was Gore Vidal, novelist, provocateur, T. V. icon, and one of the greatest English-language essayists alive.
