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Attack and Note

attack

noun

  • Military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons. ()
    • usage: "the attack began at dawn"
  • An offensive move in a sport or game.
    • usage: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"
  • Intense adverse criticism.
    • usage: "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  • Ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation.
    • usage: "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • The act of attacking.
    • usage: "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life"
  • A decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase.
  • A sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition.
    • usage: "an attack of diarrhea"
  • The onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent. )
    • usage: "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"
  • Strong criticism.
    • usage: "he published an unexpected attack on my work"

verb

  • Launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.
    • usage: "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
  • Attack in speech or writing.
    • usage: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
  • Take the initiative and go on the offensive.
    • usage: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"
  • Attack someone physically or emotionally.
    • usage: "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
  • Set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task.
    • usage: "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"
  • Begin to injure.
    • usage: "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
note

noun

  • A brief written record.
    • usage: "he made a note of the appointment"
  • A short personal letter.
    • usage: "drop me a line when you get there"
  • A notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound.
    • usage: "the singer held the note too long"
  • A tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling.
    • usage: "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
  • A characteristic emotional quality.
    • usage: "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
  • A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank. )
    • usage: "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
  • A comment or instruction (usually added. )
    • usage: "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
  • High status importance owing to marked superiority.
    • usage: "a scholar of great eminence"
  • A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time.
    • usage: "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"

verb

  • Make mention of.
    • usage: "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
  • Notice or perceive.
    • usage: "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
  • Observe with care or pay close attention to.
    • usage: "Take note of this chemical reaction"
  • Make a written note of.
    • usage: "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Note is a general term for any kind of paper or document signed by a borrower which is an acknowledgement of the debt, and is, by inference, a promise to pay. When the note is secured by a mortgage, it is called a mortgage note and the mortgagee is named as the payee.

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