counterattacks
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tər noun
verb (used with object)
3.
to make a counterattack against.
verb (used without object)
4.
to deliver a counterattack.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an attack in response to an attack |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to make a counterattack (against) |
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Counterattacks
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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