Word: assault
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
sault
Definition: An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
Morphemes:
Affix: assault
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad
Language: la
Decoded: ad
Meaning: towards
Affix: saliō
Language: la
Decoded: salio
Meaning: to jump