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attached adj. 1 connected, joined, Brit seconded: She has been attached
to the Foreign Office for many years. 2 united, fastened,
fixed: The knob attached to the outside of the door might come
off. 3 Often, attached to. devoted (to), partial (to), fond
(of), devoted (to): I feel closely attached to her. I became
attached to the painting and did not wish to sell it. 4 spoken
for, married, unavailable, engaged, betrothed: I would have
asked Suzanne out, but I gather she's attached.
attachment
n. 1 fastening; connection, tie, link, bond: The attachment of
this fitting is too flimsy. William cannot understand how an
attachment could have been formed between his wife and his
brother. 2 attaching, fastening, linking, joining, affixing,
fixing, connection: The mode of attachment to the wall is not
immediately apparent. 3 affection, regard, fidelity,
faithfulness, devotion, regard, liking, fondness, affinity,
friendliness, loyalty, admiration, tenderness, partiality,
friendship, love: We still feel a deep attachment, despite the
divorce. 4 adjunct, addition, accessory, device, appliance,
extra, accoutrement or US also accouterment, appendage, part;
ornament, decoration; Colloq gadget: With this attachment, the
film is advanced automatically. Attachments are available at
extra cost.
attack v. 1 assail, assault, fall or set or pounce upon; charge, rush,
raid, strike (at), storm; engage (in battle), fight; Colloq mug,
jump: They were attacked on their way home by a gang of boys.
Helicopter gunships were sent out to attack the bunker. 2
criticize, censure, berate; abuse, revile, inveigh against,
denounce, condemn, malign, denigrate, decry, disparage,
deprecate, vilify: His article attacked the minister for his
views on housing. 3 begin, start; approach, undertake: We
attacked the meal with gusto. 4 affect, seize; infect:
Rheumatism attacks young and old alike. 5 waste, devour,
destroy, eat; erode, corrode, decompose, dissolve: Termites
have attacked the beams of the house. Watch how the acid attacks
the areas on the plate that have not been protected.
--n. 6 assault, onset, offensive, onslaught, incursion, raid,
strike, inroad, invasion: The enemy responded to our attack
with a smokescreen. After capturing the pawn, Karpov launched an
attack on the queen. 7 criticism, censure; abuse, denunciation,