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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
onset
n 1: the beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
[syn: onset, oncoming]
2: (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
"the attack began at dawn" [syn: attack, onslaught,
onset, onrush]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Onset \On"set`\, n. [On + set.]
1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a
storming; especially, the assault of an army. --Milton.
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The onset and retire
Of both your armies. --Shak.
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Who on that day the word of onset gave.
--Wordsworth.
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2. A setting about; a beginning; -- used especially of
diseases or pathological symptoms. --Shak.
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There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time
the beginnings and onsets of things. --Bacon.
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3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful
appendage. [Obs.] --Johnson.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Onset \On"set`\, v. t.
1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.]
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2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] --Carew.
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4. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) |
Onset, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000): 1292
Housing Units (2000): 910
Land area (2000): 1.083253 sq. miles (2.805612 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.215025 sq. miles (0.556913 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.298278 sq. miles (3.362525 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51160
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.746424 N, 70.663251 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 02532
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Onset, MA
Onset
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Thesaurus Results for onset:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
A, aggravated assault, aggression, albertype, alpha, amphibious attack, appearance, armed assault, assailing, assailment, assault, attack, banzai attack, beginning, birth, blast-off, blitz, blitzkrieg, book printing, breakthrough, charge, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, commencement, counterattack, counteroffensive, coup de main, creation, crippling attack, cutting edge, dawn, dawning, dead set at, debut, descent on, diversion, diversionary attack, drive, edge, electronography, electrostatic printing, establishment, flank attack, flying start, foundation, fresh start, frontal attack, gas attack, genesis, graphic arts, gravure, halftone engraving, head-on attack, history of printing, hit, inauguration, inception, infiltration, initiation, institution, job printing, jump-off, kick-off, leading edge, letterpress, letterpress photoengraving, lightning attack, lightning war, line engraving, lithography, lithogravure, lithophotogravure, mass attack, megadeath, mimeograph, mugging, new departure, offense, offensive, offset, offset lithography, oncoming, onrush, onslaught, opening, origin, origination, outbreak, outset, outstart, overkill, palaeotypography, panzer warfare, photo-offset, photochemical process, photoengraving, photogelatin process, photographic reproduction, photography, photolithography, phototypography, phototypy, photozincography, planographic printing, planography, printing, printmaking, publication, publishing, push, raid, relief printing, rotary photogravure, rotogravure, run against, run at, running start, rush, sally, send-off, setout, setting in motion, setting-up, sheetwork, shock tactics, sortie, square one, start, start-off, starting point, stencil, storming, strike, take-off, three-color printing, two-color printing, typography, typolithography, unprovoked assault, wood-block printing, xerography, xeroprinting, xylotypography, zincography |
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Common Misspellings > |
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