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5 Letter Words for Onset
4 Letter Words for Onset
3 Letter Words for Onset
Definitions for Onset
[1] a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
[2] an assault or attack: an onset of the enemy.
[3] Phonetics . the segment of a syllable preceding the nucleus, as the gr in great. Compare coda(def 5) , core1(def 14) .
[4] an attack; assault
[5] a start; beginning
Words related to Onset
outbreak, onslaught, outset, dawning, commencement, origin, rush, opening, aggression, offensive, assault, kickoff, access, start, charge, onrush, seizure, birth, incipience, inception
Words nearby Onset
onondagan, onr, onrush, ons, onsager, onset, onshore, onshoring, onside, onside kick, onslaught
Origin of Onset
1525–35; on + set, after the verb phrase set on
Synonyms for Onset
commencement, dawning, onslaught, outbreak, outset, access, aggression, assault, birth, charge, dawn, encounter, inception, incipience, kickoff, offense, offensive, onrush, opening, origin, rush, seizure, start, assailment, onfall, outstart