forays
Meaning of forays
plural noun
- a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid.
the garrison made a foray against Richard's camp
- make or go on a foray.
the place into which they were forbidden to foray
Middle English: back-formation from forayer ‘a person who forays’, from Old French forrier ‘forager’, from fuerre ‘straw’ (see forage).
Information about forays
- The singular form of forays is: foray.
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Hyphenation of forays
for-ays
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- forays is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
forays synonyms
Meaning a rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces:
Meaning an aggressive and violent act against a person or place:
Meaning a military attack or raid on an enemy position:
Meaning an invasion or attack, especially a sudden or brief one:
Meaning a swooping or snatching movement or action:
Meaning a refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest, typically in an attempt to gain a concession or concessions from their employer:
Meaning a headlong rush forward, typically in attack:
Meaning an attack made by troops coming out from a position of defence:
Meaning a sudden charge out of a besieged place against the enemy; a sortie:
Meaning a sudden quick movement towards something, typically by a number of people:
Meaning a surging rush forward:
Meaning a military attack in force:
Meaning a forceful attack or effort:
Meaning a fierce or destructive attack:
Meaning an attacking military campaign:
Meaning a continuous attack with bombs, shells, or other missiles:
Meaning an intensive or sudden military attack:
Meaning an organized course of action to achieve a goal:
Meaning the beginning of something, especially something unpleasant:
Anagrams of forays
Words that rhyme with forays
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