ONSETS
6
Scrabble
7
WWF
O(1) N(1) S(1) E(1) T(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- An attack; an assault especially of an army.
- The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.“the onset of schizophrenia”
- The initial portion of a syllable, preceding the syllable nucleus.
- (acoustics) The beginning of a musical note or other sound, in which the amplitude rises from zero to an initial peak.
- A setting about; a beginning.“the onset of puberty”
verb
- To assault; to set upon.
- To set about; to begin.
Source: Wiktionary
