Assault and Shell

Assault

Assault verb - To engage in sexual activity and especially intercourse with a person unwilling or unable to give consent.

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Shell and assault are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Assault".

Nearby Words: assaulted, assaulting, assaulter

Shell verb - To use bombs or artillery against.

Usage example: the enemy shelled the city for days without letup

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Assault and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assault" instead a verb "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

physical	physical assault	physical shell
entire	entire assault	entire shell
violent	violent assault	violent shell
massive	massive assault	massive shell
Other adjectives: big, huge, next, last, magical, armored, incoming.

mind	assault mind	shell mind
people	assault people	shell people
position	assault position	shell position
group	assault group	shell group
Other words: men, place, base, town, minds, positions, cities.

The party launches a full-scale assault on Sin's outer shell, weakening it by destroying the three power cores on its arms and back.

Source: Sequential Boss
On the other hand, the King of Elbe, Dulan becomes one to the JSDF and the Marines, for having the massive balls to stand his ground during the Empire's night assault on Alnus Hill and then surviving A DIRECT HIT via tank shell.

Source: Fan Fic / Here We Go Again
The Metroid's bright green shell and crimson nuclei darken gradually as the energy drain/Mother Brain assault combination slowly kills it, and any first-time player is likely screaming at the Metroid to go away before it really dies.

Source: Player Punch / Platform Games

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