Attempt of a sort
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STABAttempt of a sort
SPARESuccess on a second attempt, of a sort
SAMUELALITONominee who was the subject of a 2006 filibuster attempt
swingsAttempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm
TRACEAttempt to find the origin of (a call) by typing furiously and stalling, in the movies
feelto attempt to ascertain (the nature of a situation, someone's attitude, etc.) by indirect or subtle means
coynesses(esp. in a woman) The quality of feigning shyness or modesty in an attempt to seem alluring
bating(of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear
attacking(of a person or animal) Act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill
bates(of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear
shootersA member of a team in games such as basketball whose role is to attempt to score goals
attack(of a person or animal) Act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill
shooterA member of a team in games such as basketball whose role is to attempt to score goals
bate(of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear
bated(of a hawk) to flutter its wings and attempt to escape in a fit of anger or fear
attacks(of a person or animal) Act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill
attacked(of a person or animal) Act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill
circumlocutionThe use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
circumlocutionsThe use of many words where fewer would do, esp. in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive
conkergame in which a child swings a horse chestnut on a string in an attempt to break that of another player
potlatcha ceremony at which gifts are bestowed on the guests in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
ramming(of a vehicle or vessel) Be driven violently into (something, typically another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it
rammed(of a vehicle or vessel) Be driven violently into (something, typically another vehicle or vessel) in an attempt to stop or damage it
strikes(of employees) Refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer
strike(of employees) Refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer
struck(of employees) Refuse to work as a form of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession or concessions from their employer
platonismAny of various revivals of Platonic doctrines or related ideas, esp. Neoplatonism and Cambridge Platonism (a 17th-century attempt to reconcile Christianity with humanism and science)
horsegame in which players take turns attempting to duplicate successful basketball shots, a letter of the word "horse" is awarded for each missed attempt, and the first player to receive all five letters loses
tantalusa legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat
potlatch(among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass