An attack in which two or more forces attack from multiple sides at once; especially one which thereby traps the enemy.
Commander: Alright men! Lets use a pincer attack!
Victims: Their surrounding us, there is nothing we can do!
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There are many proper definitions for the word riser.
As a noun.
1. A person who rises, esp. from bed: to be an early riser.
2. The vertical face of a stair step.
3. Any of a group of long boards or narrow platforms that can be combined in stepwise fashion: The choir stood on a horseshoe of risers behind the orchestra.
4. A vertical pipe, duct, or conduit.
5. Metallurgy. a chamber or enlarged opening at the top of a mold for allowing air to escape or adding extra metal.
As a adjective.
1. Advancing, ascending, or mounting.
2. Growing or advancing to adult years.
As an adverb.
1. Somewhat more than.
2. In approach of; almost; well-nigh.
Example for #3 as a noun: The choir stood on a horseshoe of risers behind the orchestra.
Example for #1 as a adjective: Rising smoke.
Examples for #1 & #2 as a adverb are below.
#1: The crop came to rising 6000 bushels.
#2: A lad rising sixteen.
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1. An object resembling one of the grasping parts of a set of pincers. For example, a crab's claw.
2. A maneuver in which an enemy force is attacked from two flanks and the front. See Pincer Attack.
AHHH! I my finger got sliced by the pincer of that lobster!!
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A black, wicked and demonic looking scarf on a website called Gaiaonline. It has a rough zig-zag-like appearance. Usually worn by only the wealthiest gaians.
Item Description: In your dream, a shadowy form crept up behind you and strangled you. The next morning, when you woke up... this scarf was around your neck. OMG!!! O_O
Dude: Gah! The price of the Nitemare Scarf is STILL TOO HIGH.
Vet: Haha, I have three scarfs.
Dude: Wow... Um donate?
This word means to deprive someone of their rights, money, or property by committing fraud. To describe this in one word it would be, "dishonest".
Guy#1: I'm being sued for defraud? What?!
Guy#2: Dude, your employees defrauded the firm of millions of dollars.
Guy#1: Those bastards...
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