strikes
Bombs fall suddenly
Strikes connects ideas of hitting, stopping, and sudden action.
To strike is to hit forcefully: Lightning struck the tree, He struck her across the face.
Workers strike when they refuse to work as protest: The nurses went on strike.
A strike in bowling knocks down all pins.
In baseball, a strike is a pitch the batter swings at and misses, or one that crosses the plate in the strike zone—three strikes and you're out.
To strike a match is to ignite it by friction.
To strike a pose is to assume one dramatically.
That strikes me as odd means it seems odd.
To strike gold or strike it rich is to find sudden fortune.
Protest by leaving
- picketPointed fence stake
- unionJoining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
- solidarityUnity among allies
industrial action · workforce · negotiations · lockout · arbitration · grievance · boycott · organize
Move air forcefully
Pointed sewing fasteners
- spareHeld in reserve
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- gutterEdge channel for runoff
- frameSupporting outer structure
lane · ball · split · hook · tenpin · kingpin · approach · perfect game
Element seventy-nine
prospecting · drilling · deposit · find · bonanza · gusher · motherlode · paydirt
Threaded rod for nuts
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- flashBrief burst of light
- conductorOne who directs musicians
grounding · rod · surge · electrocution · shock · current · arc · weather
Aircraft-delivered military attack
- bombingAttack with explosives
- raidSudden armed incursion
- sortieArmed raid outward
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
target · missile · precision · tactical · preemptive · retaliation · bombardment · incursion
walkout
Protest by leaving
- picketPointed fence stake
- unionJoining into one
- collective bargainingJoint worker-employer talks
solidarity · industrial action · workforce · negotiations · lockout · arbitration · grievance · boycott · organize · wildcat
blow
Move air forcefully
punch · slap · kick · whack · thump · slam · smash · wallop · knock · jolt
pins
Pointed sewing fasteners
frame · lane · ball · split · hook · tenpin · kingpin · approach · perfect game · 300
gold
Element seventy-nine
lode · prospecting · drilling · deposit · find · bonanza · gusher · motherlode · paydirt · claim
bolt
Threaded rod for nuts
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath
- flashBrief burst of light
conductor · grounding · rod · surge · electrocution · shock · current · arc · weather · atmosphere
airstrike
Aircraft-delivered military attack
offensive · target · missile · precision · tactical · preemptive · retaliation · bombardment · incursion · assault
- bowling alleylanes, bowling balls, pins, shoes, ball return
- collective eventsfestivals, concerts, parades, weddings, funerals
- labor disputeswalkout, walkouts, labor disputes, labor dispute, lockout
- labor historyAFL-CIO, workers, labor movement, CIO, laborers
- labor rightsworker rights, labor laws, union rights, employee rights, workplace rights
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
strikeslockouts
Employer bars workforce entry
settlements · agreements · arbitrations · work · negotiations
strikesdefenses
Means of protection
retreats · withdrawals · ceasefires · truces · aids
- strike outDelete or fail batting
- on strikeProtesting by stopping work
- striking outEliminating by crossing through
- strike it richSuddenly acquire great wealth
- strike downAnnul by authority
- strike backRespond with force
strike, striking, striker, strike up, strikingly, strikeout, strike out, strike back, strike gold