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defense definition
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Grep of noun defense active air defense air defense anti-takeover defense basic point defense missile system biological warfare defense bw defense chemical defense civil defense defense defense attorney defense contractor defense department defense force defense lawyer defense lawyers defense mechanism defense policy defense program defense reaction defense secretary defense system defense team defenselessness deliberate defense department of defense hasty defense line of defense missile defense system passive air defense secretary of defense self-defense Overview of noun defense The noun defense has 11 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (386) defense, defence, defending team -- (the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense") 2. (327) defense, defence, defensive measure -- (military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program") 3. (281) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers -- (the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial") 4. (40) defense, defence -- (protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease") 5. (36) defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses") 6. (29) refutation, defense, defence -- (the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it") 7. (23) defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory") 8. (20) defense, defence, denial, demurrer -- (a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him "he gave evidence for the defense") 9. (17) defense, defence, defense force, defence force -- (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion") 10. (10) Department of Defense, Defense Department, Defense, DoD -- (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; created in 1947) 11. (6) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires) Grep of adj defense defenseless Overview of noun defense The noun defense has 11 senses (first 11 from tagged texts) 1. (386) defense, defence, defending team -- (the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense") 2. (327) defense, defence, defensive measure -- (military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program") 3. (281) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers -- (the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial") 4. (40) defense, defence -- (protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease") 5. (36) defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses") 6. (29) refutation, defense, defence -- (the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it") 7. (23) defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory") 8. (20) defense, defence, denial, demurrer -- (a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him "he gave evidence for the defense") 9. (17) defense, defence, defense force, defence force -- (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion") 10. (10) Department of Defense, Defense Department, Defense, DoD -- (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security; created in 1947) 11. (6) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
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