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PHALANXES Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word phalanxes. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word phalanxes. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for PHALANXES

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corps
nounn
noun

• an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

• a body of people associated together

arrays
nounn
noun

• an orderly arrangement

• an impressive display

• especially fine or decorative clothing

• an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

verb

• lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

• align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

battalions
nounn
noun

• an army unit usually consisting of a headquarters and three or more companies

• a large indefinite quantity

brigades
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions

verb

• form or unite into a brigade

cohorts
nounn
noun

• a company of companions or supporters

• a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

• a group of people having approximately the same age

columns
nounn
noun

• a line of units following one after another

• a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

• a vertical array of numbers or other information

• anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

• an article giving opinions or perspectives

• a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

• (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure

• a page or text that is vertically divided

• any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body

divisions
nounn
noun

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat

• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole

• the act or process of dividing

• an administrative unit in government or business

• discord that splits a group

• a league ranked by quality

• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum

• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

• a group of ships of similar type

• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

files
nounn
noun

• a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together

• a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

• office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

• a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal

verb

• record in a public office or in a court of law

• smooth with a file

• proceed in line

• file a formal charge against

• place in a container for keeping records

formations
nounn
noun

• an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit

• the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

• the act of forming or establishing something

• (geology) the geological features of the earth

• a particular spatial arrangement

• natural process that causes something to form

• creation by mental activity

ranks
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another

• relative status

• the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)

• position in a social hierarchy

• the body of members of an organization or group

adjective satellite

• very fertile; producing profuse growth

• very offensive in smell or taste

• conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• growing profusely

verb

• take or have a position relative to others

• assign a rank or rating to

• take precedence or surpass others in rank

regiments
nounn
noun

• army unit smaller than a division, which can be divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

verb

• subject to rigid discipline, order, and systematization

• form (military personnel) into a regiment

• assign to a regiment

squadrons
nounn
noun

• a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

• an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

• a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task

units
nounn
noun

• any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

• an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole

• an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

• a single undivided whole

• a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else

• an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

phalange
nounn
noun

• A phalanx (of soldiers, people etc.).

• A phalanx.

• Any of the joints of an insect's tarsus.

• A bundle of stamens joined by their filaments.

Best Hypernyms For PHALANXES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for phalanxes, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
crowd force os
Phrases (3)
military forcemilitary groupmilitary unit
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