PHALANXES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word phalanxes. (close relations)
Definition of PHALANXES
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. |