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noun • ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | ||||||||
| 32% | 7 | Cabinet part | ||||||
noun • (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies • the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 • protection from harm • (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring • the justification for some act or belief • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires • the defendant and his legal advisors collectively • the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions • an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack • a structure used to defend against attack • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him • the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | ||||||||
| 23% | 9 | Part of the body's defense system | ||||||
noun • blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system | ||||||||
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