defense 7 2 verb, noun v, n 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
defence 7 2 noun n noun • (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
• the justification for some act or belief
• a structure used to defend against attack
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
• protection from harm
• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
self-defense 11 2 noun n noun • the act of defending yourself
offense 7 2 noun n noun • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
• a feeling of anger caused by being offended
• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
• the action of attacking an enemy
self-defence 11 2 noun n noun • the act of defending yourself
commonsense 11 3 noun n adjective satellite • exhibiting native good judgment
fence 5 1 noun n noun • a barrier that serves to enclose an area
• a dealer in stolen property
verb • enclose with a fence
• receive stolen goods
• fight with fencing swords
• surround with a wall in order to fortify
• have an argument about something
bw defense 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • defense against biological warfare
active air defense 16 7 noun n noun • air defense by the use of aircraft or missiles or artillery or electronic countermeasures
air defense 10 4 noun n noun • defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify their effectiveness
chemical defense 15 6 noun n noun • procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
civil defense 12 5 noun n noun • activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
hasty defense 12 5 noun n noun • a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
line of defense 13 6 noun n noun • any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
• defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
expense 7 2 noun n noun • amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
• a detriment or sacrifice
• money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer
verb • reduce the estimated value of something
immense 7 2 adjective adj adjective satellite • unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
bw defence 9 2 noun n noun • defense against biological warfare
chemical defence 15 5 noun n noun • procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents
hasty defence 12 4 noun n noun • a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited
line of defence 13 5 noun n noun • any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something
• defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack
hence 5 1 adverb adv adverb • (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
• from this place
• from this time
dispense 8 2 verb v verb • administer or bestow, as in small portions
• grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
• give or apply (medications)
pretense 8 2 noun n noun • the act of giving a false appearance
• pretending with intention to deceive
• imaginative intellectual play
• a false or unsupportable quality
• an artful or simulated semblance
sense 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a general conscious awareness
• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
• the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
• sound practical judgment
• a natural appreciation or ability
verb • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
• detect some circumstance or entity automatically
• become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
• discern
suspense 8 2 noun n noun • apprehension about what is going to happen
• an uncertain cognitive state
• excited anticipation of an approaching climax
commence 8 2 verb v verb • take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
• set in motion, cause to start
• get off the ground
dense 5 1 adjective adj adjective satellite • permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
• hard to pass through because of dense growth
• having high relative density or specific gravity
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
• having component parts closely crowded together
intense 7 2 adjective adj adjective • possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
adjective satellite • extremely sharp or severe
• (of color) having the highest saturation
tense 5 1 noun, adjective n, adj adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
• taut or rigid; stretched tight
noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
verb • become stretched or tense or taut
• increase the tension on
• become tense, nervous, or uneasy
• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
antisense 9 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • A molecule which interacts with a complementary strand of nucleic acids, so as to suppress its transcription.
incense 7 2 verb v noun • a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
• the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
verb • perfume especially with a censer
• make furious
whence 6 1 adverb adv adverb • from what place, source, or cause
pence 5 1 noun n noun • a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
• a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
spence 6 1 noun n noun • A buttery or pantry
condense 8 2 verb v verb • undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
• make more concise
• remove water from
• cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
• become more compact or concentrated
• develop due to condensation
• compress or concentrate
thence 6 1 adverb adv adverb • from that place or from there
• from that circumstance or source
• (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
frankincense 12 3 noun n noun • an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
recompense 10 3 verb, noun v, n noun • payment or reward (as for service rendered)
• the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
verb • make amends for; pay compensation for
• make payment to; compensate
biodefense 10 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents
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