biodefence | (noun) procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents | Synonyms: biodefense, biological defence, biological defense |
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defence | (noun) (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | Synonyms: defense, defensive measure |
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(noun) the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | Synonyms: defense |
(noun) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | Synonyms: defense, demurrer, denial |
(noun) protection from harm | Synonyms: defense |
(noun) a structure used to defend against attack | Synonyms: defense, defensive structure |
(noun) the justification for some act or belief | Synonyms: defense, vindication |
(noun) the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | Synonyms: defense, refutation |
(noun) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | Synonyms: defense, defense lawyers, defense team |
(noun) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | Synonyms: defending team, defense |
(noun) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | Synonyms: defence force, defense, defense force |
(noun) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires | Synonyms: defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
defenceless | (adjective) lacking weapons for self-defense | Synonyms: defenseless |
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(adjective) lacking protection or support | Synonyms: defenseless |
(adverb) without defense | Synonyms: defencelessly, defenseless, defenselessly |
defencelessly | (adverb) without defense | Synonyms: defenceless, defenseless, defenselessly |
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defencelessness | (noun) the property of being helpless in the face of attack | Synonyms: defenselessness, unprotectedness |
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fence | (noun) a barrier that serves to enclose an area | Synonyms: fencing |
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(noun) a dealer in stolen property | - |
(verb) have an argument about something | Synonyms: argue, contend, debate |
(verb) surround with a wall in order to fortify | Synonyms: fence in, palisade, surround, wall |
(verb) fight with fencing swords | - |
(verb) enclose with a fence | Synonyms: fence in |
(verb) receive stolen goods | - |
fencelike | (adjective) resembling a fence | - |
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fencer | (noun) someone skilled at fencing | Synonyms: swordsman |
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fencesitter | (noun) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | Synonyms: independent, mugwump |
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fencing | (noun) the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) | - |
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(noun) a barrier that serves to enclose an area | Synonyms: fence |
(noun) material for building fences | Synonyms: fencing material |
offence | (noun) the action of attacking an enemy | Synonyms: offense, offensive |
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(noun) a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right | Synonyms: offense |
(noun) a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others | Synonyms: discourtesy, offense, offensive activity |
(noun) a feeling of anger caused by being offended | Synonyms: offense, umbrage |
(noun) the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score | Synonyms: offense |
offenceless | (adjective) incapable of offending or attacking | Synonyms: offenseless |
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unfenced | (adjective) not enclosed by a fence | - |
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