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defense

Letters that make defense

s, d, e, f, n are letters that make 'defense'

Words within defense

fen, en, SE, DE, Fe, Se are words within 'defense'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of defense

defensed, defenses are words created by adding a letter to 'defense'

defense is a 7 letter word starting with d
defense is a 7 letter word ending with e

11 possible definitions for 'defense'

Defense as "(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defence, defensive measure have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of military action, action.

Types of defense

umbrella, mining, air defense, deliberate defense, BW defence, stand, hasty defense, hasty defence, deliberate defence, biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence, chemical defense, chemical defence, minelaying, biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, BW defense are types of 'defense'.

defense as a category

'defense' can be a category of armed services, military machine, war machine, armed forces, military.

Example of defense used within this context

"they died in the defense of Stalingrad", "they were developed for the defense program"

Defense as "the justification for some act or belief"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defence, vindication have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of justification.

Types of defense

exculpation, apology, apologia, self-justification, alibi, excuse, alibi are types of 'defense'.

Derivatives of defense

justify, vindicate, defend, fend for, support are derivatives of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"

Defense as "the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

refutation, defence have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of answer.

Types of defense

confutation, rebuttal are types of 'defense'.

Derivatives of defense

refute, rebut are derivatives of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive", "in defense he said the other man started it"

Defense as "(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defense reaction, defence, defense mechanism, defence mechanism, defence reaction have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of unconscious process, process, psychoanalytic process.

Types of defense

repression, intellectualization, intellectualisation, reaction formation, denial, idealization, idealisation, regression, rationalization, rationalisation, isolation, conversion, projection, displacement, compensation are types of 'defense'.

defense as a category

'defense' can be a category of psychological medicine, psychiatry, psychopathology.

Defense as "(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defence, defending team have the same meaning as 'defense'

Antonyms

offense, offence have the opposite meaning of 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of team, squad.

defense as a category

'defense' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Derivatives of defense

defend is a derivative of defense.

Example of defense used within this context

"his teams are always good on defense"

Defense as "the defendant and his legal advisors collectively"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defense team, defense lawyers, defence have the same meaning as 'defense'

Antonyms

prosecution has the opposite meaning of defense

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of accumulation, collection, aggregation, assemblage.

Derivatives of defense

defend, represent are derivatives of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"the defense called for a mistrial"

Defense as "an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defense force, defence force, defence have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of organisation, organization.

Types of defense

bastion is a type of defense.

Derivatives of defense

defend, guard, hold are derivatives of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"he joined the defense against invasion"

Defense as "a structure used to defend against attack"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defensive structure, defence have the same meaning as 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of structure, construction.

Types of defense

chevaux-de-frise, fortification, munition, fortress, fort, line of defense, outwork, stronghold, fastness, cheval-de-frise, line of defence are types of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"the artillery battered down the defenses"

Defense as "a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

denial, defence, demurrer have the same meaning as 'defense'

Antonyms

prosecution, criminal prosecution have the opposite meaning of 'defense'

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of due process, due process of law.

Types of defense

entrapment is a type of defense.

defense as a part

'defense' can be a part of trial.

defense as a category

'defense' can be a category of law, jurisprudence.

Derivatives of defense

deny, traverse are derivatives of 'defense'.

Example of defense used within this context

"he gave evidence for the defense"

Defense as "protection from harm"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defence has the same meaning as defense

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of protection.

Example of defense used within this context

"sanitation is the best defense against disease"

Defense as "the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury"

Under this definition, defense is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defence has the same meaning as defense

defense as a type

'defense' can be a type of protection.

Example of defense used within this context

"a good boxer needs a good defense", "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"