'Defense' definitions:
Definition of 'defense'
From: WordNet
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(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program" [syn: defense, defence, defensive measure]
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Protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease" [syn: defense, defence]
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(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" [syn: defense, defence, defending team] [ant: offence, offense]
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The justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" [syn: defense, defence, vindication]
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(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires [syn: defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence]
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The federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 [syn: Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD]
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The defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" [syn: defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers] [ant: prosecution]
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The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it" [syn: refutation, defense, defence]
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An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" [syn: defense, defence, defense force, defence force]
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A structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" [syn: defensive structure, defense, defence]
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A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: defense, defence, denial, demurrer] [ant: criminal prosecution, prosecution]
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The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem" [syn: defense, defence]
Definition of 'Defense'
From: GCIDE
- Defense \De*fense"\, Defence \De*fence"\, n. [F. d['e]fense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See Defend, and cf. Fence.]
- 1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger. [1913 Webster]
- In cases of defense 't is best to weigh The enemy more mighty than he seems. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection. [1913 Webster]
- War would arise in defense of the right. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
- God, the widow's champion and defense. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification. [1913 Webster]
- Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense. --Acts xxii. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's action. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc. [1913 Webster]
- A man of great defense. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- By how much defense is better than no skill. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen under a certain breadth. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Defense'
From: GCIDE
- Defense \De*fense"\, v. t. To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also defence.] [1913 Webster]
- Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'defense'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aegis,
- answer,
- apologetic,
- apologetics,
- apologia,
- apology,
- arch dam,
- argument,
- argumentation,
- armament,
- armor,
- arms,
- backfire,
- backstop,
- bamboo curtain,
- bank,
- bar,
- barrage,
- barrier,
- bear-trap dam,
- beaver dam,
- bicker,
- bickering,
- boom,
- breakwater,
- breastwork,
- brick wall,
- buffer,
- bulkhead,
- bulwark,
- casuistry,
- cofferdam,
- comeback,
- confutation,
- contention,
- contraremonstrance,
- controversy,
- counteraccusation,
- counterattack,
- counterblast,
- counterblow,
- countercharge,
- counterclaim,
- counterfire,
- counterinsurgency,
- countermeasure,
- counterreply,
- counterrevolution,
- counterstatement,
- counterstep,
- counterstroke,
- cover,
- dam,
- demurrer,
- denial,
- dike,
- disputation,
- dispute,
- ditch,
- earthwork,
- embankment,
- exception,
- exculpation,
- excuse,
- explanation,
- eye,
- fastness,
- fence,
- flyting,
- fort,
- fortress,
- gate,
- gravity dam,
- groin,
- guard,
- hassle,
- hubbub,
- hydraulic-fill dam,
- iron curtain,
- jam,
- jetty,
- justification,
- leaping weir,
- lee,
- levee,
- litigation,
- logjam,
- logomachy,
- milldam,
- moat,
- mole,
- mound,
- munitions,
- objection,
- paper war,
- parapet,
- passage of arms,
- plea,
- pleading,
- pleadings,
- polemic,
- polemics,
- portcullis,
- preservation,
- protection,
- protective custody,
- rampart,
- rationalization,
- rebuttal,
- rebutter,
- refuge,
- refutation,
- rejoinder,
- replication,
- reply,
- response,
- retort,
- return,
- rhubarb,
- riposte,
- roadblock,
- rock-fill dam,
- safeguard,
- safekeeping,
- safety,
- seawall,
- security,
- set-to,
- shade,
- shadow,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shutter dam,
- special demurrer,
- special pleading,
- statement of defense,
- stone wall,
- stronghold,
- surrebuttal,
- surrebutter,
- surrejoinder,
- verbal engagement,
- wall,
- war of words,
- ward,
- watchful eye,
- weaponry,
- weapons,
- weir,
- wicket dam,
- work,
- wrangling
Words containing 'Defense'
- Defenser,
- Defensibility,
- Defensible,
- Defensibleness,
- Defensive,
- Defensively,
- To be on the defensive,
- defensative,
- defensiveness,
- Defensive proteid,
- Flank defense,
- To stand on the defensive,
- air defense,
- biological defense,
- bw defense,
- chemical defense,
- civil defense,
- defense attorney,
- defense contractor,
- defense counsel,
- defense department,
- defense force,
- defense laboratory,
- defense lawyer,
- defense lawyers,
- defense mechanism,
- defense policy,
- defense program,
- defense reaction,
- defense secretary,
- defense system,
- defense team,
- defensive attitude,
- defensive gallery,
- defensive measure,
- defensive structure,
- deliberate defense,
- department of defense,
- hasty defense,
- line of defense,
- secretary of defense,
- In self-defense,
- Self-defense,
- Self-defensive,
- active air defense,
- biological warfare defense,
- defense intelligence agency,
- defense logistics agency,
- israeli defense force,
- missile defense system,
- passive air defense,
- anti-takeover defense,
- ballistic missile defense organization,
- defense information systems agency,
- defense reutilization and marketing service,
- defense technical information center,
- department of defense laboratory system,
- united states department of defense,
- basic point defense missile system,
- defense advanced research projects agency,
- united self-defense force of colombia,
- united self-defense group of colombia