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defence
Overview of noun defence
The noun defence has 10 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
2. defense, defence, defending team -- ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense")
3. defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers -- (the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial")
4. defense, defence, defense force, defence force -- (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion")
5. refutation, defense, defence -- (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")
6. defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory")
7. defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses")
8. defense, defence, denial, demurrer -- (a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense")
9. defense, defence, defensive measure -- (military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program")
10. defense, defence -- (protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defence
10 senses of defence
Sense 1
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> psychoanalytic process
=> human process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> process, unconscious process
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
=> reply, response
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> due process, due process of law
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> military action, action
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
defense, defence
=> protection
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun defence
7 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 1
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> compensation
=> conversion
=> denial
=> displacement
=> idealization, idealisation
=> intellectualization, intellectualisation
=> isolation
=> projection
=> rationalization, rationalisation
=> reaction formation
=> regression
=> repression
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> bastion
Sense 5
refutation, defense, defence
=> confutation
=> rebuttal
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
=> apology, apologia
=> alibi
=> excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
Sense 7
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
=> fortification, munition
=> fortress, fort
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> outwork
=> stronghold, fastness
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> entrapment
Sense 9
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> umbrella
=> air defense
=> stand
=> hasty defense, hasty defence
=> deliberate defense, deliberate defence
=> biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence
=> chemical defense, chemical defence
=> mining, minelaying
=> biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defence
10 senses of defence
Sense 1
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> psychoanalytic process
=> process, unconscious process
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
Sense 5
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
Sense 7
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> due process, due process of law
Sense 9
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> military action, action
Sense 10
defense, defence
=> protection
Antonyms of noun defence
1 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
Antonym of offence (Sense 2)
=>offense, offence
Member Holonyms of noun defence
Substance Holonyms of noun defence
Part Holonyms of noun defence
1 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Member Meronyms of noun defence
Substance Meronyms of noun defence
Part Meronyms of noun defence
Meronyms of noun defence
Holonyms of noun defence
1 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Attributes of noun defence
Derived Forms of noun defence
4 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
RELATED TO>(verb) defend#2
=> defend
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
RELATED TO>(verb) defend#6
=> defend, represent
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
RELATED TO>(verb) defend#3
=> defend, guard, hold
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
RELATED TO>(verb) defend#1
=> defend, support, fend for
Domain of noun defence
4 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 1
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
TOPIC>(noun) psychiatry#1, psychopathology#2, psychological medicine#1
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
TOPIC>(noun) sport#1, athletics#1
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Sense 9
defense, defence, defensive measure
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun defence
Familiarity of noun defence
defence used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =10)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun defence
10 senses of defence
Sense 1
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
> psychoanalytic process
=> defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
> process, unconscious process
=> sleep talking, somniloquy, somniloquism
=> condensation
=> defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
> team, squad
=> A-team
=> battery
=> flying squad
=> major-league team, major-league club
=> minor-league team, minor-league club
=> baseball team
=> basketball team, five
=> football team, eleven
=> hockey team
=> junior varsity, JV
=> varsity, first team
=> second string
=> police squad
=> powerhouse
=> offense, offence
=> defense, defence, defending team
=> hit squad
=> section
=> little-league team
=> crew
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> procession
=> pharmacopoeia
=> string
=> wardrobe
=> wardrobe
=> population, universe
=> armamentarium
=> art collection
=> backlog
=> battery
=> block
=> book, rule book
=> book
=> bottle collection
=> bunch, lot, caboodle
=> coin collection
=> collage
=> content
=> ensemble, tout ensemble
=> corpus
=> crop
=> tenantry
=> findings
=> flagging
=> flinders
=> pack
=> hand, deal
=> long suit
=> herbarium
=> stamp collection
=> statuary
=> sum, summation, sum total
=> agglomeration
=> gimmickry
=> nuclear club
=> pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
=> mass
=> combination
=> congregation
=> hit parade
=> Judaica
=> kludge
=> library, program library, subroutine library
=> library
=> mythology
HAS INSTANCE=> Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library
=> biota, biology
=> fauna, zoology
=> petting zoo
=> set
=> Victoriana
=> class, category, family
=> job lot
=> package, bundle, packet, parcel
=> defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> prosecution
=> planting
=> signage
=> generally accepted accounting practices, GAAP
=> pantheon
=> Free World
=> Third World
=> Europe
=> Asia
=> North America
=> Central America
=> South America
=> Oort cloud
=> galaxy
=> galaxy, extragalactic nebula
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> repertoire, repertory
=> repertory, repertoire
=> assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
=> batch, clutch
=> batch
=> rogue's gallery
=> exhibition, exposition, expo
=> convoy
=> traffic
=> aviation, air power
=> vegetation, flora, botany
=> law, jurisprudence
=> menagerie
=> data, information
=> ana
=> mail, post
=> treasure
=> treasure trove
=> trinketry
=> troponymy, troponomy
=> smithereens
HAS INSTANCE=> Wise Men, Magi
HAS INSTANCE=> French West Indies
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
> organization, organisation
=> adhocracy
=> affiliate
=> bureaucracy
=> nongovernmental organization, NGO
HAS INSTANCE=> Orange Order, Association of Orangemen
=> Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany
=> fiefdom
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> line organization, line organisation
=> association
=> polity
=> quango, quasi-NGO
=> institution, establishment
=> enterprise
=> defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> establishment
=> fire brigade, fire company
=> company, troupe
=> unit, social unit
=> Peace Corps
=> force, personnel
=> union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
=> party, political party
=> machine, political machine
=> machine
=> professional organization, professional organisation
=> alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
=> federation
=> hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
=> deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
=> Girl Scouts
=> blue
=> grey, gray
=> host
=> pool
Sense 5
refutation, defense, defence
> answer
=> Urim and Thummim
=> refutation, defense, defence
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
> justification
=> cause, reason, grounds
=> defense, defence, vindication
Sense 7
defensive structure, defense, defence
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
> due process, due process of law
=> proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
=> presentment, notification
=> judgment, judgement, judicial decision
=> eviction, dispossession, legal ouster
=> plea
=> defense, defence, denial, demurrer
Sense 9
defense, defence, defensive measure
> military action, action
=> amphibious landing
=> battle, conflict, fight, engagement
=> blockade, encirclement
=> defense, defence, defensive measure
=> electronic warfare, EW
=> police action
=> resistance
=> saber rattling, sabre rattling
=> sortie, sally
=> war, warfare
Sense 10
defense, defence
> protection
=> air cover
=> shielding
=> preservation, saving
=> momism, overprotection, overshielding
=> defense, defence
=> inoculating, vaccinating
=> patrol
=> self-defense, self-defence, self-protection
=> insulation
=> locking, lockup
=> escort, accompaniment
=> covering
=> immunization, immunisation
=> care, charge, tutelage, guardianship
=> ruggedization, ruggedisation
=> waterproofing, sealing
=> civil defense
Meronyms of noun defence
10 senses of defence
Sense 2
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
HAS MEMBER: stringer
HAS PART: bench
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 4
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 6
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Sense 7
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun defence
1 of 10 senses of defence
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Grep of noun defence
biodefence
biological defence
biological warfare defence
bw defence
chemical defence
defence
defence force
defence mechanism
defence policy
defence program
defence reaction
defence system
defencelessness
deliberate defence
hasty defence
line of defence
missile defence system
self-defence
Grep of adj defence
defenceless
Grep of adv defence
defenceless
defencelessly
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