defence
Use Defence in a sentence
Related forms
de·fence·a·ble, adjective
de·fence·less, adjective
de·fence·less·ly, adverb
de·fence·less·ness, noun
pre·de·fence, noun
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defence or defense (dɪˈfɛns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | resistance against danger, attack, or harm; protection |
| 2. | a person or thing that provides such resistance |
| 3. | a plea, essay, speech, etc, in support of something; vindication; justification |
| 4. | a. a country's military measures or resources |
| b. (as modifier): defence spending | |
| 5. | law a defendant's denial of the truth of the allegations or charge against him |
| 6. | law Compare prosecution the defendant and his legal advisers collectively |
| 7. | sport |
| a. the action of protecting oneself, one's goal, or one's allotted part of the playing area against an opponent's attacks | |
| b. the method of doing this | |
| c. the defence the players in a team whose function is to do this | |
| 8. | ( |
| a. the team that does not have possession of the ball | |
| b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances | |
| 9. | psychoanal See defence mechanism |
| 10. | (plural) fortifications |
| [C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēfensum, past participle of dēfendere to | |
| defense or defense | |
| —n | |
| [C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēfensum, past participle of dēfendere to | |
| de'fenceless or defense | |
| —adj | |
| de'fenseless or defense | |
| —adj | |
| de'fencelessly or defense | |
| —adv | |
| de'fenselessly or defense | |
| —adv | |
| de'fencelessness or defense | |
| —n | |
| de'fenselessness or defense | |
| —n | |
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Defence
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
Perhaps these compounds are part of an ancient defence system that orb-weaving spiders use to secure their homes from intruders.
Finally, the rising cost of advanced weapons is driving both to seek defence savings.
They have to write offensive and defensive, despite their fidelity to the c in offence and defence.
The lawyers claim this damaged their clients' right to a fair defence.
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