offenceless
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offence or offense (əˈfɛns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a violation or breach of a law, custom, rule, etc |
| 2. | a. any public wrong or crime |
| b. a nonindictable crime punishable on summary conviction | |
| 3. | annoyance, displeasure, or resentment |
| 4. | give offence, give offence to someone to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone |
| 5. | take offence to feel injured, humiliated, or offended |
| 6. | a source of annoyance, displeasure, or anger |
| 7. | attack; assault |
| 8. | archaic injury or harm |
| 9. | American football the offense |
| a. the team that has possession of the ball | |
| b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances | |
| offense or offense (əˈfɛns, ˈɒfɛns) | |
| —n | |
| of'fenceless or offense | |
| —adj | |
| of'fenseless or offense | |
| —adj | |
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Offenceless
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| offence or offense (əˈfɛns) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a violation or breach of a law, custom, rule, etc |
| 2. | a. any public wrong or crime |
| b. a nonindictable crime punishable on summary conviction | |
| 3. | annoyance, displeasure, or resentment |
| 4. | give offence, give offence to someone to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone |
| 5. | take offence to feel injured, humiliated, or offended |
| 6. | a source of annoyance, displeasure, or anger |
| 7. | attack; assault |
| 8. | archaic injury or harm |
| 9. | American football the offense |
| a. the team that has possession of the ball | |
| b. the members of a team that play in such circumstances | |
| offense or offense (əˈfɛns, ˈɒfɛns) | |
| —n | |
| of'fenceless or offense | |
| —adj | |
| of'fenseless or offense | |
| —adj | |
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