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defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, refutation |
| Type of | answer |
| Has types | rebuttal, confutation |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defending team, defense |
| Type of | team, squad |
| Derivation | defend |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, defense lawyers, defense team |
| Type of | collection, aggregation, assemblage, accumulation |
| Derivation | defend |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, demurrer, denial |
| Type of | due process of law, due process |
| Has types | entrapment |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, defensive structure |
| Type of | structure, construction |
| Has types | line of defense, outwork, fort, fortification, fortress, chevaux-de-frise, line of defence, stronghold, munition, cheval-de-frise, fastness |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, vindication |
| Type of | justification |
| Has types | alibi, apology, apologia, exculpation, excuse, self-justification |
| Derivation | defend |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense |
| Type of | protection |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence force, defense, defense force |
| Type of | organization, organisation |
| Has types | bastion |
| Derivation | defend |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, defensive measure |
| Type of | action, military action |
| Has types | mining, biodefence, biodefense, biological defence, biological defense, biological warfare defence, biological warfare defense, bw defence, bw defense, chemical defence, chemical defense, stand, minelaying, deliberate defence, deliberate defense, umbrella, air defense, hasty defence, hasty defense |
defence::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction |
| Type of | psychoanalytic process, unconscious process, process |
| Has types | denial, intellectualization, compensation, conversion, isolation, intellectualisation, idealization, idealisation, displacement, projection, rationalisation, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, repression |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense |
| Type of | protection |
Examples of defence
defence
Someone has to stop him and a defence of steel on the gain line is the only way.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Even if that was partly true, he remained an immense presence for us in defence.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Interesting, however I would love to see the figures excluding defence spending.
From the economist.com
A flamboyant race car-driving businessman or the secretary of state for defence?
From the guardian.co.uk
Tantawi, who was Mubarak's defence minister, will give evidence on 11 September.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Korean defence were sleeping and Uche met it first time with his right foot.
From the telegraph.co.uk
When his first line of defence failed him, there was too much ground to make up.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is a defence that has been employed publicly by a number of former ministers.
From the guardian.co.uk
His power and surging runs gave the Everton defence a consistently unkempt look.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Defense mechanism: (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- Defense: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
- Defense: the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
- Defense: an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
- Refutation: 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"
- Defense: the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
- 'deFENCE' is an interactive conceptual art project for freedom of cohabitation, designed in such a way as to include each beholder personally. In tradition of Marcel Duchamp, the two main roles of this exhibit are the work itself, and the person watching it. ...
- Defense (aka Mekelakeya) is an Ethiopian football club, in the city of Addis Abeba. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top level of professional football in Ethiopia.
- Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking.
