Dictionary Entry
defense
defense is a 7-letter English word with 14 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Defence. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 14 senses
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- 1noun
Alt. of Defence
- 2transitive verb
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
- 3noun
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"
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- 4noun
protection from harm
"sanitation is the best defense against disease"
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- 5noun
(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"
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- 6noun
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
"he gave evidence for the defense"
- 7noun
a structure used to defend against attack
"the artillery battered down the defenses"
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- 8noun
the justification for some act or belief
"he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
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- 9noun
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"
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- 10noun
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
"he joined the defense against invasion"
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- 11noun
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
"the defense called for a mistrial"
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- 12noun
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
"his teams are always good on defense"
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- 13noun
the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947
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- 14noun
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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