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noun : DEFENSES
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) (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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3. (
) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense" ;
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4. (
) the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory" ;
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5. (
) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires ;
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6. (
) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 ;
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7. (
) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial" ;
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8. (
) 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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9. (
) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion" ;
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10. (
) a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" ;
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