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defense
Overview of noun defense
The noun defense has 11 senses (first 11 from tagged texts)
1. (386) defense, defence, defending team -- ((sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense")
2. (327) defense, defence, defensive measure -- (military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program")
3. (281) defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers -- (the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial")
4. (40) defense, defence -- (protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease")
5. (36) defensive structure, defense, defence -- (a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses")
6. (29) refutation, defense, defence -- (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")
7. (23) defense, defence, vindication -- (the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory")
8. (20) defense, defence, denial, demurrer -- (a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense")
9. (17) defense, defence, defense force, defence force -- (an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion")
10. (10) Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD -- (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947)
11. (6) defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence -- ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defense
11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> military action, action
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
defense, defence
=> protection
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
=> reply, response
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
=> explanation, account
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> due process, due process of law
=> group action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 9
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
=> executive department
=> federal department, federal office, department of the federal government
=> government department
=> department, section
=> division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
=> social group
=> group, grouping
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 11
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> psychoanalytic process
=> human process
=> process, physical process
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> process, unconscious process
=> cognition, knowledge, noesis
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun defense
7 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 2
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> umbrella
=> air defense
=> stand
=> hasty defense, hasty defence
=> deliberate defense, deliberate defence
=> biological defense, biological defence, biodefense, biodefence
=> chemical defense, chemical defence
=> mining, minelaying
=> biological warfare defense, biological warfare defence, BW defense, BW defence
Sense 5
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
=> fortification, munition
=> fortress, fort
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> outwork
=> stronghold, fastness
Sense 6
refutation, defense, defence
=> confutation
=> rebuttal
Sense 7
defense, defence, vindication
=> apology, apologia
=> alibi
=> excuse, alibi, exculpation, self-justification
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> entrapment
Sense 9
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> bastion
Sense 11
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> compensation
=> conversion
=> denial
=> displacement
=> idealization, idealisation
=> intellectualization, intellectualisation
=> isolation
=> projection
=> rationalization, rationalisation
=> reaction formation
=> regression
=> repression
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun defense
11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
Sense 2
defense, defence, defensive measure
=> military action, action
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Sense 4
defense, defence
=> protection
Sense 5
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
Sense 6
refutation, defense, defence
=> answer
Sense 7
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
=> due process, due process of law
Sense 9
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
=> executive department
Sense 11
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
=> psychoanalytic process
=> process, unconscious process
Antonyms of noun defense
3 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
Antonym of offense (Sense 4)
=>offense, offence
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
Antonym of prosecution (Sense 2)
=>prosecution
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
Antonym of prosecution (Sense 1)
=>prosecution, criminal prosecution
Member Holonyms of noun defense
Substance Holonyms of noun defense
Part Holonyms of noun defense
1 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Member Meronyms of noun defense
Substance Meronyms of noun defense
Part Meronyms of noun defense
1 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
HAS PART: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA
HAS PART: Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK
HAS PART: United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy
HAS PART: United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF
HAS PART: Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA
HAS PART: Defense Logistics Agency
HAS PART: Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC
HAS PART: National Reconnaissance Office, NRO
HAS PART: National Security Agency, NSA
HAS PART: United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA
HAS PART: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO
HAS PART: Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA
HAS PART: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
HAS PART: Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC
Meronyms of noun defense
1 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
HAS PART: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA
HAS PART: Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK
HAS PART: United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy
HAS PART: United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF
HAS PART: Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA
HAS PART: Defense Logistics Agency
HAS PART: Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC
HAS PART: National Reconnaissance Office, NRO
HAS PART: National Security Agency, NSA
HAS PART: United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA
HAS PART: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO
HAS PART: Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA
HAS PART: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
HAS PART: Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC
Holonyms of noun defense
1 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Attributes of noun defense
Derived Forms of noun defense
Domain of noun defense
4 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
TOPIC>(noun) sport#1, athletics#1
Sense 2
defense, defence, defensive measure
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
TOPIC>(noun) law#2, jurisprudence#2
Sense 11
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
TOPIC>(noun) psychiatry#1, psychopathology#2, psychological medicine#1
Domain Terms of noun defense
Familiarity of noun defense
defense used as a noun is familiar (polysemy count =11)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun defense
11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
> team, squad
=> A-team
=> battery
=> flying squad
=> major-league team, major-league club
=> minor-league team, minor-league club
=> baseball team
=> basketball team, five
=> football team, eleven
=> hockey team
=> junior varsity, JV
=> varsity, first team
=> second string
=> police squad
=> powerhouse
=> offense, offence
=> defense, defence, defending team
=> hit squad
=> section
=> little-league team
=> crew
Sense 2
defense, defence, defensive measure
> military action, action
=> amphibious landing
=> battle, conflict, fight, engagement
=> blockade, encirclement
=> defense, defence, defensive measure
=> electronic warfare, EW
=> police action
=> resistance
=> saber rattling, sabre rattling
=> sortie, sally
=> war, warfare
Sense 3
defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
> collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
=> procession
=> pharmacopoeia
=> string
=> wardrobe
=> wardrobe
=> population, universe
=> armamentarium
=> art collection
=> backlog
=> battery
=> block
=> book, rule book
=> book
=> bottle collection
=> bunch, lot, caboodle
=> coin collection
=> collage
=> content
=> ensemble, tout ensemble
=> corpus
=> crop
=> tenantry
=> findings
=> flagging
=> flinders
=> pack
=> hand, deal
=> long suit
=> herbarium
=> stamp collection
=> statuary
=> sum, summation, sum total
=> agglomeration
=> gimmickry
=> nuclear club
=> pile, heap, mound, agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus
=> mass
=> combination
=> congregation
=> hit parade
=> Judaica
=> kludge
=> library, program library, subroutine library
=> library
=> mythology
HAS INSTANCE=> Nag Hammadi, Nag Hammadi Library
=> biota, biology
=> fauna, zoology
=> petting zoo
=> set
=> Victoriana
=> class, category, family
=> job lot
=> package, bundle, packet, parcel
=> defense, defence, defense team, defense lawyers
=> prosecution
=> planting
=> signage
=> generally accepted accounting practices, GAAP
=> pantheon
=> Free World
=> Third World
=> Europe
=> Asia
=> North America
=> Central America
=> South America
=> Oort cloud
=> galaxy
=> galaxy, extragalactic nebula
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> fleet
=> repertoire, repertory
=> repertory, repertoire
=> assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
=> batch, clutch
=> batch
=> rogue's gallery
=> exhibition, exposition, expo
=> convoy
=> traffic
=> aviation, air power
=> vegetation, flora, botany
=> law, jurisprudence
=> menagerie
=> data, information
=> ana
=> mail, post
=> treasure
=> treasure trove
=> trinketry
=> troponymy, troponomy
=> smithereens
HAS INSTANCE=> Wise Men, Magi
HAS INSTANCE=> French West Indies
Sense 4
defense, defence
> protection
=> air cover
=> shielding
=> preservation, saving
=> momism, overprotection, overshielding
=> defense, defence
=> inoculating, vaccinating
=> patrol
=> self-defense, self-defence, self-protection
=> insulation
=> locking, lockup
=> escort, accompaniment
=> covering
=> immunization, immunisation
=> care, charge, tutelage, guardianship
=> ruggedization, ruggedisation
=> waterproofing, sealing
=> civil defense
Sense 5
defensive structure, defense, defence
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 6
refutation, defense, defence
> answer
=> Urim and Thummim
=> refutation, defense, defence
Sense 7
defense, defence, vindication
> justification
=> cause, reason, grounds
=> defense, defence, vindication
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
> due process, due process of law
=> proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
=> presentment, notification
=> judgment, judgement, judicial decision
=> eviction, dispossession, legal ouster
=> plea
=> defense, defence, denial, demurrer
Sense 9
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
> organization, organisation
=> adhocracy
=> affiliate
=> bureaucracy
=> nongovernmental organization, NGO
HAS INSTANCE=> Orange Order, Association of Orangemen
=> Tammany Hall, Tammany Society, Tammany
=> fiefdom
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> line organization, line organisation
=> association
=> polity
=> quango, quasi-NGO
=> institution, establishment
=> enterprise
=> defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> establishment
=> fire brigade, fire company
=> company, troupe
=> unit, social unit
=> Peace Corps
=> force, personnel
=> union, labor union, trade union, trades union, brotherhood
=> musical organization, musical organisation, musical group
=> party, political party
=> machine, political machine
=> machine
=> professional organization, professional organisation
=> alliance, coalition, alignment, alinement
=> federation
=> hierarchy, power structure, pecking order
=> deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission
=> Girl Scouts
=> blue
=> grey, gray
=> host
=> pool
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
> executive department
=> White House, EXEC
=> Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, USDA
=> Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, Commerce, DoC
=> Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
=> Department of Education, Education Department, Education
=> Department of Energy, Energy Department, Energy, DOE
=> Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS
=> Department of Housing and Urban Development, Housing and Urban Development, HUD
=> Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ
=> Department of Labor, Labor Department, Labor, DoL
=> Department of State, United States Department of State, State Department, State, DoS
=> Department of the Interior, Interior Department, Interior, DoI
=> Department of the Treasury, Treasury Department, Treasury, United States Treasury
=> Department of Transportation, Transportation, DoT
=> Department of Veterans Affairs, VA
=> Department of Commerce and Labor
=> Department of Health Education and Welfare
=> Navy Department
=> War Department
Sense 11
defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
> psychoanalytic process
=> defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
> process, unconscious process
=> sleep talking, somniloquy, somniloquism
=> condensation
=> defense mechanism, defense reaction, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defence
Meronyms of noun defense
11 senses of defense
Sense 1
defense, defence, defending team
=> team, squad
HAS MEMBER: stringer
HAS PART: bench
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 5
defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Sense 7
defense, defence, vindication
=> justification
=> explanation, account
HAS PART: explicandum, explanandum
HAS PART: explanans
Sense 9
defense, defence, defense force, defence force
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Sense 10
Department of Defense, Defense Department, United States Department of Defense, Defense, DoD
HAS PART: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA
HAS PART: Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK
HAS PART: United States Navy, US Navy, USN, Navy
HAS PART: Naval Research Laboratory, NRL
HAS PART: United States Marine Corps, United States Marines, Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, USMC, Marines
HAS PART: Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, MCIA
HAS PART: Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, NAWCWPNS
HAS PART: Naval Special Warfare, NSW
HAS PART: Naval Surface Warfare Center, NSWC
HAS PART: Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC
HAS PART: United States Naval Academy, US Naval Academy
HAS PART: Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI
HAS PART: United States Air Force, U. S. Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF
HAS PART: Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL
HAS PART: United States Air Force Academy, US Air Force Academy
HAS PART: Air Combat Command, ACC
HAS PART: Air Force Space Command, AFSPC
HAS PART: Air National Guard, ANG
HAS PART: Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR, AFISR
HAS PART: Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA
HAS PART: Defense Logistics Agency
HAS PART: Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, DRMS
HAS PART: Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC
HAS PART: National Reconnaissance Office, NRO
HAS PART: National Security Agency, NSA
HAS PART: United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA
HAS PART: Army High Performance Computing Research Center, AHPCRC
HAS PART: Criminal Investigation Command, CID
HAS PART: United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, USACIL
HAS PART: Special Forces, U. S. Army Special Forces, United States Army Special Forces
HAS PART: United States Army Rangers
HAS PART: United States Military Academy, US Military Academy
HAS PART: Army Intelligence, AI
HAS PART: Army National Guard, ARNG
HAS PART: Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO
HAS PART: Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA
HAS PART: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA
HAS PART: Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC
=> executive department
=> federal department, federal office, department of the federal government
=> government department
HAS PART: instrumentality
=> department, section
=> division
=> administrative unit, administrative body
=> unit, social unit
=> organization, organisation
HAS MEMBER: quorum
HAS MEMBER: membership, rank
Holonyms of noun defense
1 of 11 senses of defense
Sense 8
defense, defence, denial, demurrer
PART OF: trial
Grep of noun defense
active air defense
air defense
anti-takeover defense
ballistic missile defense organization
basic point defense missile system
biodefense
biological defense
biological warfare defense
bw defense
chemical defense
civil defense
defense
defense advanced research projects agency
defense attorney
defense contractor
defense department
defense force
defense information systems agency
defense intelligence agency
defense laboratory
defense lawyer
defense lawyers
defense logistics agency
defense mechanism
defense policy
defense program
defense reaction
defense reutilization and marketing service
defense secretary
defense system
defense team
defense technical information center
defenselessness
deliberate defense
department of defense
department of defense laboratory system
hasty defense
israeli defense force
line of defense
missile defense system
passive air defense
secretary of defense
self-defense
ulster defense association
united self-defense force of colombia
united self-defense group of colombia
united states department of defense
Grep of adj defense
defenseless
Grep of adv defense
defenseless
defenselessly
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