defense

defense is a valid 7-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does defense mean?

  • noun

    the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

  • noun

    (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

  • noun

    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

  • noun

    protection from harm

  • noun

    (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

  • noun

    the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

  • noun

    a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

  • noun

    a structure used to defend against attack

  • noun

    the justification for some act or belief

  • noun

    the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

  • noun

    the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947

  • noun

    an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

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