defense: Information About The Word 'defense'

defense is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'defense' is made up of 7 letters.

Meanings:
  • (n) (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
  • (n) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"
  • (n) the defendant and his legal advisors collectively; "the defense called for a mistrial"
  • (n) protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
  • (n) a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
  • (n) 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"
  • (n) the justification for some act or belief; "he offered a persuasive defense of the theory"
  • (n) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
  • (n) an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
  • (n) the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the UnitedStates; created in 1947
  • (n) (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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Using the word 'defense' in Scrabble will fetch you 11 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 12 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'defense'

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Words Starting With 'defense'

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Words Containing 'defense'

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Points in Scrabble for defense11
Points in Words with Friends for defense12
Number of Letters in defense7
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