Definition of defense

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• defense is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
• defense is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
• defense is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of defense

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun)

  Examples

  1. in defense he said the other man started it

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. refutation
• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun)

  Examples

  1. his teams are always good on defense

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defending team
• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun)

  Examples

  1. the defense called for a mistrial

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defense lawyers
  3. defense team
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun)

  Examples

  1. he gave evidence for the defense

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. demurrer
  3. denial
• a structure used to defend against attack (noun)

  Examples

  1. the artillery battered down the defenses

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defensive structure
• the justification for some act or belief (noun)

  Examples

  1. he offered a persuasive defense of the theory

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. vindication
• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (noun)

  Examples

  1. a good boxer needs a good defense
  2. defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem

  Synonyms

  1. defence
• the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. defense department
  2. department of defense
  3. dod
  4. united states department of defense
• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun)

  Examples

  1. he joined the defense against invasion

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defence force
  3. defense force
• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun)

  Examples

  1. they died in the defense of Stalingrad
  2. they were developed for the defense program

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defensive measure
• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. defence
  2. defence mechanism
  3. defence reaction
  4. defense mechanism
  5. defense reaction
• protection from harm (noun)

  Examples

  1. sanitation is the best defense against disease

  Synonyms

  1. defence

See definition of defense in Merriam Webster