Scrabble & Words with friends points
- defenses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- defenses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- defenses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13
Definition of defenses
- the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions (noun)
Examples
- in defense he said the other man started it
Synonyms
- defence
- refutation
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring (noun)
Examples
- his teams are always good on defense
Synonyms
- defence
- defending team
- the defendant and his legal advisors collectively (noun)
Examples
- the defense called for a mistrial
Synonyms
- defence
- defense lawyers
- defense team
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun)
Examples
- he gave evidence for the defense
Synonyms
- defence
- demurrer
- denial
- a structure used to defend against attack (noun)
Examples
- the artillery battered down the defenses
Synonyms
- defence
- defensive structure
- the justification for some act or belief (noun)
Examples
- he offered a persuasive defense of the theory
Synonyms
- defence
- vindication
- the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury (noun)
Examples
- a good boxer needs a good defense
- defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem
Synonyms
- defence
- the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947 (noun)
Synonyms
- defense department
- department of defense
- dod
- united states department of defense
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack (noun)
Examples
- he joined the defense against invasion
Synonyms
- defence
- defence force
- defense force
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies (noun)
Examples
- they died in the defense of Stalingrad
- they were developed for the defense program
Synonyms
- defence
- defensive measure
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires (noun)
Synonyms
- defence
- defence mechanism
- defence reaction
- defense mechanism
- defense reaction
- protection from harm (noun)
Examples
- sanitation is the best defense against disease
Synonyms
- defence
See definition of defenses in Merriam Webster