defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
megalith
megalithic structure | memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe) |
structure
construction | a thing constructed, a complex entity constructed of many parts, the structure consisted of a series of arches, she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons |
| supporting structure | a structure that serves to support something |
| structure | the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts, artists must study the structure of the human body, the structure of the benzene molecule |
| authority authorization authorisation sanction | official permission or approval, authority for the program was renewed several times |
authority
authorization
authorisation
potency dominance
say-so | the power or right to give orders or make decisions, he has the authority to issue warrants, deputies are given authorization to make arrests, a place of potency in the state |
body
organic structure
physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being), he felt as if his whole body were on fire |
structure
anatomical structure
complex body part
bodily structure
body structure | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing, he has good bone structure |
tube
tube-shaped structure | (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure |
| vascular structure | a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels |
muscular structure
musculature
muscle system | the muscular system of an organism |
| neural structure | a structure that is part of the nervous system |
| cartilaginous structure | body structure given shape by cartilage |
horny structure
unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
| skeletal structure | any structure created by the skeleton of an organism |
assurance
self-assurance
confidence
selfonfidence
authority
sureness | freedom from doubt, belief in yourself and your abilities, his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular, after that failure he lost his confidence, she spoke with authority |
| structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations, his lectures have no structure |
| data structure | (computer science) the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer) |
hierarchical structure
hierarchical data structure | a structure of data having several levels arranged in a treelike structure |
syntax sentence structure
phrase structure | the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences |
morphology sound structure
syllable structure
word structure | the admissible arrangement of sounds in words |
| authority | an authoritative written work, this book is the final authority on the life of Milton |
| good authority | testimony by someone who should know, I have it on good authority |
Palestine National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
Palestine Authority | combines the Gaza Strip and the West Bank under a political unit with limited autonomy and a police force, created in by an agreement between Israel and the PLO |
agency
federal agency
government agency
bureau
office authority | an administrative unit of government, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, Office of Management and Budget, Tennessee Valley Authority |
| redevelopment authority | a public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas |
regulatory agency
regulatory authority | a governmental agency that regulates businesses in the public interest |
hierarchy power structure
pecking order | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
| class structure | the organization of classes within a society |
social organization
social organisation
social structure
social system
structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships, the social organization of England and America is very different, sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family |
| local authority | an administrative unit of local government |
| arbiter supreme authority | someone with the power to settle matters at will, she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion |
| authority | an expert whose views are taken as definitive, he is an authority on corporate law |
| authority | (usually plural) persons who exercise (administrative) control over others, the authorities have issued a curfew |
| authority figure | someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else |
civil authority
civil officer | a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs |
| fine structure | the presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements, the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels |
| reproductive structure | the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
plant part
plant structure | any part of a plant or fungus |
| structure | give a structure to, I need to structure my days |