| protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
| anti-takeover defense | resistance to or defense against a hostile takeover |
| anti-war movement | a campaign against entering or continuing a war |
| protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
| protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices
protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
| rust mite | any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit |
| acrylic acrylic paint | used especially by artists |
| antifouling paint | a paint used to protect against the accumulation of barnacles etc. on underwater surfaces |
anti-G suit
G suit | worn by fliers and astronauts to counteract the forces of gravity and acceleration |
anti-inflammatory
anti-inflammatory drug | a medicine intended to reduce inflammation |
| anti-submarine rocket | a shipboard system to fire rockets at submarines |
| anti-TNF compound | a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints |
casein paint
casein | a water-base paint made with a protein precipitated from milk |
| coat of paint | a layer of paint covering something else |
finger paint
fingerpaint | paint that has the consistency of jelly |
fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb
anti-personnel bomb
daisy cutter | a bomb with onlytoper cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments, most effective against troops and vehicles |
house paint
housepaint | paint used to cover the exterior woodwork of a house |
latex paint
latex
rubber-base paint | a water-base paint that has a latex binder |
makeup
make-up
war paint | cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
NSAID | an anti-inflammatory drug that does not contain steroids, NSAIDs inhibit the activity of both Cox- and Cox- enzymes |
| oil paint | paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle |
paint
pigment | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid), dries to form a hard coating, artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably |
| paint roller | a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
rouge
paint blusher | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks |
| spray paint | paint applied with a spray gun |
stabilizer bar
anti-sway bar | a rigid metal bar between the front suspensions and between the rear suspensions of cars and trucks, serves to stabilize the chassis |
tail rotor
anti-torque rotor | rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a singleotor helicopter, keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor |
tempera
poster paint
poster color
poster colour | pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk |
virility drug
anti-impotence drug | drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction |
| war paint | full ceremonial regalia |
| war paint | adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle |
| water-base paint | paint in which water is used as the vehicle |
sun protection factor
SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
| equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
anti-Semitism
antisemitism | the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people |
| anti-Catholicism | a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism |
| anti-drug law | a law forbidding the sale or use of narcotic drugs |
| anti-virus program | a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread |
Japanese Red Army
JRA
Anti-Imperialist International Brigade | a terrorist group organized into overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution, is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists, in the Japanese Red Army was responsible for a massacre at an airport in Israel |
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
| Anti-Masonic Party | a former political party in the United States, founded in in opposition to Freemasonry in public affairs |
key
paint | (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court, usually painted a different color from the rest of the court, he hit a jump shot from the top of the key, he dominates play in the paint |
| anti | a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.), the antis smelled victory after a long battle |
| anti-American | a person who is opposed to the United States and its policies |
anti-Semite
Jew-baiter | someone who hates and would persecute Jews |
philistine anti-intellectual
lowbrow | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits |
strawberry blite
strawberry pigweed
Indian paint
Chenopodium capitatum | European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed by red pulpy berrylike fruit, naturalized North America |