| defense defence | the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury, a good boxer needs a good defense, defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem |
| defense defence | protection from harm, sanitation is the best defense against disease |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
defense
defence
defensive measure | (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies, they died in the defense of Stalingrad, they were developed for the defense program |
hasty defense
hasty defence | a defense organized while in contact with the enemy or when time is limited |
deliberate defense
deliberate defence | a defense organized before contact is made with the enemy and while time for organization is available, usually includes a fortified zone (with pillboxes) and communication systems |
biological defense
biological defence
biodefense
biodefence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using biological agents |
chemical defense
chemical defence | procedures involved in taking defensive measures against attacks using chemical agents |
biological warfare defense
biological warfare defence
BW defense
BW defence | defense against biological warfare |
defense defence denial
demurrer | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, he gave evidence for the defense |
bullpen
detention cell
detention centre | a large cell where prisoners (people awaiting trial or sentence or refugees or illegal immigrants) are confined together temporarily |
call center
call centre | a center equipped to handle a large volume of telephone calls (especially for taking orders or serving customers) |
center
centre | a building dedicated to a particular activity, they were raising money to build a new center for research |
center bit
centre bit | a bit with a sharp center point for guidance and two side cutters |
defense system
defence system | the weaponry available for the defense of a region |
defensive structure
defense
defence | a structure used to defend against attack, the artillery battered down the defenses |
line of defense
line of defence | defensive structure consisting of a barrier that can be employed for defense against attack |
missile defense system
missile defence system | naval weaponry providing a defense system |
plaza mall center shopping mall
shopping center
shopping centre | mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers, usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area, a modern version of the traditional marketplace, a good plaza should have a movie house, they spent their weekends at the local malls |
dead center
dead centre | the position of a crank when it is in line with the connecting rod and not exerting torque |
center of curvature
centre of curvature | the center of the circle of curvature |
center
centre
nerve center
nerve centre | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process, in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere |
center centre center of attention
centre of attention | the object upon which interest and attention focuses, his stories made him the center of the party |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
kernel
substance core
center
centre
essence
gist
heart heart and soul
inwardness marrow
meat
nub
pith
sum
nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
center spread
centre spread | the spread at the center of a magazine |
defense
defence
vindication | the justification for some act or belief, he offered a persuasive defense of the theory |
refutation
defense defence | 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 |
center
centre | the sweet central portion of a piece of candy that is enclosed in chocolate or some other covering |
Ulster Defence Association
UDA | the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland, responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs |
line of defense
line of defence | any organization whose responsibility it is to defend against something, police are the major line of defense against crime |
defense defence defense force
defence force | an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack, he joined the defense against invasion |
defense
defence
defense team
defense lawyers | the defendant and his legal advisors collectively, the defense called for a mistrial |
| defense defence defending team | (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring, his teams are always good on defense |
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Centre for International Crime Prevention | the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
| center centre | a place where some particular activity is concentrated, they received messages from several centers |
nerve center
nerve centre | a center that provides information and control, the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam |
center
centre
midpoint | a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure |
center of buoyancy
centre of buoyancy
center of immersion
centre of immersion | (physics) the center of mass of the immersed part of ship or other floating object |
center of gravity
centre of gravity | the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act, in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass |
center of flotation
centre of flotation | the center of gravity of a floating object |
center of mass
centre of mass | point representing the mean position of the matter in a body |
center centre middle
heart
eye | an area that is approximately central within some larger region, it is in the center of town, they ran forward into the heart of the struggle, they were in the eye of the storm |
center stage
centre stage | the central area on a theater stage |
city center
city centre
central city | the central part of a city |
storm center
storm centre | the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm |
| Centre | a low-lying region in central France |
defense mechanism
defense reaction
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
center stage
centre stage | a position of prominence or importance |
storm center
storm centre | a center of trouble or disturbance |