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defenses

defenses is the plural of defense.

defenses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of defense.

Meaning of defense

Noun

defense (countable and uncountable, plural defenses)

  1. (US) The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
  2. (US, team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  3. (US, team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  4. (US) An argument in support or justification of something.
    • to come to someone's defense
    1. (US, broadly) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
    2. (US, broadly) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.

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Phrases with defenses

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Questions about defenses

What is defenses the plural of?
Defenses is the plural of defense.

Words near defenses in the dictionary

  1. defenselessness
  2. defenseman
  3. defensemen
  4. defenser
  5. defensers
  6. defenses
  7. defenses in depth
  8. defensibilities
  9. defensibility
  10. defensible
  11. defensibleness

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