Definition of word 'defense'

  • n. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
  • n. protection from harm
  • n. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
  • n. the justification for some act or belief
  • n. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  • n. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States
  • n. the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  • n. the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
  • n. an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
  • n. a structure used to defend against attack
  • n. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
  • n. the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

Synonyms of the word 'defense'

Antonyms of the word 'defense'

Words with two extra letters in addition to the word 'defense'

List of words that you can form using two extra letters in addition to letters from the word 'defense'
Extra Letters Word Scrabble® Points
iv defensive 16
hr fhesrened 16
ab aedebfens 15
dr defenrers 14
rt deferents 13
ir iedefrnes 13

Words with an extra letter

You can build the following words with an extra letter
Extra Letters Word Scrabble® Points
c defences 14
d defensed 13
s defenses 12
r enserfed 12

38 words found for letters 'DEEEFNS'

7 letter words

Anagrams of the word defense, words consist of 'DEEEFNS'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
defense 11 12

5 letter words

Words that can be created using 5 letters from the word 'defense'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
feeds 9 9
fends 9 10
denes 6 7
dense 6 7
needs 6 7

4 letter words

Words that can be created using 4 letters from the word 'defense'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
feed 8 8
fend 8 9
feds 8 8
fees 7 7
fens 7 8
dene 5 6
need 5 6
dees 5 5
seed 5 5
dens 5 6
ends 5 6
send 5 6
sned 5 6
seen 4 5
sene 4 5

3 letter words

Words that can be created using 3 letters from the word 'defense'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
fed 7 7
fee 6 6
fen 6 7
efs 6 6
dee 4 4
den 4 5
end 4 5
nee 3 4
see 3 3
ens 3 4
sen 3 4

2 letter words

Words that can be created using 2 letters from the word 'defense'
Word Scrabble® Points Word with Friends® Points
ef 5 5
de 3 3
ed 3 3
en 2 3
ne 2 3
es 2 2

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