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Defender
- noun - a fighter who holds out against attack
- a person who cares for persons or property
Defenses
- noun - (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"
- (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
- (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring; "his teams are always good on defense"
- a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
- a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses"
- an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack; "he joined the defense against invasion"
- protection from harm; "sanitation is the best defense against disease"
- 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"
Deferent
- adjective - showing deference
Deferral
- noun - a state of abeyance or suspended business
- act of putting off to a future time
Deferred
- verb - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"
- to put off till later
- yield to another's wish or opinion; "The government bowed to the military pressure"
Deferrer
- - One who defers or puts off.
Defiance
- noun - a defiant act
- a hostile challenge
- intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
- unruliness