ARMY
Land military branch
Army is the most common designation for the armed forces of a nation, and it is also used to designate the part of the armed forces that fights on land (as opposed to navy or air force).
In figurative use, army is a group that shares a common purpose or characteristic: An army of protestors gathered in front of the capitol.
In this use, army is often preceded by an adjective.
Military personnel who fight
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
platoon · brigade · division · corps · enlisted · barracks · deployment · combat
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
soldiers
Military personnel who fight
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
infantry · platoon · brigade · division · corps · enlisted · barracks · deployment · combat · fatigues
horde
Disorganized, overwhelming crowd
masses · crowd · multitude · mob · host · flood · wave · sea · drove · flock
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
outreach · band · movement · crusade · membership · chapter · branch · uniform · service
ants
Social colony insects
foraging · workers · trail · nest · invasion · scouts · mandibles · soldiers · queen · raid
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ARMYnavy
Maritime military force
air force · naval forces · fleet · marines · coast guard
civilians · citizenry · noncombatants · civil society · the public
ARMYindividual
One separate human being
skeleton crew · handful · rabble · one-man band · guerrilla
- broken armCracked bone, shoulder-to-wrist
- open armsWelcoming body language
- right armClosest trusted assistant
- left armNon-dominant limb for most
- arms racesCompeting military buildup cycles
- an arm and a legExtremely high price
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