defences
Walls against attack
Defences is the British spelling of defenses.
It refers to measures taken to protect against attack or harm: military defences, legal defences, the body's natural defences against disease.
In sports, defences are strategies or players that prevent opponents from scoring.
The castle's defences held against the siege.
Notched defensive wall top
- rampartFortified defensive wall
- bastionFortified defensive position
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
- castleFortified medieval residence
moat · palisade · stronghold · keep · turret · parapet · barbican · drawbridge
Proteins targeting pathogens
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antigenImmune response inducer
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · immunization · cytokines · interferon · leukocytes · immunotherapy · white blood cells · immune response
Net-defending player
- tackleGear or takedown
- markingIndicating with symbols
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- interceptionSeizing something in transit
backline · sweeper · fullback · zone · man-to-man · offside trap · clearance · shield
Refusal to accept reality
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- displacementRemoval from usual location
sublimation · regression · compartmentalization · intellectualization · avoidance · suppression · coping mechanism · ego
Small defensive arm disc
- aegisSponsorship and protection
- scutumRoman infantry shield
- bossWorkplace superior
- gripSecure manual hold
escutcheon · heraldry · armorial · round shield · kite shield · riot shield · bulletproof
Reasoned case or dispute
- counselExpert guidance offered
- pleaFormal request or defense
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- alibiDefense of location
evidence · cross-examination · objection · rebuttal · acquittal · mitigation · justification · appeal
battlements
Notched defensive wall top
castle · moat · palisade · stronghold · keep · turret · parapet · barbican · drawbridge · fortress
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- antigenImmune response inducer
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
T-cells · B-cells · immunization · cytokines · interferon · leukocytes · immunotherapy · white blood cells · immune response · resistance
goalkeeper
Net-defending player
interception · backline · sweeper · fullback · zone · man-to-man · offside trap · clearance · shield · counter
denial
Refusal to accept reality
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
displacement · sublimation · regression · compartmentalization · intellectualization · avoidance · suppression · coping mechanism · ego · Freudian
buckler
Small defensive arm disc
grip · escutcheon · heraldry · armorial · round shield · kite shield · riot shield · bulletproof
argument
Reasoned case or dispute
alibi · evidence · cross-examination · objection · rebuttal · acquittal · mitigation · justification · appeal · barrister
- Scots Lawpursuer, advocates, advocate, solicitors, delict
- Scottish courtssheriff, circuit courts, district courts, criminal jurisdiction, civil procedure
defencesoffensives
Aggressive military operations
attacks · assaults · offences · aggressions · invasions
defencesvulnerabilities
Exploitable weak points
weaknesses · exposures · gaps · openings · breaches
defencesopenness
Quality of being accessible
vulnerability · receptivity · transparency · unguardedness · candour
- defence lawyerAttorney representing the accused
- defence mechanismsUnconscious psychological self-protection
- defence ministerCabinet member for military
- defence secretaryMilitary policy cabinet member
- defence budgetFunds allocated for armed forces
- civil defenceCivilian emergency preparedness system