defences

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /dɪˈfens/
- /dɪˈfens/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /dɪˈfens/

Definitions of defences word

noun plural defences any means of defence 3
noun plural defences military fortifications 3
noun defences Plural form of defence. 1

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Parts of speech for Defences

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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defences popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for defences

noun defences

battlements — The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.
ramparts — Fortification. a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet. such an elevation together with the parapet.
barricades — Plural form of barricade.
lines — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
resistance — the act or power of resisting, opposing, or withstanding.

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