defences
Definitions
Noun
- (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
- The defendant and his legal advisors collectively
- An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
- The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- The justification for some act or belief
- A structure used to defend against attack
- A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
- (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
- Protection from harm
- The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "defences".
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "defences".
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Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "defences".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | defense | 2 | 167 |
| 2 | fence | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | fences | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | references | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | defects | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | defenses | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | deficiencies | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | defenders | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | deference | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | defines | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | defends | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | defence | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | refenes | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | defrees | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | defender's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | defeasance | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | feces | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | denes | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | defee | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | drenches | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | defreese | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
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Words That Precede
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Statistically Associated
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "defences".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 11
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Mar 16, 2026 The Times of India
Mar 13, 2026 U.S. News & World Report
Mar 15, 2026 The Times of India

