defence vs answer
answer vs defencedefence and answer both are nouns.
defence is not a verb while answer is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| defence | Yes | No | No | No |
| answer | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
answer is a hypernym of
defence; that is, answer is a
word with a broader meaning than defence:
- defence: the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
- answer: the speech act of replying to a question
| defence (noun) | answer (noun) |
|---|---|
| (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies | a nonverbal reaction |
| the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury | the speech act of replying to a question |
| a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation |
| protection from harm | a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem |
| a structure used to defend against attack | the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims |
| the justification for some act or belief | |
| the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions | |
| the defendant and his legal advisors collectively | |
| (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring | |
| an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack | |
| (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
| defence (verb) | answer (verb) |
|---|---|
| give the correct answer or solution to | |
| respond to a signal | |
| understand the meaning of | |
| react to a stimulus or command | |
| react verbally | |
| give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument) | |
| be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of | |
| match or correspond | |
| be liable or accountable | |
| be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity |
Words related to "defence"
- Australian spelling
- BW defence
- BW defense
- British spelling
- Canadian spelling
- accumulation
- action
- aggregation
- air defense
- alibi
- answer
- apologia
- apology
- armed forces
- armed services
- assemblage
- athletics
- bastion
- biodefence
- biodefense
- biological defence
- biological defense
- biological warfare defence
- biological warfare defense
- chemical defence
- chemical defense
- cheval-de-frise
- chevaux-de-frise
- collection
- compensation
- confutation
- construction
- conversion
- defence force
- defence mechanism
- defence reaction
- defend
- defending team
- defense
- defense force
- defense lawyers
- defense mechanism
- defense reaction
- defense team
- defensive attribition
- defensive measure
- defensive structure
- deliberate defence
- deliberate defense
- demurrer
- denial
- displacement
- due process
- due process of law
- entrapment
- exculpation
- excuse
- fastness
- fort
- fortification
- fortress
- hasty defence
- hasty defense
- idealisation
- idealization
- intellectualisation
- intellectualization
- isolation
- jurisprudence
- justification
- law
- line of defence
- line of defense
- military
- military action
- military machine
- minelaying
- mining
- munition
- offence
- organisation
- organization
- outwork
- passive aggression
- process
- projection
- protection
- psychiatry
- psychoanalytic process
- psychological medicine
- psychopathology
- rationalisation
- rationalization
- reaction formation
- rebuttal
- refutation
- regression
- repression
- self-justification
- sport
- squad
- stand
- stronghold
- structure
- team
- trial
- umbrella
- unconscious process
- vindication
- war machine
Words related to "answer"
- Urim and Thummim
- agree
- answerable
- answerer
- be
- bridge over
- bridle
- call back
- check
- come back
- conform to
- correspond
- counter
- defence
- defense
- denouement
- do
- evasive answer
- feed back
- feedback
- field
- figure out
- fill
- fit
- fulfil
- fulfill
- function
- gibe
- go a long way
- go around
- jibe
- jurisprudence
- keep going
- law
- lick
- live up to
- match
- measure up
- meet
- nolo contendere
- non vult
- plea
- pleading
- puzzle out
- qualify
- question
- react
- reaction
- rebut
- refutation
- refute
- rejoin
- repay
- reply
- rescript
- resolution
- resolve
- respond
- response
- result
- retort
- return
- riposte
- sass
- satisfy
- say
- serve
- solution
- solve
- solvent
- state
- statement
- suffice
- tally
- tell
- tide over
- work
- work out
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