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defense vs outwork

outwork vs defense

defense and outwork both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defense Yes No No No
outwork Yes No No No
As nouns, outwork is a hyponym of defense; that is, outwork is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defense:
  • defense: a structure used to defend against attack
  • outwork: subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
Other hyponyms of defense include cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise, fortification, munition, fort, fortress, line of defence, line of defense, fastness, stronghold.
defense (noun) outwork (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
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
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