mining vs defence

defence vs mining

mining and defence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mining	Yes	No	No	No
defence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defence is a hypernym of mining; that is, defence is a word with a broader meaning than mining:

mining: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
defence: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Other hypernyms of mining include defense, defensive measure.

mining (noun)	defence (noun)
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment	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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