team vs defense

defense vs team

team and defense both are nouns.

team is a verb but defense is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
team	Yes	No	Yes	No
defense	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defense is a hyponym of team; that is, defense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than team:

team: a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
defense: (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

Other hyponyms of team include A-team, battery, flying squad, major-league club, major-league team, minor-league club, minor-league team, baseball team, basketball team, five, eleven, football team, hockey team, junior varsity, JV, first team, varsity, second string, police squad, squad, powerhouse, offence, offense, defence, defending team, hit squad, section, little-league team, crew.

team (noun)	defense (noun)
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
two or more draft animals that work together to pull something	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

team (verb)	defense (verb)
form a team

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