Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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war | Yes | No | Yes | No |
contend | No | No | Yes | No |
war (noun) | contend (noun) |
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the waging of armed conflict against an enemy | |
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious | |
an active struggle between competing entities | |
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply |
war (verb) | contend (verb) |
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make or wage war | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
have an argument about something | |
maintain or assert | |
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | |
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | |
succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available |