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defence
English
Alternative forms
- defense (American)
Etymology
From Middle English defens, defense, from Old French defens, defense, from Latin d?fensa (“protection”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d??f?ns/
- Rhymes: -?ns
Noun
defence (countable and uncountable, plural defences) (British spelling)
- The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- In cases of defence ’tis best to weigh
- The enemy more mighty than he seems:
- c. 1598, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act II, Scene 4,[1]
- Something used to oppose attacks.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12,[2]
- And nothing ’gainst Time’s scythe can make defence
- Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 12,[2]
- An argument in support or justification of something.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 89,[3]
- Speak of my lameness, and I straight will halt,
- Against thy reasons making no defence.
- 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 89,[3]
- (team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- (team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
- Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
- (obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
- 1673, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland” in Miscellanea, London: Edw[ard] Gellibrand, 1680, p. 116,[5]
- […] severe defences may be made against weaving any Linnen under a certain breadth, such as may be of better use to the poorest People […]
- 1673, William Temple, “An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland” in Miscellanea, London: Edw[ard] Gellibrand, 1680, p. 116,[5]
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:defence
Antonyms
- offence (Commonwealth), offense (US)
Usage notes
The noun spelling is mainly used in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, defense is more commonly used in America.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
defence (third-person singular simple present defences, present participle defencing, simple past and past participle defenced)
- (obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
- 1656, John Hales, Dixi Custodiam
- Better manned and more strongly defenced.
- 1656, John Hales, Dixi Custodiam
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aid
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /e?d/
- Rhymes: -e?d
- Homophone: aide
Etymology 1
From Middle English aide, eide, ayde, from Old French eide, aide, from aidier, from Latin adi?t?, adi?t?re (“to assist, help”). Cognates include Spanish ayuda, Portuguese ajuda and Italian aiuto.
Alternative forms
- aide
- ayde (obsolete)
Noun
aid (countable and uncountable, plural aids)
- (uncountable) Help; assistance; succor, relief.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- An unconstitutional method of obtaining aid.
- “[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons?! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England
- (countable) A helper; an assistant.
- It is not good that man should bee alone, let vs make vnto him an aide like to himselfe.
- (countable) Something which helps; a material source of help.
- (countable, Britain) An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
- (countable, Britain) An exchequer loan.
- (countable, law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
- (countable) An aide-de-camp, so called by abbreviation.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English aiden, from Old French eider, aider, aidier, from Latin adiuto, frequentative of adiuv? (“"assist"”, verb).
Verb
aid (third-person singular simple present aids, present participle aiding, simple past and past participle aided)
- (transitive) To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
- (climbing) To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
- 1979, American Alpine Journal (page 193)
- Rather than climb into a bottomless off-width crack, we aided an 80-foot A2 to A3 crack to the top of a pedestal. By very tenuous face climbing, we gained entry to the crack, which we followed to a tree beneath the big chimney.
- 1979, American Alpine Journal (page 193)
Synonyms
- assist
- befriend
- bestand
- cooperate
- help
- promote
- relieve
- succor
- support
- sustain
- See also Thesaurus:help or Thesaurus:serve
Derived terms
- aidable
- aidance
- aider
- unaided
Related terms
- aidant
- aide-de-camp
Translations
Anagrams
- -iad, Adi, DIA, Dai, Dia, I'd-a, I'da, IAD, Ida, Ida., dai, dia-
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Arabic ??????? (???id).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??id/
Postposition
aid + dative
- related to, relating to, having to do with
- concerning, about
Related terms
- aidiyy?t
References
- “aid” in Obastan.com.
Bau
Noun
aid
- woman
Further reading
- Hans van der Meer, Bau Organized Phonology Data
Ludian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita.
Noun
aid
- fence
Panim
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a??/
Noun
aid
- woman
Further reading
- Panim Talking Dictionary
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita.
Noun
aid
- fence
Inflection
Derived terms
- aidverai
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????, ????????, ??????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Võro
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *aita.
Noun
aid (genitive aia, partitive aida)
- garden
Inflection
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