1. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.

Rhymes with Defence

• misrepresents
• nondefense
• commonsense
• suspense
• pretense
• expense
• dispense
• condense
• intense
• incense
• defense
• commence
• whence
• spens
• spence
• offense
• immense
• ferenc
• thence
• tense
• sense
• pense
• pence
• hense
• hence
• dense
• cents
• bence

How do you pronounce defence?

Pronounce defence as dɪˈfɛns.

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Sentences with defence

1. Noun, singular or mass
Do not appear in court without a valid defence for why you broke the terms of your lease.

Quotes about defence

1. Above all, do not attempt to use science (I mean, the real sciences) as a defence against Christianity. They will positively encourage him to think about realities he can’t touch and see.
- C.S. Lewis, Screwtape Letters

2. Courage will now be your best defence against the storm that is at hand-—that and such hope as I bring.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King

2. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] protection from harm.

3. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.

4. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the defendant and his legal advisors collectively.

5. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

6. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.

7. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him.

8. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] a structure used to defend against attack.

9. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the justification for some act or belief.

10. defence

noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions.