Defence and Stand

Defence

Defence noun - The act of defending someone or something against attack or injury.

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Stand and defence are semantically related in armour topic. In some cases you can use "Stand" instead a noun "Defence".

Stand noun - A defensive effort.

Usage example: the army made a final stand at the Rhone

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Defence and stand are semantically related in armour topic. Sometimes you can use "Defence" instead a noun "Stand".

Nearby Words: standing, stance, standee

good	good defence	good stand
normal	normal defence	normal stand
public	public defence	public stand
standard	standard defence	standard stand
Other adjectives: effective, actual, entire, real, main, new, heroic, final, desperate, last.

Judges are not actually barristers' opponents, but there are some judges whom Rumpole cannot stand both personally and professionally (he thinks they're hostile to the defence).

Source: Series / Rumpole of the Bailey
Earth monsters have stat boosting abilities and a focus on defence, letting them stand up to fire types, but are vulnerable to special attacks.

Source: Tactical Rock-Paper-Scissors
She fought in defence of her Telerin kin against the House of Fëanor during the Kinslaying at Alqualondë and was the "only female to stand tall in those days".

Source: Literature / The Silmarillion

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