Term: defense: the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: aldehyde: any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: sedge: grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: war paint: adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: aggressor: a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: escapology: the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: mixed metaphor: a combination of two or more metaphors that together produce a ridiculous effect
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: one-third: one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: teaser: an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: sessile polyp: a relatively flat polyp
Broader: act: something that people do or cause to happen | Unrelated: developmental learning: learning that takes place as a normal part of cognitive development