n (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires n (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring n the defendant and his legal advisors collectively n an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack n the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions n the justification for some act or belief n a structure used to defend against attack n a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him n (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies n protection from harm n the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
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a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
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An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire
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Bush has committed more crimes against humanity than leftist darlings like Saddam Hussain, Yasser Arafat, and Osama Bin Laden, and still defend Communism, the cause of over 100 million deaths to this day.\r \r See also, [idiotarian] > Hundreds of useful idiots gathered at their college campus to burn American flags, pass out Communist pamphlets that apologize for Stalin and Mao, and to pledge support to their hero, Saddam Hussain. > Useful idiots need to be shown the facts, mainly that the United States and Israel are the greatest defenders of freedom and justice in the world
