English to English Dictionary

Defensive

Intended to defend or protect.

Defensive Line

A military fortification or a strategic arrangement of troops intended to defend a position against an enemy advance.

Defensive Posture

A military, tactical, or political stance or arrangement designed primarily to protect against attack rather than to initiate aggression.

Deference

Humble submission and respect shown to the wishes, judgment, or authority of another person.

Deficiency

A lack or shortage of something essential, especially something needed for health or normal function.

Definitely

Without doubt; certainly; unquestionably.

Deflate

Cause (something filled with air or gas) to lose its air or gas.

Deflector

An object or device that causes something to change direction.

Deflocculation

The process of breaking up floccules or aggregates into discrete, dispersed particles in a suspension or colloid.

Defloration

The act of losing virginity, particularly in reference to a female.

Deflowering

The act of depriving a woman of her virginity; the first sexual intercourse.

Deformation

The action or process of deforming or being deformed.