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Wounds vs Defense - What's the difference?

wounds | defense |

As nouns the difference between wounds and defense

is that wounds is while defense is defence (action of defending or protecting from attack, danger or injury, or any means for that purpose).

As a verb wounds

is (wound).

wounds

English

Noun

(head)
  • Derived terms

    * lick one's wounds

    Verb

    (head)
  • (wound)
  • Anagrams

    *

    defense

    English

    Alternative forms

    * defence (British)

    Noun

  • (en noun) (US)
  • The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
  • Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
  • # A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  • # The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
  • An argument in support or justification of something.
  • Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
  • Department of Defense
  • Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
  • * Sir W. Temple
  • Severe defenses against wearing any linen under a certain breadth.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * offense

    Derived terms

    * antidefense * ecodefense * Nuremberg defense * defensive * defensiveness * defensive scheme * defensive system