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(n)
(archaic) An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.
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An enemy.
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
(chiefly in the plural) An enemy.
A state or feeling of opposition, hostility, hatred or animosity.
An enemy, especially an archenemy.
An opponent or rival.
(uncountable) The state of being hostile.
A fugitive from the law.
One who hates.
An indication of potential or imminent danger.
Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively
Hostile or destructive behavior or actions.
(fiction) A character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.
Someone who attacks.
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
A state or other armed participant in warfare
A person engaged in combat, often armed.
A group of people organized for a common purpose.
An airplane; an aeroplane.
(golf) A score of one over par on a hole.
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
One who hunts game for sport or for food; a huntsman or huntswoman.
(architecture) An architectural element having the shape of an arch
A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
(sports) A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet (commonly called a "bout"), a baseball game, or a cricket match.
(aviation, Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
(chiefly US, Canada, Philippines) A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Any destructive insect that attacks crops or livestock; an agricultural pest.
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.
(N)
A soldier is a thin strip of toasted bread, reminiscent of a soldier on parade.
(authorship) The main character or force opposing the protagonist in a literary work or drama.
Someone who oppresses another or others.
The person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
A principal enemy.
Someone who attacks or assails another violently, or criminally.
One who invades a region.
One who challenges; especially, one who plays against the current champion of a game or contest in hopes of winning and becoming the new champion.
One of several people who take up arms against the local state authority; a participant in insurgency.
A person who belittles the worth of another person or cause.
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
Obsolete spelling of enemy. [Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.]
Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
A surname.
One who ambushes.
(military, uncountable) The firing of weapons in response.
One who subverts.
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
the third studio album by American death metal band Misery Index.
The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.
a 2017 American western drama film written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on a story by Donald E. Stewart.
Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units, regardless of external transport (e.g. airborne).
A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
line of battle
Military personnel in uniform.
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
The act of concealing oneself and lying in wait to attack or kill by surprise.
That which destroys something.
(adj)
(military, aviation) Synonym of antiaircraft.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
(military) Directed against opposing artillery.
A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
A person, group, or organization that uses violent action, or the threat of violent action, to further political goals.
An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.
A person who subjugates or conquers.
(military, only plural) Troops.
A goal or objective.
Large projectile weapons, in modern usage usually large guns, but also rocket artillery.
The waging of war or armed conflict against an enemy.
An infantry soldier used for skirmishing.
One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent.
a 1975 novel by V. S. Naipaul.
A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member.
A retaliation.
A fortification having such protection.
One who undermines.
A mate, companion, or associate.
A place built to withstand attack; a fortress.