academy (noun)

  • 61Military Academy — Military A cademy noun count an institution that trains people to be army officers …

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  • 62French Academy — /frɛntʃ əˈkædəmi/ (say french uh kaduhmee) noun an association of 40 scholars and members of the literary profession, formally established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and… …

  • 63yeshivah — noun an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud) • Syn: ↑yeshiva • Hypernyms: ↑academy * * * noun see yeshiva * * * yeshivah variant UK US …

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  • 64armed forces — noun the military forces of a nation (Freq. 6) their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …

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  • 65armed services — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Derivationally relat …

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  • 66West Point — noun United States Army installation on the west bank of Hudson river to the north of New York City; site of United States Military Academy • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Instance Hypernyms …

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  • 67honorary society — noun an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature • Syn: ↑academy • Derivationally related forms: ↑academic (for: ↑academy), ↑academician (for: ↑academy) …

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  • 68Air Force — noun the airforce of the United States of America; the agency that defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space • Syn: ↑United States Air Force, ↑U. S. Air Force, ↑US Air Force, ↑USAF • Hypernyms: ↑agency, ↑federal… …

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  • 69military machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑war machine • Derivationally related fo …

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  • 70war machine — noun the military forces of a nation their military is the largest in the region the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker • Syn: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine • Derivationally r …

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