war (noun)
1war — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ impending, ongoing ▪ bloody ▪ all out, full scale, total …
2war — ► NOUN 1) a state of armed conflict between different nations, states, or armed groups. 2) a sustained contest between rivals or campaign against something undesirable: a war on drugs. ► VERB (warred, warring) ▪ engage in a war. ● be on the… …
3war crime — noun a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking * * * noun : a crime …
4war chest — noun a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign) • Topics: ↑politics, ↑political science, ↑government • Hypernyms: ↑fund, ↑monetary fund * * * noun : a fund accumulated to finance a war; …
5war cry — noun 1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle • Syn: ↑war whoop, ↑rallying cry, ↑battle cry • Hypernyms: ↑cry, ↑outcry, ↑call, ↑yell, ↑shout, ↑ …
6war dance — noun a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory • Hypernyms: ↑ritual dancing, ↑ritual dance, ↑ceremonial dance * * * noun 1. : a dance usually representing war in pantomime that is performed by primitive peoples as… …
7war criminal — noun an offender who violates international law during times of war • Hypernyms: ↑wrongdoer, ↑offender * * * war criminal noun • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * war criminal noun [countable] …
8war hawk — noun an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations • Syn: ↑hawk • Ant: ↑dove (for: ↑hawk) • Hypernyms: ↑militarist, ↑warmonger * * * …
9war widow — noun a woman whose husband has died in war • Hypernyms: ↑widow, ↑widow woman * * * war widow noun A woman whose husband has been killed in war • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * war widow UK US noun [co …
10war bride — noun bride of a serviceman during wartime • Hypernyms: ↑bride * * * noun 1. : a woman who marries a serviceman ordered into active service in time of war 2. : a woman who marries a serviceman especially of a foreign nation met during wartime * *… …
