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DEFENDS
✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓
SOWPODS ✓
ENABLE1 ✓
Classic
5
pts
Big
5
pts
Super Big
5
pts
DEFENDS is a valid 7-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 5 in Classic, 5 in Big, and 5 in Super Big Boggle.
DEFENDS root DEFEND-s
Word family
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verb
- ditransitivetransitiveTo ward off attacks against (something or someone).
- ditransitiveintransitiveTo ward off attacks from (something or someone).
- transitiveTo support by words or writing; to vindicate, talk in favour of.
- transitiveTo make legal defence of; to represent (the accused).
- To focus one's energies and talents on preventing opponents from scoring, as opposed to focusing on scoring.
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Mostly in tests. The action of not putting force into hitting a shot, but to conserve energy and wear down bowlers so they can attack later.
- The teams strategy was to defend but score runs as well for the first 20 overs.
- To attempt to retain a title, or attempt to reach the same stage in a competition as one did in the previous instance of that competition.
- slangTo call a raise from the big blind.
- obsoletetransitiveTo ward off, repel (an attack or attacker).
- obsoletetransitiveTo prevent, to keep (from doing something).
- intransitiveobsoletetransitiveTo prohibit, forbid.