Definition of war

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War (n.) A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities..

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Backstay :: Backstay (n.) A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.
Runt :: Runt (a.) A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used opprobriously..
Patronizing :: Patronizing (a.) Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Seaboard :: Seaboard (adv.) Toward the sea.
Livery :: Livery (n.) Release from wardship; deliverance.
Drive :: Drive (v. t.) To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room..
Involuted :: Involuted (a.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation..
War :: War (n.) Instruments of war.
Rise :: Rise (v.) To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a climax..
Cyclamen :: Cyclamen (n.) A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called rabbits' ears. It is also called sow bread, because hogs are said to eat the corms..
Foment :: Foment (v. t.) To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid.
Leer :: Leer (n.) An oven in which glassware is annealed.
Sperm Whale :: Sperm whale () A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale..
Sunshiny :: Sunshiny (a.) Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant; as, a sunshiny day..
Thyme :: Thyme (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus. The garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups..
Entad :: Entad (adv.) Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; -- opposed to ectad.
Cloak :: Cloak (n.) A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards, and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape, and is worn both by men and by women..
Previse :: Previse (v. t.) To inform beforehand; to warn.
Northwards :: Northwards (adv.) Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west point..
Shank :: Shank (v.) That part of a key which is between the bow and the part which enters the wards of the lock.
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