Index of English words, starting with "de"

(1) - Defensible (a.) Capable of offering defense.
(2) - Defensible (a.) Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a defensible cause.

(1) - Defensive (n.) That which defends; a safeguard.
(2) - Defensive (a.) In a state or posture of defense.
(3) - Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
(4) - Defensive (a.) Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.

(1) - Defensively (adv.) On the defensive.

(1) - Defer (v. i.) To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.
(2) - Defer (v. t.) To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer; -- with to.
(3) - Defer (v. t.) To render or offer.
(4) - Defer (v. i.) To put off; to delay to act; to wait.
(5) - Defer (v. t.) To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the execution of; to delay; to withhold.