de·fense·man

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• de|fense|man — «dih FEHNS muhn», noun, plural men. either one of two hockey players assigned to defend the area in front of a goal: »If a defenseman can t stop the puck, he falls on it (Maclean s) …   Useful english dictionary

• fense — de·fense·less; de·fense·man; of·fense; of·fense·less; de·fense; de·fense·less·ly; de·fense·less·ness; of·fense·less·ly; …   English syllables

• defenseman — de·fense·man …   English syllables

• DE — DE; de·acetylate; de·acidification; de·acidify; de·activate; de·a·dose; de·aerate; de·af·fer·en·ta·tion; de·alate; de·alat·ed; de·al·bate; de·alkalization; de·alkalize; de·alkylate; de·am·bu·la·tion; de·ambulatory; de·amidate; de·amidization;… …   English syllables

• defenseman — de|fense|man [ dı fensmən, difens,mæn ] noun count AMERICAN a player whose job is to stop the other team from scoring points in a game such as HOCKEY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• defenseman — de•fense•man [[t]dɪˈfɛns mən, ˌmæn[/t]] n. pl. men [[t] mən, ˌmɛn[/t]] spo a player assigned to a defensive zone or position • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

• less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• Defence — Defense De*fense , Defence De*fence , n. [F. d[ e]fense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See {Defend}, and cf. {Fence}.] 1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Defense — De*fense , Defence De*fence , n. [F. d[ e]fense, OF. defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL. defensum), from defendere. See {Defend}, and cf. {Fence}.] 1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables