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war

/wɑR/

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noun
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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"thousands of people were killed in the war"

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warfare

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action military action
noun
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
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"war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

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state of war

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peace

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enmity antagonism hostility
noun
an active struggle between competing entities
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"a price war" "a war of wits" "diplomatic warfare"

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warfare

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struggle conflict battle
noun
a concerted campaign to end something that is injurious
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"the war on poverty" "the war against crime"

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drive effort movement campaign cause crusade
verb
make or wage war
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make peace

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fight contend struggle

Definition that contains war

bird warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
alarm warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
shy wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things
alert warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
minor warranting only temporal punishment
warming warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
caution warn strongly; put on guard
tenderness warm compassionate feelings
thaw warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt
crayfish warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California