war : Idioms & Phrases

• noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  United States Civil War; American Civil War.
  

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• noun the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
  American Revolution; American War of Independence; American Revolutionary War.
  

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• noun the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
  American Revolution; American War of Independence; American Revolutionary War.
  

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• noun a campaign against entering or continuing a war
  

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• noun Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
  Arab-Israeli War.
  
• noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
  Arab-Israeli War; Six Day War.
  

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• rules and regulations, fixed by law, for the better government of the army.

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• noun two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe
  

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• noun either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
  

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• . See under War.

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• noun a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
  Chino-Japanese War.
  

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• noun a war between factions in the same country
  

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• a war between different sections or parties of the same country or nation.

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• noun conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)
  class struggle; class warfare.
  

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• noun a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
  
• noun a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States
  

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• that which, according to international law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved belligerent.

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• an assembly of officers of high rank, called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to measures or importance or nesessity.

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• noun a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
  

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• noun an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims
  
  • thousands of people disappeared and were killed during Argentina's dirty war in the late 1970s

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• noun conflict between law enforcement and those who deal in illegal drugs
  

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• noun civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
  

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• noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
  World War 1; War to End War; Great War; First World War.
  

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• noun a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of modern Germany; 1870-1871
  

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• noun a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes); 1755-1760
  

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• verb commence hostilities
  take arms; take up arms.
  

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• noun a god worshipped as giving victory in war
  god of war.
  

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• noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
  World War 1; War to End War; Great War; First World War.
  

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• noun a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
  Gulf War.
  
• noun a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
  Gulf War.
  

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• noun a medical condition of uncertain origin that affected many veterans of the 1991 Gulf War; characterized by fatigue and headache and dizziness and nausea and rashes and joint pain and respiratory disorders
  Persian Gulf illness.
  

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• a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places.

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• noun a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam
  Laskar Jihad.
  

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• (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and with colors flying.

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• noun actual fighting between the warring parties
  

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• noun areas where Muslims are in the minority and are persecuted
  Dar al-harb.
  

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• noun the series of wars fought intermittently between France and England; 1337-1453
  

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• noun weapons considered collectively
  weapons system; weaponry; arms; munition.
  

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• noun a dispute over control of the waterway between Iraq and Iran broke out into open fighting in 1980 and continued until 1988, when they accepted a UN cease-fire resolution
  Gulf War.
  

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• noun a war between North and South Korea; South Korea was aided by the United States and other members of the United Nations; 1950-1953
  

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• noun a war whose objective is less than the unconditional defeat of the enemy
  

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• noun one the four wars between Macedonia and Rome in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, which ended in the defeat of Macedonia and its annexation as a Roman province
  

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• . (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.
• . (a) A warrior; a soldier . Shak. (b) (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.

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• noun a warship intended for combat
  ship of the line.
  
• noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
  man-of-war; jellyfish.
  

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• noun long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
  frigate bird.
  

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• (Zoöl.), The frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering albatross.

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• (Zoöl.), the frigate bird.

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• a sailor serving in a ship of war.

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• noun after disputes over Texas lands that were settled by Mexicans the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846 and by treaty in 1848 took Texas and California and Arizona and New Mexico and Nevada and Utah and part of Colorado and paid Mexico $15,000,000
  

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• noun a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815
  

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• noun a war in which Athens and its allies were defeated by the league centered on Sparta; 431-404 BC
  

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• noun a war fought between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that freed Kuwait from Iraqi invaders; 1990-1991
  Gulf War.
  

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• noun large siphonophore having a bladderlike float and stinging tentacles
  man-of-war; jellyfish.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any species of the genus Physalia. See Physalia.
• . (Zoöl.) See Physalia.

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• noun intense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain business
  price competition.
  

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• noun a person who surrenders to (or is taken by) the enemy in time of war
  POW.
  

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• noun a camp for prisoners of war
  prison camp; POW camp; internment camp.
  

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• noun military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
  

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• noun a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate
  

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• a war between independent sovereign states.

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• noun one of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome; 264-241 BC, 218-201 BC, 149-146 BC
  

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• noun Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria
  

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• noun a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
  World War 2; Second World War.
  

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• noun head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
  Secretary of War.
  

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• noun a war of England and Prussia against France and Austria (1756-1763); Britain and Prussia got the better of it
  

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• noun a war between China and Japan (1894 and 1895) over the control of the Korean Peninsula; China was overwhelmingly defeated at Port Arthur
  Chino-Japanese War.
  

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• noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
  Arab-Israeli War; Six Day War.
  

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• noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East
  Arab-Israeli War; Six Day War.
  

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• noun a sailing or steam warship having cannons on only one deck
  

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• formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.

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• (Com.), various small textile articles, as tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. M`Culloch.

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• noun civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939
  

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• noun a war between the United States and Spain in 1898
  Spanish War.
  

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• noun a war between the United States and Spain in 1898
  Spanish War.
  

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

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• noun the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
  theater of war.
  

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• noun the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations
  theater of war.
  

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• noun a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain
  

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• to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack.

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• noun (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground
  
  • the story of the Trojan War is told in Homer's Iliad

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• noun any hard struggle between equally matched groups
  
• noun a contest in which teams pull of opposite ends of a rope; the team dragged across a central line loses
  

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• noun a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights
  
  • a turf war erupted between street gangs
  • the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors

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• noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  United States Civil War; American Civil War.
  

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• noun an organization of United States war veterans
  VFW.
  

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• noun a prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States
  Vietnam.
  

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• noun thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937
  

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• noun a policy of advocating war
  warmongering.
  

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• noun conceived or born during war
  

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• noun civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  United States Civil War; American Civil War.
  

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• noun bride of a serviceman during wartime
  

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• noun a fund accumulated to finance a war (or a political campaign)
  

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• noun an ominous sign that war threatens
  

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• noun a journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a combat zone or place of battle for publication or broadcast
  

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• noun a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
  

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• noun an offender who violates international law during times of war
  

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• noun a slogan used to rally support for a cause
  rallying cry; cry; watchword; battle cry.
  
  • a cry to arms
  • our watchword will be `democracy'
• noun a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
  battle cry; rallying cry; war cry.
  

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• a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war cry.

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• noun a ceremonial dance performed before a battle or after a victory
  

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• a dance among savages preliminary to going to war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion. Schoolcraft.

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• noun a former executive department of the United States government; created in 1789 and combined with the Navy Department in 1947
  

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• a field of war or battle.

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• noun a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy
  

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• noun a god worshipped as giving victory in war
  god of war.
  

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• noun an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
  hawk.
  

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• a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse for military service; a charger.

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• noun the military forces of a nation
  armed forces; military; armed services; military machine.
  
  • their military is the largest in the region
  • the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker

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• noun a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France
  

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• noun the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
  American Revolution; American War of Independence; American Revolutionary War.
  

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• noun the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the support of England and France and Russia they won independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country included only half its present size)
  

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• noun the use of psychological tactics to destroy the opponents' morale
  psychological warfare.
  

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• noun Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides; 1740-1748
  

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• noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)
  War of the Grand Alliance.
  

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• noun an aggressive war waged by Louis XIV against Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and England and Holland and other states (1689-1697)
  War of the Grand Alliance.
  

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• noun struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
  War of the Roses.
  

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• noun a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power
  

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• noun adornment consisting of paint applied to the face and body of certain Amerindians before a battle
  
• noun full ceremonial regalia
  
• noun cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
  makeup; make-up.
  

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• paint put on the face and other parts of the body by savages, as a token of going to war. "Wash the war paint from your faces." Longfellow.

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• noun a band of warriors who raid or fight an enemy (used especially of Native Americans)
  
• noun a political party that supports a war
  

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• noun an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime
  

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• noun a room where strategic decisions are made (especially for military or political campaigns)
  

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• noun head of a former executive department; combined with the Navy Secretary to form the Defense Secretary in 1947
  Secretary of War.
  

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• a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of incitements to military ardor.

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• noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
  World War 1; War to End War; Great War; First World War.
  

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• noun a government ship that is available for waging war
  combat ship; warship.
  

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• noun a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle
  battle cry; rallying cry; war cry.
  

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• a war cry, especially that uttered by the American Indians.

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• noun a woman whose husband has died in war
  

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• noun a combat zone where military operations are coordinated (especially a designated area in international waters where the rights of neutrals are not respected by nations at war)
  

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War"-beat`en adjective

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1. Warworn.

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• adjective satellite engaged in war
  militant; belligerent; warring.
  
  • belligerent (or warring) nations

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• adjective satellite laid waste by war
  war-torn.
  

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• adjective satellite laid waste by war
  war-torn.
  

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• noun a warning to national policy makers that an enemy intends war or is preparing for war and is on a course that increases the risk of war
  

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• noun struggle for the English throne (1455-1485) between the house of York (white rose) and the house of Lancaster (red rose) ending with the accession of the Tudor monarch Henry VII
  War of the Roses.
  

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• noun a war in which the major nations of the world are involved
  

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• noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
  World War 1; War to End War; Great War; First World War.
  

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• noun a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
  World War 2; Second World War.
  

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• noun a war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918
  World War 1; War to End War; Great War; First World War.
  

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• noun a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
  World War 2; Second World War.
  

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• noun Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
  Arab-Israeli War.
  

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