war+of+words
21War novel — A war novel is a novel in which the primary action takes place in a field of armed combat, or in a domestic setting (or home front) where the characters are preoccupied with the preparations for, or recovery from, war. It is sometimes referred to …
22war — [[t]wɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦ wars 1) N VAR A war is a period of fighting or conflict between countries or states. He spent part of the war in the National Guard. ...matters of war and peace... They ve been at war for the last fifteen years. Ant: peace 2) N …
23war — war1 /wawr/, n., v., warred, warring, adj. n. 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. 2. a state or period of armed hostility or active military… …
24war — noun 1 WAR IN GENERAL (U) fighting between two or more countries or opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons: Cambodia has been ravaged by war for the past 20 years. | war breaks out (=war begins): War… …
25war */*/*/ — UK [wɔː(r)] / US [wɔr] noun Word forms war : singular war plural wars 1) [uncountable] fighting between two or more countries that involves the use of armed forces and usually continues for a long time The negotiations failed, and war now seemed… …
26war — n. & v. n. 1 a armed hostilities between esp. nations; conflict (war broke out; war zone). b a specific conflict or the period of time during which such conflict exists (was before the war). c the suspension of international law etc. during such… …
27war widow — noun a woman whose husband has died in war • Hypernyms: ↑widow, ↑widow woman * * * war widow noun A woman whose husband has been killed in war • • • Main Entry: ↑war * * * war widow UK US noun [co …
28war — I [[t]wɔr[/t]] n. v. warred, war•ring, adj. 1) mil armed conflict between nations or factions within a nation; warfare 2) mil a state or period of active military operations 3) mil (often cap.) a particular armed conflict consisting of a series… …
29war — /wɔ / (say waw) noun 1. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or states, or between parties within a state; warfare (by land, by sea, or in the air). 2. a contest carried on by force of arms, as in a series of battles or… …
30words — n. pl. 1. Language, accents, tongues, talk, discourse. 2. Dispute, wrangling, bickering, altercation, logomachy, war of words …
