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battle
  1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat.
  2. A struggle; a contest.
  3. (now rare) A division of an army; a battalion.
  4. (obsolete) The main body, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; battalia.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. fight, struggle, clash, conflict, fray, war, combat, skirmish, encounter, engagement, tussle, duel, scrap, scuffle, warfare, altercation, campaign, contest, crusade, attack, brawl, confrontation, fracas, melee, scrimmage, affray, bout, dogfight, fighting, hostility, meeting, onslaught, rumble, wrangle, action, assault, blitzkreig, face-off, grapple, joust, scrum, sortie, barrage, biffo, broil, carnage, dustup, fisticuffs, hostilities, press … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “The invasion of the beachheads in Normandy was a battle of great significance during the war.”
      “A battle between advocates and skeptics of this controversial issue has been ongoing for quite some time.”
      “The battle between the two heavyweights is one that fans have long been waiting for.”
battler
  1. One who wages battle against an enemy; a soldier; a general.
  2. (Australia, dated) An itinerant worker or unemployed person.
  3. One who who works hard in the face of adversity.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. combatant, adversary, competitor, rival, contender, opponent, antagonist, contestant, foe, challenger, enemy, player, disputant, participant, assailant, attacker, belligerent, fighter, entrant, candidate, aspirant, hopeful, participator, member, contester, dark horse, militant, warring nation, warrior, scrapper, favorite, favourite, opposition, opposer, corrival, competition, nemesis, hostile, oppugnant, anti, vier, match, fellow contestant, hostile party, archenemy, other side, defier, pretender, dissentient, opposite number … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “The bald-headed battler is a player that most teams would like because you know he will always give his all for the team.”
      “Not rubbing it in guys, because I am not a big-noter, just a battler like most of us.”
      “But the credence of his claims was reinforced by the fact that the Brockton-born battler was smaller in stature than most he fought.”
battlement
  1. In fortification: an indented parapet, formed by a series of rising members called cops or merlons, separated by openings called crenelles or embrasures, the soldier sheltering himself behind the merlon while he fires through the embrasure or through a loophole in the battlement.
  2. Any high wall for defense.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. bulwark, barricade, defence, breastwork, rampart, wall, fortification, parapet, bastion, earthwork, defense, embankment, fence, barbican, bartizan, fort, castellation, crenellation, outwork, stronghold, circumvallation, vallum, embattlement, tower, protection, stockade, palisade, barrier, buttress, support, defensive wall, guard, security, elevation, vallation, partition, buffet, battlements, safeguard, bank, protective wall, block, defences, ravelin, fieldwork, fortalice, buffer, defenses, fortress, citadel … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The geometry of the rooflights gives the building a crenellated profile so it looms over its surroundings like a brooding castle battlement.”
      “This tower was raised thirty-three feet by Sir Jeffry Wyatville, crowned with a machicolated battlement, and surmounted with a flag-tower.”
      “It also required raising the limestone crenellated parapet that runs along the roof battlement.”
battling
  1. A growing fat, or the process of causing to grow fat; a fattening.
  2. That which nourishes or fattens, as food, or feed for animals, or manure for soil.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. competition, rivalry, vying, competitiveness, contention, conflict, fighting, war, contesting, feuding, scramble, strife, struggling, gainstriving, opposition, scrambling, wrangling, rat race, keeping up with the Joneses, dog eat dog nature, agitation, activism, campaigning, crusading, demonstration, arguing, argument, debate, discussion, protest, provocation, commotion, confrontation, striving, rabble-rousing, stirring up … more
battleground
  1. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
  2. (figuratively) Any subject of dispute or contention.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. battlefield, trenches, field, arena, combat zone, front line, theater of war, field of honor, front, theatre, theater, field of battle, war zone, firing line, battle lines, battle front, battle zone, combat area, vanguard, lists, first line, battle stations, arena of war, van, position, formation, field of conflict, area of conflict, trouble spot, seat of war, hot spot, terrain, disposition, battle site, line, ring, floor, ground zero, pit, cockpit, trench, frontline, boxing ring, battlefront, Armageddon, fight arena, theater of operations, communications zone, field of operations, theatre of war … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Police have announced a new battleground for their war on anti-social behaviour in the borough.”
      “The Ryder Cup has not just been a battleground for the rival teams, the competition has also fuelled some bitter internal feuds.”
      “This is a grimly powerful, unsentimental picture, not least in showing what a battleground school can be.”
batteler
  1. (obsolete) A student at Oxford University who is supplied with provisions from the buttery; formerly, one who paid for nothing but what he called for, almost equivalent to a sizar at Cambridge.
battlesuit
  1. (science fiction) A technologically enhanced suit worn in battle for protection, camouflage, etc.
battleplan
  1. The planned strategy and tactics to be used in a battle
battlezone
  1. The area in which a battle takes place.
  2. Examples:
      3. “That is what Battlezone is all about but an attractively-packaged game with a natty instruction manual doesn't change the fact that it is a sheep in wolf's clothing.”
battler
  1. Alternative form of batteler
  2. Synonyms:
      3. combatant, adversary, competitor, rival, contender, opponent, antagonist, contestant, foe, challenger, enemy, player, disputant, participant, assailant, attacker, belligerent, fighter, entrant, candidate, aspirant, hopeful, participator, member, contester, dark horse, militant, warring nation, warrior, scrapper, favorite, favourite, opposition, opposer, corrival, competition, nemesis, hostile, oppugnant, anti, vier, match, fellow contestant, hostile party, archenemy, other side, defier, pretender, dissentient, opposite number … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The bald-headed battler is a player that most teams would like because you know he will always give his all for the team.”
      “Not rubbing it in guys, because I am not a big-noter, just a battler like most of us.”
      “But the credence of his claims was reinforced by the fact that the Brockton-born battler was smaller in stature than most he fought.”
batteling
  1. Alternative form of battling
battell
  1. Obsolete spelling of battle
battlegrounds
  1. plural of battleground
  2. Synonyms:
      3. battlefields, fields, arenas, combat zones, front lines, theaters of war, fields of honor, war zones, fronts, theatre, theater, firing lines, vanguards, trouble spots, hot spots, vans, theatres of war, frontlines, trenches, communications zones, battlefronts, lines, terrain, positions, dispositions, formations, ground zero, boxing rings, pits, floors, rings, cockpits, rinks, stadiums, tracks, diamonds, fairgrounds, playgrounds, playing fields, racecourses, sports fields, race tracks, recreation grounds, golf courses, sports grounds … more
battleplans
  1. plural of battleplan
battlezones
  1. plural of battlezone
battlesuits
  1. plural of battlesuit
battlements
  1. plural of battlement
  2. Synonyms:
      3. barricades, ramparts, fortifications, bulwark, parapet, stockade, walls, earthworks, emplacements, lines, defences, defenses, high walls, buttresses, bulwarks, bastions, fastnesses, garrisons, forts, fortresses, shields, keeps, outposts, bastilles, stockades, palisades, parapets … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The castle's impressive battlements and tree-shaded gardens offer excellent views over the city and the estuary of the Tagus river.”
      “Turrets, towers and battlements now look fit to accommodate any damsel in distress.”
      “Here, you can see stone cannon balls built into the castle walls, defensive battlements and interior living quarters.”
battelings
  1. plural of batteling
battelers
  1. plural of batteler
battlings
  1. plural of battling
  2. Synonyms:
      3. competition, rivalry, competitiveness, contention, conflicts, fightings, war, feudings, scrambles, strife, strugglings, gainstriving, oppositions, scramblings, wranglings, rat race, agitation, activism, campaignings, demonstrations, arguings, argument, debate, discussions, protests, provocation, commotion, confrontation, strivings … more
battells
  1. plural of battell
battlers
  1. plural of battler
  2. Synonyms:
      3. combatants, adversaries, competitors, rivals, contenders, opponents, antagonists, contestants, foes, challengers, enemies, players, disputants, participants, assailants, attackers, belligerents, militants, fighters, oppositions, aspirants, viers, corrivals, competition, runners, matches, candidates, dark horses, sparring partners, entrants, oppugnants, opposers, underdogs, outsiders, scrubbers, longshots, nobodies, wannabes, scapegoats, stooges, losers, sleepers, unknowns, upsetters, small fry, long shots, outside chances, unknown quantities, crusaders … more
battelles
  1. plural of battell
battles
  1. plural of battle
  2. Synonyms:
      3. warfare, war, conflict, fighting, combat, battle, bloodshed, hostilities, struggle, enmity, jihad, hostility, skirmishes, antagonism, arms, blows, contest, strategy, armed conflict, military action, armed struggle, clash of arms, passage of arms, passage at arms, strife, conflicts, violence, action, conflagration, wartime, hot war, state of war, fightings, aggression, scrimmage, rioting, butchery, slaughter, carnage, slaying, killing, skirmishing, affray, massacre, murder, scuffle, wrangle, bloodletting, encounter, bout … more
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