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   War

   /wôr/

   

   noun

   • 1. a state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state: "Japan declared war on Germany" Similar conflictwarfarecombatfightingstrugglearmed conflictactionmilitary actionbloodshedcontesttusslebattleskirmishfightclashconfrontationengagementaffrayencountercollisionoffensiveattackblitzsiegecampaigncrusadefeudvendettastrifehostilityenmityantagonismdiscorddisunityanimusill willbad bloodhostilitiesOpposite peacetruceceasefireharmony
   • ▪ a particular armed conflict: "after the war, they immigrated to America"
   • ▪ a state of competition, conflict, or hostility between different people or groups: "she was at war with her parents"
   • ▪ a sustained effort to deal with or end a particular unpleasant or undesirable situation or condition: "the authorities are waging war against all forms of smuggling" Similar campaigncrusadebattlefightstrugglemovementdrivemission

   verb

   • 1. engage in a war: "small states warred against each other"

   Word Origin late Old Englishwerre, from an Anglo-Norman French variant of Old French guerre, from a Germanic base shared by worse.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

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