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war

/wɔɹ/

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What does war mean?

noun

  1. Organized, large-scale, armed conflict between countries or between national, ethnic, or other sizeable groups, usually but not always involving active engagement of military forces.
  2. A particular conflict of this kind.
  3. Protracted armed conflict against irregular forces, particularly groups considered terrorists.
More meanings (22)

noun

  1. Protracted state or state-sponsored political violence against dissidents.
  2. Any protracted conflict, particularly
  3. A sustained campaign against a social problem, idea, set of values, etc.
  4. A protracted instance of fierce competition in trade.
  5. A protracted struggle between rival organizations for control of a particular institution.
  6. A prolonged conflict between two groups of organized criminals, usually over organizational or territorial control.
  7. An argument between two or more people with opposing opinions on a topic or issue.
  8. Any of a family of card games where all cards are dealt at the beginning of play and players attempt to capture them all, typically involving no skill and only serving to kill time.
  9. Initialism of write after read, a kind of data hazard.
  10. Acronym of wins above replacement.
  11. (obsolete) An assembly of weapons; instruments of war.
  12. (obsolete) Armed forces.

verb

  1. To engage in conflict (may be followed by "with" to specify the foe).
  2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage.

proper noun

  1. (informal) World War II.
  2. The personification of war, often depicted in armour and riding a red horse; the red rider.
  3. A city in West Virginia, United States.
  4. Initialism of White Aryan Resistance.
  5. Initialism of Web Application aRchive (a Java archive file).
  6. Initialism of Women Against Registry.
  7. (obsolete) World War I.
  8. (historical) Initialism of Winchester Automatic Rifle.

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IPA pronunciation

/wɔɹ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/woɹ/
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See this word in context.

In recent years, however, the impact of fighting an internal war has severely affected the economy and food has to be imported.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
These were laughing and talking together as gaily as if they had gathered for a picnic instead of a war of conquest.
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) BaumThe Marvelous Land of OzProject Gutenberg ebook #54
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This people must cease to hold slaves, and to make war on Mexico, though it cost them their existence as a people.
Henry David ThoreauOn the Duty of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #71
Most people are aware of the curious struggle which arose during the Federal war between the guns and armor of iron-plated ships.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
You cast th’ event of war, my noble lord, And summ’d the account of chance, before you said “Let us make head.”
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100