Enemy

  • 31enemy — noun he and his brother have been enemies for years the enemy would strike at dawn Syn: opponent, adversary, foe, rival, antagonist, combatant, challenger, competitor, opposer; (the enemy) the opposition, the competition, the other side, the… …

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  • 32enemy — n. (pl. ies) 1 a person or group actively opposing or hostile to another, or to a cause etc. 2 a a hostile nation or army, esp. in war. b a member of this. c a hostile ship or aircraft. 3 (usu. foll. by of, to) an adversary or opponent. 4 a thing …

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  • 33enemy — noun (plural mies) Etymology: Middle English enemi, from Anglo French, from Latin inimicus, from in 1in + amicus friend more at amiable Date: 13th century 1. one that is antagonistic to another; especially one seeking to injure, overthrow, or… …

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  • 34Enemy — limit of: enemy tether …

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  • 35enemy — Australian Slang limit of: enemy tether …

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  • 36enemy — [13] An enemy is literally someone who is ‘not a friend’. The word comes, via Old French enemi, from Latin inimīcus, a compound formed from the prefix in ‘not’ and amīcus ‘friend’ (source of English amicable and related to English amiable). The… …

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  • 37enemy n — Many an anemone sees an enemy anemone. enema n, frond n …

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  • 38enemy — noun (plural enemies) a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. ↘(the enemy) [treated as sing. or plural] a hostile nation or its armed forces in time of war. Origin ME: from OFr. enemi, from L. inimicus, from in not +… …

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  • 39enemy — n 1. antagonist, adversary, attacker, assailant, hostile party, foe, Literary. foeman; opponent, opposer, rival, vier, competitor, contestant, contender. 2. the opposition, hostile nation or state, the other side, them. 3. the Enemy, the devil,… …

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  • 40enemy — en•e•my [[t]ˈɛn ə mi[/t]] n. pl. mies, adj. 1) a person who hates, opposes, or fosters harmful designs against another; hostile opponent 2) an opposing military force 3) a ship, aircraft, etc., of such a force 4) a hostile nation or state 5) a… …

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