strife in arms

  • 1Coat of arms of Finland — Details Adopted First documented in the 1580s. Current version official since 1978. Esc …

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  • 2Seabed Arms Control Treaty — The Seabed Arms Control Treaty (or Seabed Treaty) is a multilateral agreement between the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, and 84 other countries banning the emplacement of nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction on the ocean… …

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  • 3up in arms — Synonyms and related words: against the grain, against the tide, against the wind, all ready, all set, armed, armed and ready, at cross purposes, at daggers, at daggers drawn, at feud, at issue, at loggerheads, at odds, at square, at strife, at… …

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  • 4Contest — Con test, n. 1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate; altercation. [1913 Webster] Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and brawling language. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory,… …

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  • 5contest — I. v. a. 1. Dispute, controvert, argue, debate, litigate, contend against, call in question. 2. Strive to hold, struggle to defend. 3. Contend for, strive to carry, compete for, make the object of competition or rivalry or emulation. II. v. n.… …

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  • 6dréogan — dréogan1 sv/t2 3rd pres dríegþ past dréag/drugon ptp gedrogen 1. to do, work, perform, fulfill, take part in, conduct, to lead a (certain) life, to pass life, to fight; gewin dréogan to fight; wíde dréogan to wander; to commit, perpetrate; 1a. to …

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  • 7conflict — I. v. n. Clash, interfere, be inconsistent or inharmonious, be contrary, be opposed. II. n. 1. Struggle, encounter, contest, combat, battle, fight, collision, strife in arms. 2. Clashing, interference, inconsistency, antagonism, opposition,… …

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  • 8china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 9China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 10United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …

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