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ARMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large number of people united for some specific purpose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("army" is a kind of...):
crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
Synonyms:
army; ground forces; regular army
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("army" is a kind of...):
armed service; military service; service (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
Meronyms (members of "army"):
army unit (a military unit that is part of an army)
army corps; corps (an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "army"):
host; legion (archaic terms for army)
standing army (a permanent army of paid soldiers)
Union Army (the northern army during the American Civil War)
Army of the Confederacy; Confederate Army (the southern army during the American Civil War)
Continental Army (the American army during the American Revolution)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare
Synonyms:
Army; U. S. Army; United States Army; US Army; USA
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Army" is a kind of...):
agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)
Meronyms (parts of "Army"):
Army National Guard; ARNG (a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies)
AI; Army Intelligence (an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders)
United States Military Academy; US Military Academy (a school for training men and women to become officers in the United States Army)
United States Army Rangers (a specially trained elite unit of the United States Army)
Special Forces; U. S. Army Special Forces; United States Army Special Forces (a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting)
CID; Criminal Investigation Command (the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world)
AHPCRC; Army High Performance Computing Research Center (a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry)
Domain category:
armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)
Holonyms ("Army" is a part of...):
Defense; Defense Department; Department of Defense; DoD; United States Department of Defense (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947)
Context examples:
The Lion declared he was afraid of nothing on earth, and would gladly face an army or a dozen of the fierce Kalidahs.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
The band on the pier is playing a harsh waltz in good time, and further along the quay there is a Salvation Army meeting in a back street.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
“Very well. And, I say, Doctor, there may be some little danger, so kindly put your army revolver in your pocket.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"Army shoes, best to be had," cried Jo.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The profession, either navy or army, is its own justification.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
This, gentlemen, is Colonel Sebastian Moran, once of Her Majesty’s Indian Army, and the best heavy-game shot that our Eastern Empire has ever produced.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The adaptive immune response kicks in more slowly to build an army of cells that can target specific offending pathogens.
(Rapid-response immune cells are fully prepared before invasion strikes, NIH)
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) will be in charge of operation and monitoring the satellite and will cooperate with the Army and Navy.
(First Brazilian satellite starts operations, Agência Brasil)
They recommended the army.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
And he lent the king the wonderful sword, and he slew the enemy’s army with it; and thus the kingdom was once more in peace and plenty.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
