army

Definition of army

Nouns

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
Synonyms:
ground forces, regular army
Types:
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host, legion
archaic terms for army
Roman Legion
a division of from 3000 to 6000 men (including cavalry) in the Roman army
Sabaoth
(plural) hosts or armies; used in the book of Romans in the New Testament
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
Type of:
armed service, military service, service
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
a large number of people united for some specific purpose
Type of:
crowd
a large number of things or people considered together

Vocabulary Lists for army

Declaration of Independence (VocabGrabber) »(245 words)
Lots of great vocab in the Declaration of Independence!...
  • sufferable
  • Laws
  • unalienable
  • usurpation
  • King of Great Britain

  • scarecrow
  • woodman
  • tip
  • bug
  • emerald

  • Afghanistan
  • Qaeda
  • Afghan
  • Pakistan
  • Taliban

Robert Bruce »(397 words)
  • Edward I
  • Edward II
  • Bruce
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  • Scots

Oxford 3000 (A) »(238 words)
  • a
  • abandon
  • abandoned
  • ability
  • able

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried »(59 words)
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  • kiley
  • believability
  • Selective Service
  • Selective Service System

Other Spellings

Words that contain army