accepting |
not hostile, disapproving, or judging in a negative way; welcoming. [1/2 definitions] |
aggression |
unprovoked hostile action against a country by another's military forces. [1/3 definitions] |
anticity |
hostile, opposed, or causing harm to urban environments. |
antimissile |
used to destroy hostile ballistic missiles. [1/2 definitions] |
antisemite |
one who is prejudiced against or hostile to Jews. |
antisemitic |
prejudiced against or hostile toward Jews. [1/2 definitions] |
antisocial |
hostile or unfriendly. [1/3 definitions] |
at swords' points |
mutually hostile and likely to engage in combat; antagonistic. |
battle |
a hostile and violent meeting between two opposing sides; fight. [1/5 definitions] |
belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. [1/2 definitions] |
blockade |
the barring or shutting off of traffic in and out of an area, such as a seaport or city, by hostile military forces. [1/3 definitions] |
bud2 |
(informal) used to address a male, usu. one whose name is unknown and sometimes in a condescending or hostile tone. |
buffer state |
a neutral country located between two potentially hostile countries and regarded as helping to discourage war. |
clutch1 |
(usu. pl.) control or power, esp. of a hostile sort. [1/9 definitions] |
containment |
a government policy, enacted in a variety of ways, that is intended to curb the territorial growth, economic expansion, or ideological influence of a hostile nation. [1/3 definitions] |
détente |
a diminishing of tension, as between hostile nations. |
DEW line |
a line of radar stations, located along the seventieth parallel in Canada and the United States, that provides advance notice of approaching hostile aircraft or missiles (acronym for "distant early warning"). |
encounter |
a hostile or violent confrontation; conflict; battle. [1/6 definitions] |
enemy |
a hostile military force. [3/5 definitions] |
envenom |
to cause to be resentful or hostile. [1/2 definitions] |
estrange |
to cause (someone) to change from friendly and sympathetic to hostile or indifferent; alienate. [1/2 definitions] |