Cohorts - English meaning

noun

An organized military force equipped for fighting on land.

Usage examples:

The two armies were in position

noun

A military force, usually belonging to a country, that has the training and equipment to fight on land

Usage examples:

She decided to join the army., an army of bystanders watched the film crew work.

noun

A flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration.

Usage examples:

Wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands

verb

Provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration.

Usage examples:

Doors are banded with iron to make them stronger

verb

(of people or organizations) form a group to achieve a mutual objective.

Usage examples:

Local people banded together to fight the company

noun

A large body of troops ready for battle, especially an infantry unit forming part of a brigade.

Usage examples:

He has held key staff positions with troops at the battalion, brigade and division levels.

noun

A large military unit under a single leader, consisting of three or more companies

noun

A container consisting of one or more cells, in which chemical energy is converted into electricity and used as a source of power.

Usage examples:

A camera battery

noun

A device that produces electricity to provide power for radios, cars, toys, etc.

Usage examples:

What size battery do you need for the alarm clock?, you have to pass a whole battery of tests to ge…

noun

A device that produces electricity to provide power for cars, radios, etc.

Usage examples:

Charge/recharge a battery i need to recharge the batteries for my camera., a rechargeable battery, …

noun

A subdivision of an army, typically consisting of a small number of infantry battalions and/or other units and forming part of a division.

Usage examples:

He commanded a brigade of 3,000 men

verb

Form into a brigade.

Usage examples:

The militia, which was brigaded with regular formations to improve its training

noun

One of the groups into which an army is divided, consisting of two or more battalions, or a group of people who are organized to perform a particular job

Usage examples:

A brigade of volunteers campaigned for his election.

noun

A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.

Usage examples:

A cadre of professional managers

noun

A small group of trained people who form the basic unit of a military, political, or business organization

Usage examples:

I was part of the cadre for a new armored division.

noun

An upright pillar, typically cylindrical, supporting an arch, entablature, or other structure or standing alone as a monument.

Usage examples:

A wide entrance portico of eight ionic columns

noun

A tall, vertical post used as a support for the roof of a building or for decoration

Usage examples:

A column of soldiers, a column of smoke, the article filled two columns., a column on sports, a col…

noun

A vertical block of printed text on a page of a newspaper or magazine

Usage examples:

The article appears in the second column on page two., she continued to write her column until shor…

noun

A soldier specially trained for carrying out raids.

Usage examples:

A commando attack

noun

A small group of soldiers trained to make quick and often dangerous attacks inside enemy areas, or a member of such a group

Usage examples:

A team of commandos

noun

A commercial business.

Usage examples:

A shipping company

verb

Associate with; keep company with.

Usage examples:

These men which have companied with us all this time

noun

An organization that produces or sells goods or services in order to make a profit

Usage examples:

He owns part of a company that manufactures software for personal computers., it was a long trip an…

adjective

Subject to chance.

Usage examples:

The contingent nature of the job

noun

A group of people sharing a common feature, forming part of a larger group.

Usage examples:

A contingent of japanese businessmen attending a conference

noun

A group of people representing an organization or country, or a part of a military force

Usage examples:

The conservative contingent walked out of the convention when their plan was rejected., buying the …

noun

A main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.

Usage examples:

The 5th army corps

noun

A group of people who work together in a particular activity

Usage examples:

The diplomatic corps in washington includes representatives of most of the countries in the world.,…

noun

A group of people who work on and operate a ship, aircraft, etc.

Usage examples:

He was one of nine members of the crew killed when the plane went down

verb

Provide (a craft or vehicle) with a group of people to operate it.

Usage examples:

Normally the boat is crewed by five people

verb

Past of crow2.

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

An individual fact or item.

Usage examples:

We shall consider every detail of the bill

verb

Give full information about.

Usage examples:

The report details proposals to improve public transport

noun

A particular fact or item of information, often noticed only after giving something your close attention, or such facts or items considered as a group

Usage examples:

[ c ] we have a report of a serious accident on route 23, but so far no details., [ u ] she showed …

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement.

Usage examples:

He was thrown backwards by the force of the explosion

verb

Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force.

Usage examples:

The back door of the bank was forced

noun

A waterfall.

Usage examples:

At the village of west burton, two miles distant, is a fine force

noun

A number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

Usage examples:

A group of boys approached

verb

Put in a group or groups.

Usage examples:

Three chairs were grouped around a table

noun

A number of people or things that are together or considered as a unit

Usage examples:

A group of trees, i’m meeting a group of friends for dinner., a rock/soul group, she grouped the ch…

noun

A division of 3,000–6,000 men, including a complement of cavalry, in the ancient roman army.

Usage examples:

The most important fighting unit of the roman army was the legion commanded by a legatus.

adjective

Great in number.

Usage examples:

Her fans are legion

noun

A very large group of soldiers who form part of an army, esp. of an ancient roman army, or any large group of people

Usage examples:

Legions of fans attended the concert.

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

noun

An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals.

Usage examples:

We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol

verb

Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it.

Usage examples:

The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order

verb

Moving around an area to monitor and provide security

noun

A permanent unit of an army typically commanded by a lieutenant colonel and divided into several companies, squadrons, or batteries and often into two battalions.

Usage examples:

The royal highland regiment

verb

Organize according to a strict system or pattern.

Usage examples:

Every aspect of their life is strictly regimented

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

A small group of people having a particular task.

Usage examples:

An assassination squad

noun

An operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them.

Usage examples:

Indeed, the polish airmen who managed to reach the uk formed a fully-fledged polish air force with …

noun

Soldiers or armed forces.

Usage examples:

Un peacekeeping troops

verb

(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers.

Usage examples:

The girls trooped in for dinner

noun

A group of soldiers or police, esp. one equipped with horses

Usage examples:

Hundreds of thousands of visitors troop through the museum every year.

noun

An individual thing or person regarded as single and complete but which can also form an individual component of a larger or more complex whole.

Usage examples:

Large areas of land made up of smaller units

A single undivided whole