n. a sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast

n. an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

n. stag with antlers of 12 or more branches

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

v. battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"

adj. invested with royal power as symbolized by a crown; "the royal (or crowned) heads of Europe"

adj. being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"

adj. of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch; "the royal party"; "the royal crest"; "by royal decree"; "a royal visit"

adj. established or chartered or authorized by royalty; "the Royal Society"

adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

n. fighting; acts of overt warfare; "the outbreak of hostilities"

n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

n. a minor short-term fight

n. disposition to fight

n. coming into conflict with

n. the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing

n. noisy quarrel

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. a noisy fight in a crowd

n. disorderly fighting

n. a minor short-term fight

n. a struggle between rivals

n. coming into conflict with

n. the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"

n. noisy quarrel

n. a noisy riotous fight

n. an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

n. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; "they were involved in a violent argument"

n. the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

n. disagreement; especially disagreement with the government

n. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

n. disagreement among those expected to cooperate

n. a disagreement or argument about something important; "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"

n. an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased"

n. a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

v. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

v. have a disagreement over something; "We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America"; "These two fellows are always scrapping over something"

v. resist; "buck the trend"

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

v. make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

v. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

v. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

adj. having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

adj. impressive in appearance; "a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

adj. covered as if with a cap or crown especially of a specified kind; "cloud-capped mountains"; "brown-capped mushrooms"; "snow-capped peaks"

adj. provided with a chaplet

adj. bearing a coma; crowned with an assemblage of branches or leaves or bracts; "comate royal palms"; "pineapples are comate"

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

adj. of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

adj. belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler; "golden age of imperial splendor"; "purple tyrant"; "regal attire"; "treated with royal acclaim"; "the royal carriage of a stag's head"

adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest"

adj. having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp"

adj. having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner"

adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women"

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

adj. belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; "an aristocratic family"; "aristocratic Bostonians"; "aristocratic government"; "a blue family"; "blue blood"; "the blue-blooded aristocracy"; "of gentle blood"; "patrician landholders of the American South"; "aristocratic bearing"; "aristocratic features"; "patrician tastes"

adj. of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"

adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a king; "symbolizing kingly power"; "the murder of his kingly guest"

adj. having the characteristics of or befitting or worthy of a monarch; "monarchical gestures"; "monarchal pomp"

adj. having the rank of or befitting a prince; "a princely bearing"; "princely manner"

adj. having the rank of or resembling or befitting a queen; "queenly propriety"; "clad in her queenly raiment"; "Rosetti's queenly portraits of women"

adj. being of the rank of a monarch; "of royal ancestry"; "princes of the blood royal"

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

v. give up or agree to forgo to the power or possession of another; "The last Taleban fighters finally surrendered"