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• army — noun 1 group of soldiers ADJECTIVE ▪ great, huge, large, massive, mighty, powerful ▪ small ▪ ragtag (inf …   Collocations dictionary

• army — n. 1) to command, lead; drill, train; rally an army 2) to mobilize, raise an army 3) to equip, supply an army 4) to array, commit, deploy, field; concentrate, mass an army 5) to inspect, muster, review an army 6) to encircle, envelop, surround;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• army — ar|my W1S1 [ˈa:mi US ˈa:r ] n plural armies [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: armee, from Medieval Latin armata; ARMADA] 1.) the army [also + plural verb British English] the part of a country s military force that is trained to fight on… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• raise — raisable, raiseable, adj. raiser, n. /rayz/, v., raised, raising, n. v.t. 1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about. 2. to set upright: When the projection screen… …   Universalium

• raise — [[t]reɪz[/t]] v. raised, rais•ing, n. 1) to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand[/ex] 2) to set upright 3) to cause to rise or stand up; rouse 4) to increase the height or vertical measurement of 5) to increase in… …   From formal English to slang

• raise — v. & n. v.tr. 1 put or take into a higher position. 2 (often foll. by up) cause to rise or stand up or be vertical; set upright. 3 increase the amount or value or strength of (raised their prices). 4 (often foll. by up) construct or build up. 5… …   Useful english dictionary

• raise — /reɪz / (say rayz) verb (t) (raised, raising) 1. to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one s hand. 2. to set upright; lift up. 3. to cause to rise or stand up. 4. Obsolete to rouse. 5. to build; erect: to raise a monument. 6.… …  

• army — noun 1 the army the part of a country s military force that is trained to fight on land in a war: He joined the army when he was 17. (also + plural verb) BrE: The army are helping to clear up after the floods. | be in the army: Both my sons are… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• raise — [rāz] vt. raised, raising [ME raisen < ON reisa, caus. of risa, to RISE] 1. a) to cause to rise; move to a higher level; lift; elevate b) to bring to or place in an upright position 2. to construct or erect (a building, etc.) …   English World dictionary

• Army of Two — is also a song by British pop rock band, Dum Dums. Infobox VG title = Army of Two caption = developer = EA Montreal publisher = Electronic Arts designer = Keith Arem, M. Dooma Wendschuh composer = Trevor Morris distributor = released =… …   Wikipedia

• Army Group Liguria — ( Heeresgruppen Ligurien ) was the National Republican Army ( Esercito Nazionale Repubblicano , or ENR) of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini s Italian Social Republic ( Repubblica Sociale Italiana , or RSI). Formation of this RSI army started in… …   Wikipedia