battles
Pronunciation:
/ˈbætl̩z/noun
Definitions
A contest, a struggle.
Example: the battle of life
A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
A division of an army; a battalion.
The main body of an army, as distinct from the vanguard and rear; the battalia.
verb
Definitions
To join in battle; to contend in fight
Example: Scientists always battle over theories.
To fight or struggle; to enter into a battle with.
Example: She has been battling cancer for years.
verb
Definitions
To nourish; feed.
To render (for example soil) fertile or fruitful