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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force);
- Example: "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition]

2. a personal enemy;
- Example: "they had been political foes for years"
[syn: foe, enemy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foe \Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob. akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See Fiend, and cf. Feud a quarrel.] [1913 Webster] 1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy. [1913 Webster] A man's foes shall be they of his own household. --Matt. x. 36 [1913 Webster] 2. An enemy in war; a hostile army. [1913 Webster] 3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion. [1913 Webster] A foe to received doctrines. --I. Watts [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Foe \Foe\, v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

foe n 1: an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" [syn: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition] 2: a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" [syn: foe, enemy] [ant: ally, friend]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

18 Moby Thesaurus words for "foe": adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy, combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy, opponent, opposing party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal opposition, the opposition