Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of arm.
- n. Weapons.
- n. heraldry Synonym for coat of arms.
- n. Plural form of arm.
- v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arm.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
- n. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.
- n. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.
- n. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from father to son.
- n. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.
WordNet 3.0
- n. weapons considered collectively
- n. the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
Etymologies
- See arm. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The feet, legs and arms should be warmly clothed, especially the _arms_, as an exposure of them to cold is liable to induce affections of the lungs, and to aggravate any existing disease of those organs.”
“At Toronto the objects of the expedition were made known to nearly all of them, and arms furnished them -- _arms manufactured in New York city and shipped to Canada for that express purpose_.”
The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details
“No image of the _sea_ is suggested; and arms, incongruous in relation to the literal sea, is not so in relation to a multitude; besides, that the image _arms_ itself, evanesces for the same reason into”
“At four o'clock in the afternoon, after we had passed the greatest heat of the day in the disgusting tents of the Mooresses, stretched by their side, we heard a cry of "_To arms, to arms_!”
“IV. iii.290 (417,8) [affection's men at arms] _A man at arms_, is a soldier armed at all points both offensively and defensively.”
“First, under islamic law men are allowed to carry “Arms” but the term arms in these cases is reserved to the carrying of ceremonial daggers.”
“The other reason a lot of folks are up in arms is because a handful of the tracks have the kind of dirty names you can't say on the radio ( "Titty F*ck", "Just F*cking"), that you'd expect out of someone like DJ Assault or 2 Live Crew, not the sweet-natured Dear.”
“Over the span of 10 hours, The Pacific takes an unflinching look at the experiences of these men and their brothers in arms, which is nothing less than what is expected from the man responsible for the personal looks at war that he brought audiences in both Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers.”
“In our arms is the child of our ever - delving intellect, but another deliverance is about to be and the suffering is great.”
“He says having his daughter back in his arms is an experience worth fighting for.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘arms’.
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EU Buzz - ALL words and expressions
A combined list of
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collocation constituentsabsorption capacity, absorption rate, acceding country, accession candidate, accession countries, accession country, accession criteria, accession cycle, accession negotia..., accession partner..., accession priorities, accession treaty and 2650 more...
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Distinguishing Marks
assay-mark, stamp, seal, cedula, cartouse, cachet, brand, mark, hallmark, armorial device, coat of arms, emblem and 150 more...
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SEDE - weapons
bazooka, ammunition, anti-aircraft mac..., anti-vehicle mine, automatic machine..., ballistic missile..., biological weapons, booby trap, bunker-busting bomb, chemical weapons, cluster bomb, light battleship and 218 more...
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EU Buzz - Lisbon Treaty
All words of the Lisbon Treaty
(Persons' names, foreign and grammatical words have been eliminated, MWEs have been split up into individual words. Capitalization has been retained if r...conferral, stateless, person, voting, right, subsidiarity, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia, Lithuania, Finland, Estonia and 2614 more...
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EU - Eurovoc - international relations
ABM Agreement, accession to a co..., accession to a tr..., accession to an a..., achievement of peace, ACP-EC Convention, advanced technolo..., aerospace industry, African organisation, aggression, agreement, agricultural coop... and 851 more...
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Hugonyms
Anything hugging related :)
squeeze, embrace, cuddle, nestle, cling, snuggle, arms, exchange, bear hug, thoughtful, affectionate, waist and 16 more...
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no little thing
it bothers me when i hear someone who have experienced something life changing use the phrase: now i appreciate the little things. I DON'T BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY LITTLE THINGS. everything is EXTRAOR...
letters, living, understand, narrow, behavior, personal, need, meant, untamed, world, soldier, 'cause and 241 more...
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Prosie: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Ad...
(Given Saturday, March 4, 1865, Washington, D.C.)
Fellow-Countrymen:
At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended a...with all nations, among ourselves, a just and lastin..., cherish, achieve, to do all, for his widow and..., to care for him w..., to bind up the na..., let us strive on ..., with firmness in ..., with charity for all and 169 more...
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Chainlink's Words
hat, opalescent, opal, emerald, sapphire, scythe, carnival, calliope, brilliant, awesome, feather, fantastic and 268 more...
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ElRojo
R. Peter Jackson's list
cantillation, jackstaff, pullulate, whoremonger, colloquy, batman, anathema, idiosyncratic, facilitation, sympathy, empathy, satrap and 135 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Parts of my body that my tongue can r...
fingers, toes - all of them, forearms, arms, hands, thighs, knees, popliteal fossae, crura, shoulders, chest - hardly, lips and 12 more...
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Burke's Peerage & Gentry
words related to the peerage; not limited to titles.
peerage, gentry, title, privilege, heraldry, baron, baronet, lord, earl, marquess, duke, viscount and 18 more...
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wartime
destroyer, cruiser, galleys, ninja, barbed, hauberk, aircraft carrier, ironclad, infantry, battleship, galleon, minesweeper and 38 more...
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Bear With Me
Phrases including things that bear or are borne (with the meaning "to support," "to hold," or "to carry").
witness, grudge, burden, repeating, weight, strain, child, fruit, examination, blame, suffering, cross and 50 more...
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asrai's Words
dangerous, love, endless, charcoal, lonesome, quiet, rhythm, rain, dark, dream, vivid, content and 79 more...
Tweets
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vanishedone Yup, I think we've got a pattern. (See comments on eyes and legs.) May 22, 2008