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- [ahrm]
- /ɑrm/
- /ɑːmz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahrm]
- /ɑrm/
Definitions of arms word
- noun plural arms weapons collectively 3
- noun plural arms military exploits 3
- noun plural arms the official heraldic symbols of a family, state, etc, including a shield with distinctive devices, and often supports, a crest, or other insignia 3
- noun arms Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms. 1
- noun arms arms, Heraldry. the escutcheon, with its divisions, charges, and tinctures, and the other components forming an achievement that symbolizes and is reserved for a person, family, or corporate body; armorial bearings; coat of arms. 1
- idioms arms bear arms, to carry weapons. to serve as a member of the military or of contending forces: His religious convictions kept him from bearing arms, but he served as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross. 1
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Origin of arms
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English earm; cognate with Gothic arms, Old Norse armr, Old Frisian erm, Dutch, Old Saxon, Old High German arm (German Arm) arm; Latin armus, Serbo-Croatian rȁme, rȁmo shoulder; akin to Sanskrit īrmá, Avestan arəma-, OPruss irmo arm; not akin to Latin arma arm2
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Parts of speech for Arms
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
arms popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for arms
noun arms
- ordnance — cannon or artillery.
- artillery — Artillery consists of large, powerful guns which are transported on wheels and used by an army.
- panoply — a wide-ranging and impressive array or display: the dazzling panoply of the maharaja's procession; the panoply of European history.
- munitions — Usually, munitions. materials used in war, especially weapons and ammunition.
- armaments — Armaments are weapons and military equipment belonging to an army or country.
Antonyms for arms
verb arms
- keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
noun arms
- bodies — the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- mains — a river in central and W Germany, flowing W from the Bohemian Forest in N Bavaria into the Rhine at Mainz. 305 miles (490 km) long.
- weaknesses — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
verb with object arms
- disarms — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disarm.
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