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weapon

weap·on
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wep-uh n]
    • /ˈwɛp ən/
    • /ˈwepən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wep-uh n]
    • /ˈwɛp ən/

Definitions of weapon word

  • noun weapon any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon. 1
  • noun weapon anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the deadly weapon of satire. 1
  • noun weapon Zoology. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings. 1
  • verb with object weapon to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles. 1
  • noun weapon An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. 1
  • noun weapon gun, knife 1

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Origin of weapon

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wēpna (plural)

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Weapon

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

weapon popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% 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".

weapon usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for weapon

noun weapon

  • armament — Armament is used to refer to weapons and bombs carried by an aircraft or other military vehicle.
  • firearm — a small arms weapon, as a rifle or pistol, from which a projectile is fired by gunpowder.
  • missile — an object or weapon for throwing, hurling, or shooting, as a stone, bullet, or arrow.
  • gun — Also called gin rummy. a variety of rummy for two players, in which a player with 10 or fewer points in unmatched cards can end the game by laying down the hand.
  • arm — Your arms are the two long parts of your body that are attached to your shoulders and that have your hands at the end.

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