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Arm: Definition and part of speech

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Arm

  1. n. A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; — commonly in the pl.
  2. n. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
  3. n. Anything resembling an arm
  4. n. The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.
  5. n. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
  6. n. A branch of a tree.
  7. n. A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard.
  8. n. The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke.
  9. n. An inlet of water from the sea.
  10. n. A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc.
  11. 1n. 1 A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; — commonly in the pl.
  12. 1n. 1 The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Armed: Definition and part of speech

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Armed

  1. imp. & p. p. of Arm
  2. a. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection.
  3. a. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Arming: Definition and part of speech

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Arming

  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Arm
  2. n. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.
  3. n. A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Armada: Definition and part of speech

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Armada

  1. v. t. A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Armadillo: Definition and part of speech

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Armadillo

  1. n. A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
  2. n. Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Armament: Definition and part of speech

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Armament

  1. n. Any equipment for resistance.
  2. n. A body of forces equipped for war; — used of a land or naval force.
  3. n. All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.