ARMS Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word arms. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ARMS
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artillery | nounn | |||||||
noun • large but transportable armament • an army unit that uses big guns • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||||
hardware | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) • instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal • (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | ||||||||
ordnance | nounn | |||||||
noun • military supplies • large but transportable armament | ||||||||
armaments | nounn | |||||||
noun • weaponry used by military or naval force • the act of equipping with weapons in preparation for war | ||||||||
firearms | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a portable gun | ||||||||
guns | nounn | |||||||
noun • a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) • large but transportable armament • a person who shoots a gun (as regards their ability) • a professional killer who uses a gun • a hand-operated pump that resembles a pistol; forces grease into parts of a machine • a pedal that controls the throttle valve • the discharge of a firearm as signal or as a salute in military ceremonies verb • shoot with a gun | ||||||||
munitions | nounn | |||||||
noun • weapons considered collectively • military supplies • defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it verb • supply with weapons | ||||||||
weapons | nounn | |||||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||||
branch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant • a part of a forked or branching shape • a natural consequence of development • a stream or river connected to a larger one • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm verb • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
fortify | verbv | |||||||
verb • make strong or stronger • enclose by or as if by a fortification • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • add nutrients to • add alcohol to (beverages) | ||||||||
gird | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • put a girdle on or around • bind with something round or circular | ||||||||
limb | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper • any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree • (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet • either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip • the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm | ||||||||
sleeve | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm • small case into which an object fits | ||||||||
subdivision | nounn | |||||||
noun • an area composed of subdivided lots • the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) • a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided | ||||||||
weapon | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting • a means of persuading or arguing | ||||||||
build up | verbv | |||||||
verb • enlarge, develop, or increase by degrees or in stages • form or accumulate steadily • prepare oneself for a military confrontation • bolster or strengthen • change the use of and make available or usable | ||||||||
weapon system | nounn | |||||||
noun • any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting |