arm

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n

1. forelimb, anterior limb, brachium; appendage, limb, branch, ramification, bough, offshoot, scion; handle, lever, crosspiece, axle.

2. inlet, estuary, mouth; cove, lagoon, bay, bight, gulf; fiord, frith, Chiefly Scot. firth, channel, strait, sound, Scot. kyle.

3. power, might, force, strength, potency, Literary. puissance; authority, command, sway; support, protection, defense.

4. with open arms

cordially, graciously, warmly, friendly, kind-heartedly.

II

n

1.Usu. arms

weapons, armament, firearms, munitions, ammunition, Mil. materiel; guns, rifles, muskets, flintlocks, matchlocks; pistols, revolvers, six-shooters; shotguns, machine guns, howitzers, cannons, artillery, ordnance.

2. arms

Heraldry. escutcheon, scutcheon, shield, armorial bearings; coat of arms, blazon, blazonment, blazonry, emblazonry, emblazonment, crest.

3. up in arms

excited, keyed-up, wrought up, worked up, roused, indignant, angry, on one's high horse.

v

4. equip, accouter, outfit, fit out, gird, array, furnish, provide; prepare, ready, prime, forearm; man, take up arms, muster one's forces.

5. fortify, strengthen, gird one's loins, brace, steel, reinforce, buttress; support, defend, guard, protect, cover.

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Synonyms:

Anterior limb, anterior member, Equip, array, furnish, provide, or supply with arms / Branch, bough, limb, projection, projecting part, Fortify, put in a state of defence / Inlet (of the sea), estuary, firth, frith, fiord, cove, creek, Cover, protect, clothe, guard, strengthen / Power, might, strength, puissance, Prepare, fit up, make ready, Take arms, be fitted or provided with arms, make warlike preparations, gather an army, collect munitions of war / Branch of the service (as artillery or cavalry) / Weapon, instrument of warfare

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arm — ärm … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
Arm — Arm, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., & Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See {Art}, {Article}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arm — Arm, ärmer, ärmste, adj. et adv. welches überhaupt den Zustand der Beraubung einer Sache ausdruckt, und zwar, 1. In eigentlicher Bedeutung, des zeitlichen Vermögens beraubt. Ein armer Mensch, ein armer Mann, eine arme Frau. Arm seyn. Arm werden.… … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
ARM — steht für: Arm, eine der oberen Extremitäten des menschlichen Körpers Arm (Name), ein biblischer Name Arm (Stern), der Stern Eta Capricorni arm steht für: arm, Adjektiv, siehe Armut Personen mit Namen Arm sind: Mark Arm (* 1962), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
arm — arm1 [ärm] n. [ME < OE earm; akin to L armus, Goth arms, OHG arm: see ART1] 1. a) an upper limb of the human body b) in anatomy, the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow c) in nontechnical use, the part of the upper limb… … English World dictionary
Arm — … Deutsch Wikipedia
arm — arm; arm·ful; arm·less; arm·let; arm·scye; dis·arm; en·arm; re·arm; un·arm; ARM; dis·arm·er; dis·arm·ing·ly; … English syllables
Arm — Arm: Die gemeingerm. Körperteilbezeichnung mhd., ahd. arm, got. arms, engl. arm, schwed. arm beruht mit verwandten Wörtern in anderen idg. Sprachen auf einer Bildung zu der idg. Wurzel *ar‹ə› »fügen, zupassen«, vgl. z. B. lat. armus »Oberarm,… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Arm — Arm, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Armed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arming}.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma, pl., arms. See {arms}.] 1. To take by the arm; to take up in one s arms. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And make him with our pikes and partisans A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arm — Sm std. (8. Jh.), mhd. arm, ahd. ar(a)m, as. arm Stammwort. Aus g. * arma m. Arm , auch in gt. arms, anord. armr, ae. earm, afr. erm. Dieses aus einem indogermanischen Wort für Schultergelenk, Arm , das in zwei Ablautformen * arə mo und * ṛə mo… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
arm — Ⅰ. arm [1] ► NOUN 1) each of the two upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2) a side part of a chair supporting a sitter s arm. 3) a narrow body of water or land projecting from a larger body. 4) a branch or division of an… … English terms dictionary

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