arms

Noun

1. (plural) Weaponry, weapons.
2. (plural) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of arm

arm

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɑɹmz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: armes

Cognate with Latin: arma

In summary

From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.

Synonyms

weapons

weapon

armament

weaponry

firearms

equipment

blazon

coat of arms

blazonry

munition

armaments

guns

armoury

armpit

arm

weapons system

implements of war

munitions

force

ordinance

armor

swords

armed warrior

upper limbs

armed soldier

ability

implement of war

accoutrements

ammunition

armature

armed

armorial bearings

armour

armrest

bracket

efficiency

emblem

firearm

gun

🔫

gunnery

hunting

merit

military equipment

missiles

ordnance

power

war

warfare

Sentences

This may account for the coat of arms being thought to be upside down .

Steel tension cables attached to springs hidden inside the arms complete the constant-tension structure .