'ARM' definitions:
Definition of 'arm'
From: WordNet
noun
A human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
noun
Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer" [syn: arm, branch, limb]
noun
Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" [syn: weapon, arm, weapon system]
noun
The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
noun
A division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages" [syn: branch, subdivision, arm]
noun
The part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm [syn: sleeve, arm]
verb
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" [syn: arm, build up, fortify, gird] [ant: demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm]
verb
Supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
Definition of 'ARM'
From: Easton
- Arm used to denote power (Ps. 10:15; Ezek. 30:21; Jer. 48:25). It is also used of the omnipotence of God (Ex. 15:16; Ps. 89:13; 98:1; 77:15; Isa. 53:1; John 12:38; Acts 13:17)
Synonyms of 'arm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accouter,
- advocate,
- affiliate,
- alpenstock,
- appendage,
- appoint,
- armlet,
- armor,
- armor-plate,
- athletic supporter,
- authorize,
- back,
- backbone,
- backing,
- bandeau,
- bank,
- barricade,
- battle,
- bay,
- bayou,
- bearer,
- beef,
- belt,
- biceps,
- bight,
- bless,
- block,
- blockade,
- boca,
- bough,
- bra,
- brace,
- bracer,
- bracket,
- branch,
- branch office,
- brassiere,
- bulwark,
- buttress,
- cane,
- carrier,
- castellate,
- cervix,
- champion,
- chapter,
- cloak,
- clothe,
- clothe with power,
- compass about,
- copyright,
- corset,
- cove,
- cover,
- creek,
- crenellate,
- crook,
- crutch,
- cushion,
- defend,
- deputize,
- dig in,
- division,
- dress,
- elbow,
- ell,
- embattle,
- empower,
- enable,
- endow,
- endue,
- energy,
- ensure,
- entrench,
- equip,
- estuary,
- euripus,
- extension,
- fence,
- fend,
- fit,
- fit out,
- fit up,
- fjord,
- force,
- forearm,
- fortify,
- foundation garment,
- frith,
- fulcrum,
- furnish,
- garrison,
- gear,
- girdle,
- guarantee,
- guard,
- gulf,
- gut,
- guy,
- guywire,
- hand,
- harbor,
- haven,
- heel,
- imp,
- inlet,
- insure,
- invest,
- jock,
- jockstrap,
- joint,
- keep,
- keep from harm,
- kyle,
- leg,
- limb,
- link,
- lobe,
- lobule,
- local,
- loch,
- lodge,
- mainstay,
- maintainer,
- make safe,
- man,
- man the garrison,
- mast,
- member,
- mine,
- mouth,
- munition,
- muscle,
- narrow,
- narrow seas,
- narrows,
- natural harbor,
- neck,
- nestle,
- offshoot,
- organ,
- outfit,
- palisade,
- patent,
- pinion,
- police,
- post,
- prepare,
- prop,
- protect,
- put in shape,
- ramification,
- reach,
- ready,
- register,
- reinforce,
- reinforcement,
- reinforcer,
- rest,
- resting place,
- ride shotgun for,
- rig,
- rig out,
- rig up,
- rigging,
- road,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- runner,
- safeguard,
- scion,
- screen,
- secure,
- service,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shoulder,
- shroud,
- sinew,
- slough,
- sound,
- spine,
- spray,
- sprig,
- sprit,
- spur,
- staff,
- standing rigging,
- stave,
- stay,
- steam,
- stick,
- stiffener,
- strait,
- straits,
- strength,
- strengthener,
- strong arm,
- support,
- supporter,
- sustainer,
- switch,
- tail,
- tendril,
- turn out,
- twig,
- underwrite,
- upholder,
- upper arm,
- vigor,
- walking stick,
- wall,
- wing,
- wrist
Acronyms for 'ARM'
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Words containing 'ARM'
- Under arms,
- arm in arm,
- armed,
- armful,
- arming,
- arms,
- up in arms,
- An arm of flesh,
- Armed neutrality,
- Armed ship,
- At arm's length,
- Big Arm,
- Bred to arms,
- Canting arms,
- Carry arms,
- Cessation of arms,
- Coat of arms,
- College of Arms,
- Force and arms,
- Lead arming,
- Man at arms,
- Pesent arms,
- Place of arms,
- Port arms,
- Recover arms,
- Reverse arms,
- Rocker arm,
- Secure arms,
- Side arms,
- Small arms,
- Stack of arms,
- Stand of arms,
- Support arms,
- Suspension of arms,
- Sword arm,
- To arm the lead,
- To carry arms,
- To pile arms,
- To stack arms,
- To take arms,
- To take up arms,
- Under-arm,
- arm band,
- arm bone,
- arm exercise,
- arm guard,
- arm pad,
- arm's length,
- armed Gephyreans,
- armed bullhead,
- armed combat,
- armed force,
- armed forces,
- armed robbery,
- armed service,
- armed services,
- arms control,
- arms deal,
- arms industry,
- arms manufacturer,
- arms race,
- contact arm,
- light arm,
- manual of arms,
- order arms,
- pickup arm,
- pursuivant at arms,
- sergeant at arms,
- shoulder arms,
- side arm,
- strong arm,
- take arms,
- take up arms,
- tone arm,
- wiper arm,
- with open arms,
- writing arm,
- Armed en flute,
- Big Arm, MT,
- Cross-armed,
- Gens d'armes,
- Gentlemen-at-arms,
- Heavy-armed,
- King-at-arms,
- King-of-arms,
- Light-armed,
- Long-armed,
- Proof-arm,
- Right shoulder arms,
- Round-arm,
- Sergeant-at-arms,
- Serjeant-at-arms,
- To keep at arm's length,
- arm-twisting,
- armed forces censorship,
- armed forces day,
- armed islamic group,
- arms-runner,
- bachelor-at-arms,
- former armed forces,
- freedom to bear arms,
- gentleman-at-arms,
- lightly-armed,
- man-at-arms,
- master-at-arms,
- men-at-arms,
- one-armed,
- re-arm,
- small-arm,
- straight-arm,
- strong-arm,
- Corps d'arm'ee,
- Garter king-at-arms,
- one-armed bandit,
- revolutionary armed forces of colombia,
- strategic arms limitation talks,
- tablet-armed chair