arm
adjective
1. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
2. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: body, limb
2. any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
- the arm of the record player
- an arm of the sea
Definition categories: man–made, projection
3. any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
Similar word(s): weapon
Definition categories: man–made, instrument
4. the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Definition categories: man–made, armrest
5. a division of some larger or more complex organization
Similar word(s): branch, subdivision
Definition categories: group, division
6. the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
Similar word(s): sleeve
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with arm as a noun:
- She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
- The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
- the arms of an octopus
- The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
- Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
- the cavalry arm of the military service
- the arm of the law
- the secular arm
- The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
verb
1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation
Similar word(s): fortify, gird
Definition categories: competition
2. supply with arms
- The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
Definition categories: possession, furnish, provide, render, supply
Sentences with arm as a verb:
- Remember to arm an alarm system.
- to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling