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- pronunciation:
- we
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
an object or device used to attack or defend.
Guns, shields, and swords are weapons.
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definition 2: |
anything used to attack or defend someone or something.
He used cruel words as his weapon. |
related words: |
arm, artillery, missile |
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similar to weapons |
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arm, armament |
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some actions associated with weapons |
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aim, arm, bomb, discharge, duel, explode, fell, fire, hack, hit, hurl, injure, jab, knife, load, puncture, shoot, slash, stab, stick, strike, thrust |
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some broader categories that involve weapons |
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crime, hunting, war |
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some descriptions of weapons |
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accurate, blunt, deadly, destructive, explosive, military, nuclear, powerful, sharp |
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some examples of weapon |
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arrow, atomic bomb, ax, bayonet, boomerang, bow, cannon, catapult, club, crossbow, dagger, firearm, flintlock, grenade, guided missile, gun, harpoon, hydrogen bomb, javelin, knife, lance, machine gun, mine, missile, musket, pistol, revolver, rifle, saber, sling, slingshot, spear, sword, tank, TNT, tomahawk, torpedo |
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some parts of weapons |
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arrowhead, barrel, blade, butt, chamber, clip, cylinder, edge, fuse, handle, hilt, magazine, muzzle, shaft, sight, trigger |
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some people associated with weapons |
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archer, criminal, gangster, guard, gunner, hunter, knight, minuteman, musketeer, pirate, policeman, policewoman, ranger, samurai, sheriff, soldier, trooper, warrior |
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some places associated with weapon |
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armory, arsenal, blockhouse, fort, fortress, holster, joust, scabbard, sheath, silo, stockade, turret |
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some things often used with weapons |
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ammunition, armor, blank, bullet, cartridge, dart, gunpowder, helmet, mail, projectile, ramrod, round, shell |
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