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noun |
| definition 1: |
an object or device intended or used as a means of offense or defense.
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| definition 2: |
any means of harming, dissuading, or defeating someone or something.
He used blackmail as his weapon. |
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arm, artillery, demolition, missile, ordnance |
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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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