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Arm

The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.

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Blade 76% connected

Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.

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Bow 76% connected

To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to inflect; to make crooked or curved.

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Brand 76% connected

A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is extinct.

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Gun 76% connected

of Gin

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Hatchet 76% connected

A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.

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Knife 76% connected

An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and…

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Lance 76% connected

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag;…

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Missile 76% connected

Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a dista…

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Post office 76% connected

See under 4th Post.

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Projectile 76% connected

Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.

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Shaft 76% connected

The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.

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Slasher 76% connected

A machine for applying size to warp yarns.

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Sling 76% connected

An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles, consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to its ends, or with a string fastened to…

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Spear 76% connected

A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a sharp head or blade; a lance.

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Steel 76% connected

A variety of iron intermediate in composition and properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing between one half of one per cent and one…

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Sword 76% connected

An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, r…

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Tomahawk 76% connected

A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.

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Division 76% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Fix 76% connected

Fixed; solidified.

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

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Instrument 76% connected

That by means of which any work is performed, or result is effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; as, the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical…

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Limb 76% connected

A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Prepare 76% connected

To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for…

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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Ready 76% connected

Prepared for what one is about to do or experience; equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or event; prepared for immediate movement o…

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Set 76% connected

of Set

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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Manner of action 2

Forearm 76% connected

To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.

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Munition 76% connected

Fortification; stronghold.

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Derivationally related 8

Armament 74% connected

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.

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Armament 74% connected

A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force.

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Arming 74% connected

of Arm

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Arming 74% connected

of Arm

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Armor 74% connected

Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

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Armor 74% connected

Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn to protect one's person in battle.

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Weapon 74% connected

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring…

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Weapon 74% connected

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring…

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Containing whole 8

Armchair 70% connected

A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.

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Arms 70% connected

Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.

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Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Garment 70% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Human 70% connected

Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human sha…

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Man 70% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Munition 70% connected

Fortification; stronghold.

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Weaponry 70% connected

Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry.

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Component part 11

Carpus 70% connected

The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of eight short bones disposed i…

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Cuff 70% connected

To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the hand; to slap.

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Elbow 70% connected

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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Forearm 70% connected

To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need.

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Hand 70% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

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Humerus 70% connected

The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.

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Manus 70% connected

of Manus

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Mitt 70% connected

A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not for the fingers.

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Paw 70% connected

The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.

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Wrist 70% connected

The joint, or the region of the joint, between the hand and the arm; the carpus. See Carpus.

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Wristband 70% connected

The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which covers the wrist.

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Synonym 7

Branch 92% connected

A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other plant.

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Fortify 92% connected

To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack.

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Gird 92% connected

A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a pang.

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Limb 92% connected

A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.

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Sleeve 92% connected

See Sleave, untwisted thread.

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Subdivision 92% connected

The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

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Weapon 92% connected

An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying, defeating, or injuring…

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