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Unarmed

Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.

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Barehanded 84% connected

Having bare hands.

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Barehanded 84% connected

Having bare hands.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Clean 84% connected

Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.

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Defenceless 84% connected

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Defenceless 84% connected

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Defenseless 84% connected

Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.

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Defenseless 84% connected

Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to oppose; unprotected.

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Spineless 84% connected

Having no spine.

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Spineless 84% connected

Having no spine.

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Thornless 84% connected

Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

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Thornless 84% connected

Destitute of, or free from, thorns.

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Weaponless 84% connected

Having no weapon.

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Weaponless 84% connected

Having no weapon.

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Arm verb · 78% connection

To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.

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Armiferous adjective · 78% connection

Bearing arms or weapons.

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Armisonous adjective · 78% connection

Rustling in arms; resounding with arms.

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Armless adjective · 78% connection

Destitute of arms or weapons.

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Assault noun · 78% connection

A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows, weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an attacking force; onset;…

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Blazon noun · 78% connection

An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat of arms; armorial bearings.

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Buck verb · 78% connection

To subject to a mode of punishment which consists in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the bent knees, and putting a st…

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Cache noun · 78% connection

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

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Caiman noun · 78% connection

a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

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Cayman noun · 78% connection

a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

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Disarm verb · 78% connection

To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render defenseless.

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Earl marshal unknown · 78% connection

An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to honor, arms, and…

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Embrace noun · 78% connection

To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

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Fathom verb · 78% connection

To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span.

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Fight verb · 78% connection

To strive or contend for victory, with armies or in single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an enemy, either by blows…

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Fold verb · 78% connection

To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.

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Gurnard noun · 78% connection

bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom

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Light superl. · 78% connection

Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse.

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