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See more synonyms for weapon on Thesaurus.com any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon. anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the deadly weapon of satire. Zoology any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings. Show More
to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles. Show More
Origin of weapon before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wēpna (plural)
Related forms weap·oned , adjective weap·on·less , adjective out·weap·oned , adjective su·per·weap·on , noun un·weap·oned , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for weapon pistol ,
bomb ,
sword ,
gun ,
missile ,
cannon ,
rifle ,
machete ,
ammunition ,
firearm ,
knife ,
shotgun ,
revolver ,
catapult ,
dagger ,
spear ,
bayonet ,
ax ,
bludgeon ,
spike Examples from the Web for weapon Contemporary Examples of weapon But even when the jet will be able to shoot its gun, the F-35 barely carries enough ammunition to make the weapon useful.
He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and faced 15 years prison time.
The $50,000 reward means a weapon was brandished to either the customers or the employees.
Less than eight percent of sentenced federal women prisoners are there for violent crimes or weapon offenses.
When Robert Haile pulled his own weapon , Brooks continued his stick-up.
Historical Examples of weapon Robert hurried upstairs, and quickly returned with the weapon .
It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have.
Aggie showed no trace of emotion as her glance ran over the weapon .
Now, he again brought out the weapon that had done Eddie Griggs to death.
He was armed with a stone hammer, which is no sort of weapon for a narrow passage.
British Dictionary definitions for weapon an object or instrument used in fighting anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent his power of speech was his best weapon any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting a slang word for penis Show More
Derived Forms weaponed , adjective weaponless , adjective Word Origin for weapon Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan
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Word Origin and History for weapon n. Old English wæpen "instrument of fighting and defense," from Proto-Germanic *wæpnan (cf. Old Saxon wapan , Old Norse vapn , Danish vaaben , Old Frisian wepin , Middle Dutch wapen , Old High German waffen , German wafen (neuter), waffe (fem.)), from *webno-m , of unknown origin with no cognates outside Germanic.
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