Vocabulary : Arm to Armed

Arm : The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey. ;; Anything resembling an arm ;; The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear. ;; A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. ;; A branch of a tree. ;; A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a steelyard. ;; The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor which ends in the fluke. ;; An inlet of water from the sea. ;; A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the end of a sofa, etc. ;; Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law. ;; A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient. ;; A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of warfare; -- commonly in the pl. ;; To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. ;; To furnish with arms or limbs. ;; To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country. ;; To co
Armada : A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.
Armadillo : Any edentate animal if the family Dasypidae, peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball, presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good food. There are several species, one of which (the peba) is found as far north as Texas. See Peba, Poyou, Tatouay. ;; A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll themselves into a ball.
Armadillos : of Armadillo
Armado : Armada.
Armament : A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or naval force. ;; All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification. ;; Any equipment for resistance.
Armamentary : An armory; a magazine or arsenal.
Armature : Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants. ;; A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force. ;; Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. ;; That part of a dynamo or electric generator or of an electric motor in which a current is induced by a relatively moving magnetic field. The armature usually consists of a series of coils or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of iron.
Armchair : A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Armed : of Arm ;; Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished with the means of security or protection. ;; Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or efficiency. ;; Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts and birds of prey.
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