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How to pronounce arm in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms weapon, weapon system
Type of instrument
Has types spear, greek fire, knife, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, lance, gun, light arm, flamethrower, fire ship, hatchet, wmd, weapon of mass destruction, missile, w.m.d., blade, bow, brass knucks, tomahawk, brass knuckles, pike, brand, projectile, sword, bow and arrow, stun gun, shaft, stun baton, steel, sling, slasher
Type Words
Synonyms branch, limb
Type of projection


the arm of the record player.
an arm of the sea.
Type Words
Synonyms branch, subdivision
Type of division
Has types local post office, post office, legislative branch, judicial branch, executive branch, executive office of the president
Type Words
Synonyms sleeve
Type of cloth covering
Has types raglan sleeve, dolman sleeve, long sleeve, short sleeve, shirtsleeve
Type Words
Synonyms build up, fortify, gird
Has types re-arm, rearm, forearm
Derivation armor, armament
Type Words
Type of limb
Derivation armlet
Type Words
Type of render, furnish, supply, provide
Has types munition, rearm
Derivation armament


The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan.
Type Words
Type of armrest
Has types writing arm

Examples of arm

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Jay is a line drive hitter who does not carry a corner outfield bat or a RF arm.
From the stltoday.com
In college, Ackley played mostly outfield and then first base after arm surgery.
From the thenewstribune.com
Mark Wilson, Joe Durant and Bobby Gates also donated via the tour's charity arm.
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Nadine's mother tended to his arm and leg sores from the brine burning his skin.
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Jade dropped the packages at the base of staircase, rubbing the bend of her arm.
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Bautista believes playing right field will make the most of his cannon-like arm.
From the bostonherald.com
Amid a bevy of gorgeous party babes, he falls down somestairs and breaks an arm.
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Scores of men with bandages on their heads or an arm in a sling roam the square.
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When your protagonist has a chainsaw for an arm, you know you're in for a treat.
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  • A human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
  • Prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
  • Any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm; "the arm of the record player"; "an arm of the sea"; "a branch of the sewer"
  • Supply with arms; "The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
  • Weapon: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon"
  • The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
  • Edward Armitage RA (May 20, 1817 u2013 May 24, 1896) was an English Victorian-era painter whose work focused on historical, classical and biblical subjects.
  • In anatomy, an arm is one of the upper limbs (also called forelimbs) of an animal. The term arm can also be used for analogous structures, such as one of the paired upper limbs of a four-legged animal, or the arms of cephalopods.
  • In geography, an arm is a narrow extension, inlet, or smaller reach, of water from a much larger body of water, like an ocean, sea, or lake. Although different geographically, a sound or bay may be called an arm.