Arms

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mz

See arm.

Noun

plural

1. Plural of armWe laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

13th Century, from Old French armes, Latin arma.

Full definition of arms

Noun

1. (pluralonly) Weapons.
• 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms.
2. (heraldry) Synonym for coat of arms.The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
3. Plural of arm

Usage notes

Capitalized, the word is often used in the names of pubs, taverns and the like.

Verb

1. arms

   (third-person singular of arm)
   If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

Anagrams

• ASRM, Mars, mars, mas'r, MRSA, rams, SRAM