| ADJECTIVE | all | armed | (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | armed | having arms or arms as specified | |
| all | armed | (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
| Sounds | aa'rmd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | alarmed ... unharmed: 5 rhymes with aarmd... | |
| Meaning | (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms. | |
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| Example | "armed robbery" | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Narrower | equipped, weaponed | carrying weapons |
| light-armed | Armed with light equipment and weapons | |
| militarized, militarised | issued military arms | |
| Opposite | unarmed | (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms |
| Spanish | armado | |
| Catalan | armat | |
| Meaning | Having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination. | |
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| Example | "the many-armed goddess Shiva" | |
| Narrower | armlike | resembling an arm |
| brachiate | Having arms or armlike appendages | |
| long-armed | Having relatively long arms | |
| one-armed | Having one arm | |
| Opposite | armless | Having no arms |
| Spanish | armado | |
| Catalan | armat | |
| Meaning | (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |
| bristlelike | resembling a bristle | |
| brushlike | resembling a brush | |
| clawed, taloned | (of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons | |
| thistlelike | resembling a thistle | |
| Opposite | unarmed | (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns |
| Catalan | braquífer | |
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