Arm vs. Sword — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Arm and Sword
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Arm
In human anatomy, the arm is the part of the upper limb between the glenohumeral joint (shoulder joint) and the elbow joint. In common usage, the arm extends through the hand.
Sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting. Its blade, longer than a knife or dagger, is attached to a hilt and can be straight or curved.
Arm
An upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder.
Sword
A handheld weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
Arm
A part similar to a human arm, such as the forelimb of an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine.
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Sword
An instrument of death or destruction.
Arm
Something, such as a sleeve on a garment or a support on a chair, that is designed to cover or support the human arm.
Sword
The use of force, as in war.
Arm
A relatively narrow extension jutting out from a large mass:an arm of the sea.
Sword
Military power or jurisdiction.
Arm
An administrative or functional branch, as of an organization.
Sword
(weaponry) A long-bladed weapon device with a grip- a hilt (a pommel and cross guard), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
Arm
Power or authority:the long arm of the law.
Sword
(tarot) A suit in the minor arcana in tarot.
Arm
(Sports)The skill of throwing or pitching a ball well.
Sword
(tarot) A card of this suit.
Arm
A weapon, especially a firearm
Troops bearing arms.
ICBMs, bombs, and other nuclear arms.
Sword
(weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Arm
A branch of a military force
Infantry, armor, and other combat arms.
Sword
(heraldry) The weapon, often used as a heraldic charge.
Arm
Warfare
A call to arms against the invaders.
Sword
To stab or cut with a sword
Arm
Military service
Several million volunteers under arms.
The profession of arms.
Sword
An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
Arm
(Heraldry) Bearings.
Sword
Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power.
He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain.
She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.
Arm
Insignia, as of a state, an official, a family, or an organization.
Sword
Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Arm
To supply or equip oneself with weaponry.
Sword
The military power of a country.
He hath no more authority over the sword than over the law.
Arm
To prepare oneself for warfare or conflict.
Sword
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
Arm
To equip with weapons
Armed themselves with loaded pistols.
Arm a missile with a warhead.
Arm a nation for war.
Sword
A cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade
Arm
To equip with what is needed for effective action
Tax advisers who were armed with the latest forms.
Arm
To provide with something that strengthens or protects
A space reentry vehicle that was armed with a ceramic shield.
Arm
To prepare (a weapon or electronic system, such as an alarm) for use or operation, as by releasing a safety device.
Arm
The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”
Arm
(anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
Arm
A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
The arms of an octopus
Arm
The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
Arm
A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
The robot arm reached out and placed the part on the assembly line.
Arm
(geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
Shelburne Bay is an arm of Lake Champlain.
Arm
A branch of an organization.
The cavalry arm of the military service
Arm
(figurative) Power; might; strength; support.
The arm of the law
The secular arm
Arm
A pitcher
The team needs to sign another arm in the offseason.
Arm
(genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
Arm
A group of patients in a medical trial.
Arm
(usually used in the plural) A weapon.
Arm
(in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia.
The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
Arm
; hostilities; deeds or exploits of war.
Arm
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
Arm
(transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
Arm
To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
Arm
(transitive) To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
Arm
To become prepared for action; to activate.
Arm
(transitive) To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
To arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
Arm
(intransitive) To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
Arm
(transitive) To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
Arm
; lacking in riches or wealth.
Arm
To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
Arm
The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.
Arm
Anything resembling an arm
Arm
Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular arm; the arm of the law.
To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
Arm
A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm was made efficient.
Arm
To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
And make him with our pikes and partisansA grave: come, arm him.
Arm your prize;I know you will not lose him.
Arm
To furnish with arms or limbs.
His shoulders broad and strong,Armed long and round.
Arm
To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense; as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.
Abram . . . armed his trained servants.
Arm
To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.
Arm
Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind.
Arm
To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack or resistance; to take arms.
Arm
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
Arm
Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting;
He was licensed to carry a weapon
Arm
An administrative division of some larger or more complex organization;
A branch of Congress
Arm
Any projection that is thought to resemble an arm;
The arm of the record player
An arm of the sea
A branch of the sewer
Arm
The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
Arm
The part of a garment that is attached at armhole and provides a cloth covering for the arm
Arm
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation;
The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East
Troops are building up on the Iraqui border
Arm
Supply with arms;
The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan
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