Arms - English meaning

noun

A business or organization providing a particular service on behalf of another business, person, or group.

Usage examples:

An advertising agency

noun

A business acting for or representing a person, an organization, or another business

Usage examples:

An advertising/employment agency, a real estate agency, federal agencies, the environmental protect…

noun

A business that provides a service to other people or organizations

Usage examples:

Background checks may be done in-house or by an outside agency., she now runs an agency which last …

noun

A thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

Usage examples:

They treat scotland as a mere appendage of england

noun

A smaller or less important part that is attached to something

Usage examples:

The organism has small, leaflike appendages.

noun

Something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger

Usage examples:

The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own., the organism has sma…

noun

Military weapons and equipment.

Usage examples:

National armaments could be kept to a minimum

phrase

Weapons or military equipment

Usage examples:

The country's armaments programme, the country has a long history of heavy engineering and armament…

noun

Large-calibre guns used in warfare on land.

Usage examples:

Tanks and heavy artillery

noun

Large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of an army that uses these

Usage examples:

He served as an artillery officer.

noun

Very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that uses these

Usage examples:

Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapo…

noun

A part of a tree which grows out from the trunk or from a bough.

Usage examples:

Sophie was in the branches of a tree eating an apple

verb

(of a road or path) divide into one or more subdivisions.

Usage examples:

Follow this track south until it branches into two

noun

A part of something larger

Usage examples:

Branch of immunology is a branch of biological science., one branch of their family (= one group of…

noun

A writing desk with drawers and typically an angled top opening downwards to form a writing surface.

Usage examples:

They later found that the writing bureau had been broken into but nothing has been stolen.

noun

A department of government, or a division that performs a particular job

Usage examples:

You’ve got to go to the bureau of motor vehicles to renew your driver’s license.

noun

An organization or a business that collects or provides information

Usage examples:

The citizen's advice bureau can advise you about debt problems., she reported the problem to the be…

noun

A large, heavy piece of artillery, typically mounted on wheels, formerly used in warfare.

Usage examples:

They would cross at the town ford, under cover of the defending cannon

verb

Collide with something forcefully or at an angle.

Usage examples:

The couple behind almost cannoned into us

noun

A large, powerful gun, usually attached to two or four wheels, that was used in the past to fire heavy stone or metal balls

Usage examples:

The 5,000-pound cannon predates the civil war., the cannon were positioned on the field of battle.

noun

A main division of a book, typically with a number or title.

Usage examples:

We will deal with this in chapter eleven

noun

Any of the separate parts into which a book or other piece of text is divided, usually given a number or title

Usage examples:

Read chapter 10 before class tomorrow.

noun

A period that is part of a larger amount of time during which something happens

Usage examples:

The period before the revolution is an interesting chapter in british history., that chapter of my …

noun

A design, usually in the shape of a shield (= with straight sides and a rounded or pointed lower edge) which is the symbol of a family, university, city, or company

Usage examples:

His gold signet ring bears a star, taken from his family's coat of arms.

noun

A comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

Usage examples:

A large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest

verb

Reach the top of (a hill or wave).

Usage examples:

She crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her

noun

The top or highest part of something such as a wave or a hill

Usage examples:

We climbed to the crest of the hill., the flood waters crested thursday (= reached their highest le…

noun

A division of a large organization such as a government, university, or business, dealing with a specific area of activity.

Usage examples:

The council's finance department

noun

Any of the divisions or parts of esp. a school, business, or government

Usage examples:

Chavez is the head of the geography department., the shoe department is on the fifth floor., she li…

noun

One part of a large organization, such as a company or university, that deals with a particular area of work, business, study, etc.

Usage examples:

Run/manage a department, the sales/human resources/finance department, he was previously a lecturer…

noun

The state of being objective or aloof.

Usage examples:

He felt a sense of detachment from what was going on

noun

A group of soldiers who are separated from the main group in order to perform a particular duty

Usage examples:

A detachment of paratroopers

noun

A feeling of not being emotionally involved

Usage examples:

Air of detachment she had an air of detachment about her.

noun

The action of separating something into parts or the process of being separated.

Usage examples:

The division of the land into small fields

noun

The separation of something into parts or groups, or one of the parts or groups that has been separated

Usage examples:

[ u ] the division of responsibilities among the officers of the company was spelled out in detail.…

noun

One of the main separate parts that a company, or group of companies, is divided into

Usage examples:

The year-on-year profit figure for the division fell by 36%., investment/services/international div…

noun

A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family.

Usage examples:

America's national emblem, the bald eagle

noun

An object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea, or a picture of the object

Usage examples:

A dove is often used as an emblem of peace.

noun

Something such as a picture which is a symbol for a particular person, organization, group, or idea

Usage examples:

The merchandise carries the alfa romeo emblem., the leather-goods manufacturer began to be seen an …

verb

Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

All bedrooms are equipped with a colour tv

verb

Provide with, usually for a specific purpose

verb

To provide someone or something with objects that are needed for a particular activity or purpose

Usage examples:

All of our classrooms are equipped with computers., the convention center is equipped to handle 20,…

noun

A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.

Usage examples:

As weaponry began to render body armor obsolete, coats of arms were scaled down and used on tunics …

noun

A flat piece of metal around something, for example a key hole or door handle

noun

A shield (= flat shape or badge) with a coat of arms (= special symbol of a family, institution, etc.) on it

noun

A part that is added to something to enlarge or prolong it.

Usage examples:

The railway's southern extension

noun

Any of two or more telephones in the same house that share the same number

Usage examples:

We have an extension in our bedroom., a contract extension, i applied for an extension to my visa.,…

noun

An increase in the period of time during which something is effective

Usage examples:

Grant/offer/receive an extension when it failed to meet the deadline, the company was granted an ex…

noun

A rifle, pistol, or other portable gun.

Usage examples:

Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with criminal intent

noun

A gun that can be carried easily

Usage examples:

Pistols and revolvers are firearms.

verb

Provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings.

Usage examples:

The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles

verb

Provide with objects or articles that make a room usable

verb

To put furniture in something

Usage examples:

They've furnished the room very simply.

verb

Encircle (a person or part of the body) with a belt or band.

Usage examples:

A young man was to be girded with the belt of knighthood

noun

A cutting or critical remark.

Usage examples:

His girds were oblique, and touched to the quick

verb

To tie something around your body or part of your body

Usage examples:

The knights girded themselves for battle (= put on their swords and fighting clothes).

noun

A weapon incorporating a metal tube from which bullets, shells, or other missiles are propelled by explosive force, typically making a characteristic loud, sharp noise.

Usage examples:

Most of the shells fired by artillery guns were high explosive shells which could throw shrapnel ov…

verb

Cause (an engine) to race.

Usage examples:

As neil gunned the engine the boat jumped forward

phrase

Arms with large muscles

Usage examples:

He was showing off his guns in a tight t-shirt., here's a great workout for your guns., i became a …

noun

The system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.

Usage examples:

The use of the rose in heraldry

noun

The study of coats of arms and the history of the families that they belong to

noun

A distinguishing badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization.

Usage examples:

A khaki uniform with colonel's insignia on the collar

noun

An object or mark which shows that a person belongs to a particular organization or has a particular rank

Usage examples:

A cub scout insignia

noun

An important topic or problem for debate or discussion.

Usage examples:

The issue of racism

verb

Supply or distribute (something) for use or sale.

Usage examples:

Licences were issued indiscriminately to any company

noun

A subject or problem that people are thinking and talking about

Usage examples:

There continues to be a great deal of debate over the property tax issue., isn’t the need to hire m…

noun

A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee.

Usage examples:

The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.

verb

Present (a complaint, appeal, claim, etc.) formally to the proper authorities.

Usage examples:

He has 28 days in which to lodge an appeal

verb

To become fixed or cause something to become fixed in a place or position

Usage examples:

[ i ] a fish bone had lodged in her throat., [ t ] the explosion lodged some metal fragments in his…

noun

Military materials and equipment.

Usage examples:

The shipping of materiel south into the battle zone

noun

Military equipment and supplies

Usage examples:

Refuelling cargo planes in mid-air saves valuable time in shipping matériel to the front.

noun

A person, animal, or plant belonging to a particular group.

Usage examples:

Interest from members of the public

noun

A person or thing that is part of a group

Usage examples:

She’s a member of our team., the lion is a member of the cat family.

noun

A person, company, or country that belongs to a group or organization

Usage examples:

A member of sth she is a member of the bank of england's monetary policy committee., former/existin…

verb

Supply with munitions.

Usage examples:

It never had the defence industry necessary to equip or munition its forces

plural noun

Military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores.

Usage examples:

Reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions

plural noun

Military weapons such as guns and bombs

noun

A room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work.

Usage examples:

An office job

noun

A place in a building where a business is carried on by people working at desks (= special tables) used for writing and for holding telephones and computers

Usage examples:

An office building, i didn’t leave the office until nearly 8 o’clock., the doctor’s office was fill…

noun

A room or building in which people work, especially sitting at desks with computers, phones, etc., as a part of a business or other organization

Usage examples:

The meeting is at their offices in san diego., local/regional/overseas office it would be so much e…

noun

A side shoot or branch on a plant.

Usage examples:

Pistia stratiotes l. is a free-floating aquatic angiosperm that can reproduce rapidly by vegetative…

noun

Mounted guns; artillery.

Usage examples:

The gun was a brand new piece of ordnance

noun

Military supplies, especially weapons and bombs

noun

A set of clothes worn together, especially for a particular occasion or purpose.

Usage examples:

Her wedding outfit

verb

Provide with a set of clothes.

Usage examples:

Warders outfitted in special suits

noun

A set of clothes worn for a particular occasion or activity

Usage examples:

Susan wore a black outfit., she got a complete ski outfit as a gift from her parents., our company …

verb

Make available for use; supply.

Usage examples:

These clubs provide a much appreciated service for this area

verb

Give something useful or necessary to

verb

To give something that is needed or wanted to someone

Usage examples:

The company provides medical benefits to all employees., i can provide you with directions to their…

noun

The action of providing or supplying something for use.

Usage examples:

New contracts for the provision of services

verb

Supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey.

Usage examples:

Civilian contractors were responsible for provisioning these armies

noun

Something that is needed or wanted, or the act of considering the need for something and arranging for it

Usage examples:

[ u ] when designing buildings in california, you have to make some provision for earthquakes., [ c…

noun

An artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.

Usage examples:

A communications satellite

noun

A natural object moving around a larger object in space, or an artificial object sent up into space to travel around the earth

Usage examples:

A spy/weather satellite, the moon is a satellite of the earth.

noun

A piece of equipment that is sent up into space to travel round the earth, used for collecting information or communicating by radio, television, etc.

Usage examples:

The cost of launching a satellite into orbit is vast., by satellite he will address the trade conve…

noun

Any of the more or less distinct parts into which something is or may be divided or from which it is made up.

Usage examples:

I unscrewed every section of copper pipe, from the roof tank to the hot-water cylinder

verb

Divide into sections.

Usage examples:

She began to section the grapefruit

noun

A part of something

Usage examples:

Dad always reads the sports section of the newspaper., he lived in a poor section of town., you’ll …

noun

An area or portion that is distinct from others.

Usage examples:

Operations in the southern sector of the north sea

noun

A part of society that can be separated from other parts because of its own special character

Usage examples:

The farm sector, the nonprofit sector, she works in the private/public sector (= for a business/gov…

noun

One of the areas of activity that a country's economy is divided into

Usage examples:

The agricultural/industrial/manufacturing sector, the banking/business/financial sector, the it/tec…

noun

A broad piece of metal or another suitable material, held by straps or a handle attached on one side, used as a protection against blows or missiles.

Usage examples:

Patrick whipped out his new shield and the shield defended against the blow.

verb

Protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience.

Usage examples:

He pulled the cap lower to shield his eyes from the glare

verb

Armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

Usage examples:

The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

Usage examples:

25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

Usage examples:

Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

noun

The action of subdividing or being subdivided.

Usage examples:

The subdivision of existing subjects

noun

A subdivision is also an area of land containing many homes built at about the same time

Usage examples:

We moved to a brand-new subdivision in 1965.

noun

One of the parts into which something is divided, or the act of creating these

Usage examples:

He has been responsible for the subdivision of work., the index shows the subdivisions of the prosp…

verb

Make (something needed or wanted) available to someone; provide.

Usage examples:

The farm supplies apples to cider makers

noun

A stock or amount of something supplied or available for use.

Usage examples:

A farm with good water supply

adverb

Variant spelling of supplely (see supple).

noun

Weapons regarded collectively.

Usage examples:

Nuclear weaponry

noun

(in a bird) a modified forelimb that bears large feathers and is used for flying.

Usage examples:

Besides having forelimbs that resemble the wings of modern birds, the animal sported long feathers …

verb

Travel on wings or by aircraft; fly.

Usage examples:

George satisfied his keen urge to fly by winging homewards with the royal air force