Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
armament |
noun |
A body of forces equipped for war; — used of a land or naval force., All the cannon and small arms collectively, with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a fortification., Any equipment for resistance. |
armature |
noun |
Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some animals and plants., A piece of soft iron used to connect the two poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force. In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the dissipation of the magnetic force., Iron bars or framing employed for the consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender columns, holding up canopies, etc. |
armchair |
noun |
A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms. |
armenian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Armenia., A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the language of the Armenians., An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic. |
armfulus |
plural |
of Armful |
armgaunt |
adjective |
With gaunt or slender legs. (?) |
arm-gret |
adjective |
Great as a man’s arm. |
armillas |
plural |
of Armilla |
armillae |
plural |
of Armilla |
arminian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their doctrines. See note under Arminian, n., One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b. 1560, d. 1609). |
armoniac |
adjective |
Ammoniac. |
armorial |
adjective |
Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of a family. |
armorist |
noun |
One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. |
armories |
plural |
of Armory |
armozeen |
noun |
Alt. of Armozine |
armozine |
noun |
A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical. |