About The Word Armed
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Armed
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What's The Definition Of Armed?
[adj] (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms; "armed robbery"
[adj] used of plants and animals [adj] having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination; "the many-armed goddess Shiva" Synonyms | Synonyms for Armed: armlike | barbed | barbellate | brachiate | briary | briery | bristled | bristlelike | bristly | brushlike | burred | burry | clawed | equipped | light-armed | militarised | militarized | one-armed | prickly | spiny | taloned | thistlelike | thorny | weaponed Related Terms | Find terms related to Armed: accoutered | all ready | all set | armed and ready | arrayed | battled | booted and spurred | briefed | bristling with arms | carrying | catered | cloaked | coached | cocked | copyrighted | covered | defended | deployed | embattled | endowed | engaged | equipped | familiarized | fitted | fitted out | full-armed | furnished | good and ready | groomed | guarded | heavy-armed | heeled | in arms | in battle array | in readiness | in the saddle | informed | invested | invulnerable | light-armed | loaded | loaded for bear | mature | mobilized | on the mark | outfitted | patented | planned | policed | prearranged | prepared | prepared and ready | prepped | primed | protected | provided | psyched up | purveyed | ranged | ready | ready for anything | rigged | ripe | safe | safeguarded | screened | set | sheltered | shielded | supplied | sword in hand | under arms | up in arms | vigilant | well-armed | well-prepared See Also | Armed In Webster's Dictionary \Armed\, a.
1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished
with the means of security or protection. ``And armed
host.'' --Dryden.
2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or
efficiency.
A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe.
3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts
and birds of prey.
{Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in
armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[`a]-pie}.
--Cussans.
{Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}.
{Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature.
{Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}.
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