arms

English Online Dictionary. What means arms‎? What does arms mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑɹmz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɑːmz/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)mz

Etymology 1

From Middle English armes, from Old French armes, from Latin arma (“weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-mo-, a suffixed form of *h₂er- (“to fit together”), hence ultimately cognate with etymology 2.

Noun

arms pl

1. Weaponry, weapons.
2. (heraldry) A visual design composed according to heraldic rules, consisting of a coat of arms normally displayed upon an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of an achievement

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

arms

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of arm

Etymology 2

See arm.

Noun

arms

1. plural of arm

Anagrams

• M.R.A.S., S/MAR, MRAs, SARM, MRSA, mas'r, Mars, ASMR, MSAR, Rams, RAMs, Masr, AMRs, ASRM, rasm, MARS, SRAM, mars, rams

Afrikaans

Noun

arms

1. plural of arm

Danish

Noun

arms c

1. indefinite genitive singular of arm

Gothic

Romanization

arms

1. romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌼𐍃

Icelandic

Noun

arms

1. indefinite genitive singular of armur

Swedish

Noun

arms

1. indefinite genitive singular of arm

Anagrams

• Mars, mars, rams