weapon
Use Weapon in a sentence
ən noun
1.
any instrument or device for use in attack or defense in combat, fighting, or war, as a sword, rifle, or cannon.
2.
anything used against an opponent, adversary, or victim: the deadly weapon of satire.
3.
Zoology. any part or organ serving for attack or defense, as claws, horns, teeth, or stings.
verb (used with object)
4.
to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wēpna (plural)
before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wēpna (plural)
Related forms
weap·oned, adjective
weap·on·less, adjective
out·weap·oned, adjective
su·per·weap·on, noun
un·weap·oned, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To weapon
00:10
Weapon
is always a great word to know.
So is reptile. Does it mean:
| cold-blooded vertebrate such as turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians and tuatara |
| pertaining to creatures without a backbone |
Collins
World English Dictionary
weapon (ˈwɛpən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an object or instrument used in fighting |
| 2. | anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent: his power of speech was his best weapon |
| 3. | any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting |
| 4. | a slang word for penis |
| [Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan] | |
| 'weaponed | |
| —adj | |
| 'weaponless | |
| —adj | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
weapon
O.E. wæpen "instrument of fighting and defense," from P.Gmc. *wæpnan (cf. O.S. wapan, O.N. vapn, Dan. vaaben, O.Fris. wepin, M.Du. wapen, O.H.G. waffen, Ger. wafen (neut.), waffe (fem.)), from *webno-m, of unknown origin with no cognates outside Gmc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
The fusion bomb was a genocidal weapon with no military use, he argued.
His years in prison strengthened his resolve and now he uses his camera as a weapon to fight against war and injustice.
The fire truck gets firefighters to their destination and is their frontline weapon.
The trouble in the present war against drugs is that the main weapon chiefly hurts its wielders.
Images for weapon
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
