weapon 
weapon (wep′ən)
noun
- an instrument or device of any kind used to injure or kill, as in fighting or hunting
- any organ or part of an organism used for attacking or defending
- any means of attack or defense the weapon of the law
Etymology: ME wepen < OE wæpen, akin to Ger waffe, ON vāpn, Goth wēpna: base found only in Gmc
weapon
n.
An instrument for combat
armament, protection, weaponry, deadly weapon, hardware, sophisticated hardware, lethal weapon, defense. Weapons include: club, spear, arrow, mace, knife, catapult, bullet, dart, flechette, missile, sling, slingshot, CAM, cybernetic anthropomorphic machine, bomb, atomic bomb, nuclear bomb, rocket, torpedo, stick, ax, firearm, cannon, gun, musket, rifle, blackjack, whip, sword, pistol, revolver, bayonet, bazooka, mortar, antiaircraft gun, machine gun, warhead; airplane, tank, submarine, destroyer.
A device thought of figuratively as a weapon
argument, plea, evidence, influence, alibi, intimidation, threat, blackmail, scolding, sharp tongue.
n
concealed weapon
dangerous weapon
deadly weapon
Preposition: of
- destruction: The recent fiasco around weapons of mass destruction springs to mind.
Converse of object
- possess: It is now clear that at the time of the US-led military action Iraq did not possess such weapons.
- acquire: A variety of states and groups continue to seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them.
- deploy: For Russia, however, NATO enlargement brings an Alliance that still deploys nuclear weapons in Europe closer to its borders.
- wield: All soldiers look and play great, wielding recognizable weapons that make recognizable noises.
- carry: Ships carrying nuclear weapons will be banned from British ports.
Adjective modifier
- nuclear: Ships carrying nuclear weapons will be banned from British ports.
- biological: In my opinion, the problem of defense against biological weapons is mostly a medical problem.
- offensive: Yesterday, another activist was arrested for possessing an offensive weapon, taking the total number of arrests to 39.
- tactical: Under these circumstances, there would be no incentive for either side to confine itself to the use of tactical nuclear weapons.
- chemical: Saddam Hussein used the chemical weapons on his own people.
- lethal: These aircraft are equipped with a considerable array of accurate and lethal weapons.
Modifies a noun
- inspector: Why was Hans Blix, the UN's chief weapons inspector, not given more time?
- proliferation: The Russian president recognizes that terrorism and weapons proliferation, rather than NATO, are the real threats to Russia's security.
- inspection: Hans Blix delivered his report to the UN regarding the weapons inspection of Iraq On Friday 15th February.
- program: Such capabilities also can support fissile material production for Tehran's overall nuclear weapons program.
Noun used with modifier
- chemical: The devastating effects of chemical weapons are well known in the area.
- siege: Among his previous works are books on the Japanese invasion of Korea and studies of siege weapons of the Far East.
- battlefield: Since all future battlefield weapons will be navigated by satellite, Europe will be helping China re-arm using Galileo technology.
- murder: MULDER: So this is definitely the murder weapon?
A bayonet is a weapon with a worker at each end.
I come from a state where gun control is just how steady you hold your weapon.
The camera can be the most deadly weapon since the assassin's bullet.Or it can be the lotion of the heart.
In love's field was never found A nobler weapon than a wound.
NOSTALGIA IS A WEAPON
Every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon.
When we say 'science' we can either mean any manipulation of the inventive and organizing power of the human intellect: or we can mean such an extremely different thing as the religion of science, the vulgarized derivativefromthispureactivitymanipulated bya sortof priestcraft into a great religious and political weapon.
In the sex war thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.
But what is Dust, SaveTime's most lethal weapon, Her faithful ally and our sneaking foe?
Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott, Ein'guteWehr und Waffen. A safe stronghold our God is still, A trusty shield and weapon.
O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best; And save his good broadsword he weapon had none, He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
The bourgeoisie's weapon is starvation. If as a writer or artist you run counter to their narrow notions they simplyand silently withdraw your means of subsistence. I sometimes wonder how many people of talent are executed in this way every year.
The Doctorissaidalsotohaveinventedanextraordinary weapon which will make war less brutal. It is described as a very powerful liquid which rots braces at a distance of a mile.
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