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Definitions for Weapon

[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.
[4] to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weapon aircraft with heat-seeking missiles.
[5] an object or instrument used in fighting
[6] anything that serves to outwit or get the better of an opponent his power of speech was his best weapon
[7] any part of an animal that is used to defend itself, to attack prey, etc, such as claws, teeth, horns, or a sting
[8] a slang word for penis

Words related to Weapon

pistol, bomb, sword, gun, missile, cannon, rifle, machete, ammunition, firearm, knife, shotgun, revolver, catapult, dagger, spear, bayonet, ax, bludgeon, spike

Words nearby Weapon

wealth tax, wealthy, wean, weaner, weanling, weapon, weapon system, weaponeer, weaponize, weaponry, weapons carrier

Origin of Weapon

before 900; Middle English wepen, Old English wǣpen; cognate with German Waffe, Old Norse vāpn, Gothic wēpna (plural)

Other words from Weapon

weap·oned , adjective
weap·on·less , adjective
out·weap·oned , adjective
su·per·weap·on , noun
un·weap·oned , adjective

Word origin for Weapon

Old English wǣpen; related to Old Norse vápn, Old Frisian wēpen, Old High German wāffan

Synonyms for Weapon

ammunition, bomb, cannon, firearm, gun, knife, machete, machine gun, missile, nerve gas, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, sword, tear gas, arbalest, archery, arrow, assegai, ax, axe, backsword, ballista, banderilla, barong, bat, baton, battle-ax, bayonet, bazooka, blackjack, blade, blowgun, bludgeon, boomerang, catapult, cleaver, club, crossbow, cudgel, cutlass, dagger, dart, dirk, flamethrower, harpoon, hatchet, howitzer, lance, musket, saber, scythe, slingshot, spear, spike, stiletto, switchblade, anlace, atlatl, billy club, bow and arrow, bowie knife, brass knuckles, hunting knife, nuclear bomb, nunchaku