arm [ a:m] n.臂；臂状物；武器
arm in arm 手挽手地
under arms 在备战状态中
up in arms 起来进行武装斗争
arm [a:m] n. 臂, 支架
arm v. 以……装备,武装起来 n. (美)武器,武力
限制战略武器会谈 strategic arms limitation talks( SALT)
削减战略核武器会谈 strategic arms reduction talks (START)
Back and arm impact test machine 椅背扶手冲击试验机
Chair back and arm impact test machine 椅背扶手冲击试验机
with open arms 热烈欢迎
executive arm
执行部门；执行机构；行政机构
executive arm 执行部门
Pivotal arm 枢轴
军种战役学（含第二炮兵战役学） Armed Service Operation (including Operation of Strategic Missile Force)
合同战术学 Combined-Arms Tactics
防止外层空间军备竞赛特设委员会 Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space
曲柄臂
crank arm
摇臂
rocker arm
高升程摇臂
high lift rocker arm
摇臂轴
rocker arm shaft
摇臂支架
rocker arm bracket
浮子臂
float arm
双横臂式
double with-bone arm type
双纵臂式
double trailing arm type
单横臂式
single transverse arm type
单横臂式
singe trailing arm type
双纵臂式
double-trailing arm type
单斜臂式
single oblique arm type
悬架臂
suspension arm
上悬架臂
upper suspension arm
控制臂
control arm
上控制臂
upper control arm
下控制臂
lower control arm
纵臂
trailing arm
横臂
transverse arm
斜臂
oblique arm
汽门摇臂 Valve Arm
摇臂轴 Rocker Arm Shaft
曳力杆 Trailing Arm
下臂 Lower Arm
摇臂 Rocker Arm
上臂 Upper Arm
His arms are powerful.
他的双臂强壮有力。
I instinctively raised my arm to protect my face.
我本能地举起手臂保护自己的脸。
I've seen enough criminal trials to know victims of armed attacks are seldom able to identify their offenders because their attention focuses on the guns, rather than on their users.
我看过许多刑事审判，因而知道在那些武装袭击的受害者中，很少有人能够辨认出袭击他们的人，因为他们的注意力全集中在枪上，而没有放在持枪人上。
She flung her arms around my neck.
她猛地搂住了我的脖子。
She made a signal with her arm for a left turn.
她用手臂示意向左拐弯。
The athlete extended her arms out sideways.
体操运动员平伸双臂。
The major decided to retreat because his men did not have enough arms to fight on.
上校决定撤退，因他没有足够的武器打下去。
After the game, all of the muscles in his arms and legs were aching.
比赛之后，他感到手臂和腿部肌肉都在胀痛。
The bullet hit her in the arm.
子弹射中了她的手臂。
The policeman overwhelmed the robber by holding his arm.
警察抓住抢劫者的胳膊制服了他。
He sat with his arms across the chest. 他双臂交叉于胸前的坐在那里。
He came out of the library, a large book under his arm.他夹着本厚书，走出了图书馆。
But as cameras become more sophisticated, more automated, some photographers are tempted to disarm themselves or to suggest that they are not really armed, preferring to submit themselves to the limits imposed by premodern camera technology because a cruder, less high-powered machine is thought to give more interesting or emotive results, to have more room for creative accident.
但由于照相机变得越来越精细，越来越自动化了，一些摄影师禁不住开始解除他们的装备或者说他们根本没什么装备，而倾向于运用那些非现代的照相技术，因为一架未成熟，力不大的机器被认为更加有趣或者说更能有情绪结果，给人更多的创作空间。
His left arm was hurt in an accident.
他的左胳膊在一次事故中受伤了。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
They were not allowed to use arms.
不许他们使用武器。
The new battleship shall be armed with 16-inch guns.
新战舰将以16英寸口径的大炮武装起来。
His left arm was broken.
他的左臂断了。
He raised his arm to protect his child from hurt.
他伸出手去，保护他的孩子免受伤害。
She smoothed suntan lotion over her arms.
她轻轻地把防晒油涂在胳膊上。
She tore the child from its father's arms.
她把孩子从父亲怀里抢了过去。
She held her baby tight in her arms.
她紧紧地搂着她的孩子。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Responsibility must be shouldered; you cannot carry it under your arms.
责任必须负在肩上，不能挟在腋下。
A farewell to Arms.
Ernest Hemingway, American writer
告别了，武器。
美国作家海明威.E.
I am a Queen, but I have not the power to move my arms.
Louise, Queen of Prussian
我是女王，但是我没有权力挪动我的胳膊。
普鲁士女王路易丝
keep sb at arm's length 疏远;保持距离
with open arms 热烈欢迎
"All us students are up in arms at the news the school is raising our tuition ten percent."
“当我们学生听到学校要提高百分之十的学费时，我们都火冒三丈。”
"No way am I going to vote for a bill to raise income tax again. The voters back home are already up in arms about how much the government takes out of their pay already and I have to run for re-election this fall."
“我绝不会投票支持再次增加所得税的提案。我们州的选民对政府现在从他们工资里扣除的税的数量已经非常恼火了。而我今年还要竞选连任。”
"I keep trying to get friendly with that lovely blonde who sits next to me in biology class. But she keeps me at arm's length."
“我一直设法和那个生物课坐在我旁边的金发姑娘接近。可是,她老是和我保持一定距离。”
"Let me warn you about this Smith fellow. He seems like a nice, friendly guy. But it's wise to keep him at arm's length. You get too friendly with him, and the first thing he'll do is ask to borrow money from you."
这个人说：“我要警告你关于那个叫Smith的家伙。他看起来似乎很友好。但是，你最好还是和他保持一定距离。一旦你和他过于接近，他马上就会问你借钱。”
- keep someone at arm's length 与某人保持距离
My boss is my uncle. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding, I'd better keep him at arm's length in company.
膀 shoulder; arm
膀子 wing; arm
臂膀 arm
军备 arms; weaponry; armament
装备 rigging; accoutre; arm; arming; equip; equipage; equipment; kit; mounting; outfit; rig; accouter
臂 arm
臂膀 arm
胳臂 arm
手臂 arm
兵 arms
兵戈 arms; weapons
兵戎 arms; weapons
膀 [bǎng] /upper arm/wing/
膀臂 [bǎng bì] /upper arm/arm/reliable helper/right-hand man/
膀子 [bǎng zǐ] /upper arm/arm/wing/
抱 [bào] /to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish/
比试 [bǐ shì] /have a competition/measure with one's hand or arm/make a gesture of measuring/
臂 [bì] /arm/
臂膀 [bì bǎng] /arm/
镖客 [biāo kè] /armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans)/
别动队 [bié dòng duì] /special detachment/commando/an armed secret agent squad/
兵 [bīng] /soldiers/a force/an army/weapons/arms/military/warlike/
兵戈 [bīng gē] /weapons/arms/fighting/war/
兵力 [bīng lì] /military strength/armed forces/troops/
兵器 [bīng qì] /weaponry/weapons/arms/
兵戎 [bīng róng] /arms/weapons/
兵种 [bīng zhǒng] /(military) branch of the armed forces/
膊 [bó] /shoulder/upper arm/
部队 [bù duì] /army/armed forces/troops/force/unit/
不即不离 [bù jí bù lí] /be neither too familiar nor too distant/keep sb at arm's length/
裁减军备 [cái jiǎn jūn bèi] /arms reduction/
搀 [chān] /assist by the arm/mix/support/sustain/
胳臂 [gē bei ] /arm/
胳膊 [gē bo ] /(n) arm/
核军备 [hé jūn bèi] /nuclear arms/
激进武装 [jī jìn wǔ zhuāng] /armed extremists/
激进武装分子 [jī jìn wǔ zhuāng fèn zǐ] /armed extremists/
军 [jūn] /army/military/arms/
军备 [jūn bèi] /(military) arms/armaments/
军火 [jūn huǒ] /arms/weapons (industry)/
挎 [kuà] /(v) carry on one's arm/(v) carry over one's shoulder or slung on one's side/
琳.戴维斯 [lín dài wéi sī] /Lynn Davis (US State Department arms control expert)/
抡 [lūn] /whirl (one's arm)/
美军 [měi jūn] /US army/US armed forces/
叛乱 [pàn luàn] /armed rebellion/
叛乱罪 [pàn luàn zuì] /the crime of armed rebellion/
实肘 [shí zhǒu] /full arm (method of painting)/
手臂 [shǒu bei ] /arm/
庹 [tuǒ] /length of 2 outstretched arms/
武库 [wǔ kù] /arsenal/store of arms/
武器 [wǔ qì] /weapon/arms/
武装 [wǔ zhuāng] /arms/equipment/to arm/military/armed (forces)/
武装部队 [wǔ zhuāng bù duì] /armed forces/
武装分子 [wǔ zhuāng fèn zǐ] /armed elements/gunmen/
挟 [xié] /clasp under the arm/coerce/
元帅 [yuán shuài] /a marshal (in the armed forces)/
战友 [zhàn yǒu] /comrade-in-arms/battle companion/
Our factories hum to the rhythm of robot assembly arms. Our banking is done at automated teller terminals that thank us with mechanical politeness for the transaction. Our subway trains are controlled by tireless robo-drivers.
我们的工厂里轰鸣着机器人生产线的节奏；我们的金融服务完成于自动柜员机旁，完成业务后，它们还会机械地、有礼貌地感谢我们；我们的地铁车辆由不知疲倦的机器人驾驶。
{adj: akimbo} (used of arms and legs) bent outward with the joint away from the body
"a tailor sitting with legs akimbo"
"stood with arms akimbo"
{adj: antecubital} of or relating to the region of the arm in front of the elbow
"blood was drawn from the antecubital region"
{adj: armed} (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
"armed robbery"
<-> unarmed
{adj: armed} (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns
<-> unarmed
{adj: armed} having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination
"the many-armed goddess Shiva"
<-> armless
{adj: armless} having no arms
"the armless Venus de Milo"
<-> armed
{adj: armlike} resembling an arm
{adj: armored, panoplied} equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior
{adj: armorial} of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms
"armorial bearing"
{adj: atrophied, wasted, diminished} (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
"partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"
<-> hypertrophied
{adj: beamish, smiling, twinkly} smiling with happiness or optimism
"Come to my arms, my beamish boy!"- Lewis Carroll
"a room of smiling faces"
"a round red twinkly Santa Claus"
{adj: beneficial, good} promoting or enhancing well-being
"an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"
"the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"
"the experience was good for her"
{adj: big-chested, chesty} marked by a large or well-developed chest
"he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: big-shouldered, broad-shouldered, square-shouldered} having broad shoulders
"big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: botonee, botonnee} (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm
{adj: brachial} of or relating to an arm
"brachial artery"
{adj: brachiate} having arms or armlike appendages
{adj: brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy} (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
"a hefty athlete"
"a muscular boxer"
"powerful arms"
{adj: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hole-and-corner, hugger-mugger, hush-hush, secret, surreptitious, undercover, underground} conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
"clandestine intelligence operations"
"cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"
"hole-and-corner intrigue"
"secret missions"
"a secret agent"
"secret sales of arms"
"surreptitious mobilization of troops"
"an undercover investigation"
"underground resistance"
{adj: clanking} having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
"clanking chains"
"the clanking arms of the soldiers near him"
{adj: contingent, contingent on, dependent on, dependant on, depending on} determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established
"arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"
{adj: crossed} placed crosswise
"spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"
"crossed forks"
"seated with arms across"
<-> uncrossed
{adj: cut, gashed, slashed} wounded by cutting deeply
"got a gashed arm in a knife fight"
"had a slashed cheek from the broken glass"
{adj: degage, detached, uninvolved} showing lack of emotional involvement
"adopted a degage pose on the arm of the easy chair"- J.S.Perelman
"she may be detached or even unfeeling but at least she's not hypocritically effusive"
"an uninvolved bystander"
{adj: detached, free} not fixed in position
"the detached shutter fell on him"
"he pulled his arm free and ran"
{adj: directing, directional, directive, guiding} showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
"felt his mother's directing arm around him"
"the directional role of science on industrial progress"
{adj: encircling, skirting} being all around the edges; enclosing
"his encircling arms"
"the room's skirting board needs painting"
{adj: forcible, physical, strong-arm} impelled by physical force especially against resistance
"forcible entry"
"a real cop would get physical"
"strong-arm tactics"
{adj: furled, rolled} rolled up and secured
"furled sails bound securely to the spar"
"a furled flag"
"his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm"
{adj: gesticulating} making gestures while speaking
"her gesticulating hands and arms made words almost unnecessary"
{adj: grazed} scraped or touched lightly in passing
"his grazed and bleeding arm proved he had been in the line of fire"
{adj: heavy-armed} having massive arms
"he was big-chested, big-shouldered and heavy-armed"
{adj: homologous} having the same evolutionary origin but serving different functions
"the wing of a bat and the arm of a man are homologous"
<-> analogous, heterologous
{adj: hurt, wounded} suffering from physical injury especially that suffered in battle
"nursing his wounded arm"
"ambulances...for the hurt men and women"
{adj: ingratiating} capable of winning favor
"with open arms and an ingratiating smile"
{adj: intrusive} thrusting inward
"an intrusive arm of the sea"
<-> protrusive
{adj: leaden, weighted} made heavy or weighted down with weariness
"his leaden arms"
"weighted eyelids"
{adj: light-armed, lightly-armed} armed with light weapons
{adj: light-armed} armed with light equipment and weapons
"a light-armed brigade"
{adj: lightly armored, lightly armoured} equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light arms
{adj: light} of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
"light infantry"
"light cavalry"
"light industry"
"light weapons"
<-> heavy
{adj: long-armed} having relatively long arms
{adj: martial} of or relating to the armed forces
"martial law"
{adj: metacentric} having two equal arms because of the median position of the centromere
"a metacentric chromosome"
{adj: militarized, militarised} issued military arms
{adj: military} associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians
"military police"
<-> civilian
{adj: nestled, snuggled} drawn or pressed close to someone or something for or as if for affection or protection
"saw a number of small houses nestled against the hillside"
"like a baby snuggled in its mother's arms"
{adj: noncombatant} member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
{adj: one-armed} having one arm
"a one-armed veteran"
{adj: outspread, spread} fully extended in width
"outspread wings"
"with arms spread wide"
{adj: permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive} spreading or spread throughout
"armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"
"the pervasive odor of garlic"
"an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
{adj: pinioned} bound fast especially having the arms restrained
{adj: powerful} having great power or force or potency or effect
"the most powerful government in western Europe"
"his powerful arms"
"a powerful bomb"
"the horse's powerful kick"
"powerful drugs"
"a powerful argument"
<-> powerless
{adj: pulled} drawn toward the source of the force
"this exercise must be done with the arms pulled back"
{adj: round-arm} with the arm swung round at shoulder height
"round-arm bowling"
{adj: scapulohumeral} relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone
{adj: scarred} deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
"Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?"
"a face scarred by anxiety"
"the fire left her arm badly scarred"
{adj: self-propelled, self-propelling} moved forward by its own force or momentum
"a self-propelled egotist"
"the arms program is now self-propelled"
{adj: sensed, perceived} detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
"the felt presence of an intruder"
"a sensed presence in the room raised goosebumps on her arms"
"a perceived threat"
{adj: severed, cut off} detached by cutting
"cut flowers"
"a severed head"
"an old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm"
{adj: shriveled, shrivelled, shrunken, withered, wizen, wizened} lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
"the old woman's shriveled skin"
"he looked shriveled and ill"
"a shrunken old man"
"a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws"-W.F.Starkie
"he did well despite his withered arm"
"a wizened little man with frizzy grey hair"
{adj: sidearm} (of pitches) made with the arm moving parallel to the ground
"a sidearm pitch"
{adj: spread-eagle} with arms and legs stretched out and apart
"lay spread-eagle on the floor"
{adj: trussed, tied} bound or secured closely
"the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"
"a trussed chicken"
{adj: unarmed} (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms
"went alone and unarmed"
"unarmed peasants were shot down"
"unarmed vehicles"
<-> armed
{adj: unarmed} (used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns
<-> armed
{adj: unextended} not extended or stretched out
"an unextended arm"
<-> extended
{adj: upraised, lifted} held up in the air
"stood with arms upraised"
"her upraised flag"
{adv: at arm's length} at some distance
"keep someone at arm's length"
{adv: baby-wise, baby-like} like a baby
"he cradled it, baby-wise, in his arms"
{adv: cap-a-pie, from head to toe} at all points from head to foot
"he was armed cap-a-pie"
{adv: formidably} in a formidable manner
"the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed"
{adv: heavily} in a manner designed for heavy duty
"a heavily constructed car"
"heavily armed"
{adv: heavily} with great force
"she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
{adv: heroically} in a heroic manner
"he become reconciled to not dying heroically in her arms"
{adv: lifelessly} in a lifeless manner
"the girl lay in her arms lifelessly"
{adv: painlessly} without pain
"after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly"
<-> painfully
{adv: possessively} in a possessive manner
"he was sleeping, one arm flung possessively across his wife"
{adv: quarterly} in diagonally opposed quarters of an escutcheon
"two coats of arms borne quarterly"
{adv: round-arm} with an outward or horizontal swing of the arm
"he hit the ball round-arm"
{adv: tenderly} with tenderness; in a tender manner
"tenderly she placed her arms round him"
{adv: under arms} armed and prepared for fighting
{adv: unnaturally} in an unnatural way
"his other arm lay across his chest, unnaturally, as if placed there deliberately, for a purpose"
<-> naturally
{n: Adriatic, Adriatic Sea} an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
{n: Aegean, Aegean Sea} an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia
{n: Alpena} a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
{n: Arabian Sea} a northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia
{n: Armed Forces Day} the 3rd Saturday in May
{n: Armed Islamic Group, GIA} a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state
"the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres"
{n: Army for the Liberation of Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, FAR, Interahamwe} a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again
"in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
{n: Bay of Bengal} an arm of the Indian Ocean east of India
{n: Bay of Biscay} an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in western Europe; bordered by the west coast of France and the north coast of Spain
{n: Bay of Naples} an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea at Naples
{n: Bismarck Sea} an arm of the South Pacific southwest of the Bismarck Archipelago
{n: Caribbean, Caribbean Sea} an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream
{n: Continuity Irish Republican Army, CIRA, Continuity Army Council} a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein
{n: Coral Sea} an arm of the South Pacific northeast of Australia
{n: Corpus Christi} a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico
{n: Distinguished Service Cross} a United States Army decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
{n: Edward, Edward III} son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)
{n: Elaeagnaceae, family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family} shrubs or small trees often armed
{n: English Channel} an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain
{n: English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, Bloodless Revolution} the revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689)
{n: Erb's palsy, Erb-Duchenne paralysis} paralysis of the arm resulting from injury to the brachial plexus (usually during childbirth)
{n: Eureka} a town in northwest California on an arm of the Pacific Ocean
{n: Fatah Tanzim, Tanzim} a terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership
{n: Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI} a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice
{n: First of October Antifascist Resistance Group, GRAPO} an armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime
"GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States"
{n: Galveston Bay} an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas south of Houston
{n: Government Accounting Office, GAO, United States Government Accounting Office} an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States
{n: Greek cross} a cross with each of the four arms the same length
{n: Green Bay} a city of eastern Wisconsin on an arm of Lake Michigan
{n: Gulf of Aden} arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea
{n: Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Akaba} a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia
{n: Gulf of Bothnia} a northern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Sweden and Finland
{n: Gulf of Finland} an eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia
{n: Gulf of Martaban} an arm of the Andaman Sea off southern Myanmar
{n: Gulf of Mexico, Golfo de Mexico} an arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico
{n: Gulf of Oman} an arm of the Arabian Sea connecting it with the Persian Gulf
{n: Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Gulf of St. Lawrence} an arm of the northwest Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern coast of Canada
{n: Gulf of Suez} a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal
{n: Gulf of Tehuantepec} an arm of the Pacific in southern Mexico
{n: Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Siam} an arm of the South China Sea between Indochina and the Malay Peninsula
{n: Gulf of Venice} an arm of the Adriatic Sea
{n: Inland Sea} an arm of the Pacific Ocean in southern Japan; surrounded by the islands of Honshu and Shikoku and Kyushu and linked to the Sea of Japan by a narrow channel; the chief port is Hiroshima
{n: Ionian Sea} an arm of the Mediterranean Sea between western Greece and southern Italy
{n: Iraqi Intelligence Service, IIS, Iraqi Mukhabarat} the most notorious and possibly the most important arm of Iraq's security system
"the Iraqi Mukhabarat has been involved in numerous terrorist activities"
{n: Irish Sea} an arm of the North Atlantic between Great Britain and Ireland
{n: Japanese stranglehold} a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arms are crossed in front of his own neck to exert pressure on his windpipe
{n: Jerusalem cross} a cross with equal arms, each terminating in a small crossbar
{n: Kalashnikov culture} the attitudes and behavior in a social group that resolves political disputes by force of arms
"the Kalashnikov culture in Afghanistan"
{n: Krupp, Alfred Krupp} German arms manufacturer and son of Friedrich Krupp; his firm provided ordinance for German armies from the 1840s through World War II (1812-1887)
{n: La Spezia} a port city in Liguria on an arm of the Ligurian Sea; a major seaport and year-round resort
{n: Labrador Sea} an arm of the northern Atlantic between Labrador and southern Greenland
{n: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi} a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba
{n: Latin cross} a cross with the lowest arm being longer than the others
{n: Ligurian Sea} an arm of the Mediterranean between northwest Italy and Corsica
{n: Maltese cross} a cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the points toward the center
{n: Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Front} a terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party
{n: Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad, MDI} a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing
{n: Mauser, von Mauser, P. P. von Mauser, Peter Paul Mauser} German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
{n: Memorial Day, Decoration Day} legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
{n: Moreton Bay} an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay east of Brisbane
{n: Mozambique Channel} an arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and southeastern Africa
{n: National Reconnaissance Office, NRO} an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
{n: National Rifle Association, NRA} a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government
{n: Navy Cross} a United States Navy decoration for extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy
{n: North Sea} an arm of the North Atlantic between the British Isles and Scandinavia; oil was discovered under the North Sea in 1970
{n: Odessa, Odesa} a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
{n: Office of Inspector General, OIG} the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission
{n: Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart} a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
{n: PT boat, mosquito boat, mosquito craft, motor torpedo boat} a small fast unarmored and lightly armed torpedo boat; P(ropeller) T(orpedo) boat
{n: Persian Gulf, Arabian Gulf} a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
{n: Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions, Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions} the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel
{n: Red Sea} a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal
{n: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombia, FARC} a powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers
{n: Ross Sea} an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctica
{n: SALT II} the second treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
{n: SALT I} the first treaty between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics resulting from the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
{n: Saginaw} a town in east central Michigan on an arm of Lake Huron
{n: Salafist Group, Salafast Group for Call and Combat, GSPC} an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
{n: San Pablo} a town in western California north of Oakland on an arm of San Francisco Bay
{n: Sea of Japan, East Sea} an arm of the Pacific between China and Japan
{n: Sea of Okhotsk} an arm of the Pacific east of Asia
{n: Sitting Bull} a chief of the Sioux; took up arms against settlers in the northern Great Plains and against United States Army troops; he was present at the battle of Little Bighorn (1876) when the Sioux massacred General Custer's troops (1831-1890)
{n: South China Sea} a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons
{n: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, SALT} negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons
{n: Tacoma} a city in west central Washington on an arm of Puget Sound south of Seattle
{n: Takayasu's arteritis, pulseless disease} disorder characterized by the absence of a pulse in both arms and in the carotid arteries
{n: Tampa Bay} an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida
{n: Tasman Sea} an arm of the southern Pacific Ocean between southeastern Australia and New Zealand
{n: Timor Sea} an arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia
{n: Traverse City} a town in northern Michigan on an arm of Lake Michigan
{n: Tyrrhenian Sea} an arm of the Mediterranean between Italy and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and Sicily
{n: United Nations Secretariat} the administrative arm of the United Nations
{n: United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol} the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States
{n: United States Postal Inspection Service, US Postal Inspection Service} the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service
{n: Vancouver} a port city in southwestern British Columbia on an arm of the Pacific Ocean opposite Vancouver Island; Canada's chief Pacific port and third largest city
{n: Weddell Sea} an arm of the south Atlantic in Antarctica east of the Antarctic Peninsula
{n: abrachia} the condition of having no arms
{n: acrocentric chromosome} a chromosome with the centromere near one end so that one chromosomal arm is short and one is long
{n: air force, airforce} the airborne branch of a country's armed forces
{n: air raid, air attack} an attack by armed planes on a surface target
{n: amelia} congenital absence of an arm or leg
{n: antiballistic missile, ABM} a defensive missile designed to shoot down incoming intercontinental ballistic missiles
"the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks placed limits on the deployment of ABMs"
{n: arabesque} position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
{n: arm bone} a bone in the arm
{n: arm exercise} exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles
{n: arm guard, arm pad} a pad worn by football players and hockey goalkeepers
{n: arm's length} a distance sufficient to exclude intimacy
{n: arm, branch, limb} any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
"the arm of the record player"
"an arm of the sea"
"a branch of the sewer"
{n: arm-twisting} persuasion by the use of direct personal pressure
"some gentle arm-twisting produced the desired result"
"no amount of arm-twisting will get me to agree"
{n: armband} a band worn around the upper arm
{n: armband} worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
{n: armchair} chair with a support on each side for arms
{n: armed forces censorship} military censorship of personal communications to or from persons in the armed forces
{n: armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup} robbery at gunpoint
{n: armful} the quantity that can be contained in the arms
{n: armhole} a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
{n: armiger} a nobleman entitled to bear heraldic arms
{n: armilla} (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm
{n: arming, armament, equipping} the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
<-> disarmament, disarming
{n: armlet, arm band} a band worn around the arm for decoration
{n: armorer, armourer, artificer} an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
{n: armorer, armourer} a worker skilled in making armor or arms
"a sword made by a famous English armorer"
{n: armory, armoury, arsenal} a place where arms are manufactured
{n: armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa} the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
"they were up to their armpits in water"
{n: armrest} a support for the arm
{n: arms control} a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country
{n: arms deal} a deal to provide military arms
{n: arms manufacturer} someone who manufactures arms and munitions
{n: arms race} a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
{n: army officer} an officer in the armed forces
"he's a retired army officer"
{n: arm} a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
{n: arm} the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
{n: arsenal, armory, armoury} a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
{n: assignment, duty assignment} a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
"hazardous duty"
{n: attack submarine} a military submarine designed and armed to attack enemy shipping
{n: attention} a motionless erect stance with arms at the sides and feet together; assumed by military personnel during drill or review
"the troops stood at attention"
{n: autograft, autoplasty} tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
"skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
{n: axillary artery, arteria axillaris} the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below
{n: axillary node} any of the lymph glands of the armpit; fights infections in the neck and chest and arm regions
{n: bandit, brigand} an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
{n: basket star, basket fish} any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc
{n: bayou} a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
{n: beam balance} a balance consisting of a lever with two equal arms and a pan suspended from each arm
{n: bear hug} a wrestling hold with arms locked tightly around the opponent
{n: box, box seat} the driver's seat on a coach
"an armed guard sat in the box with the driver"
{n: bracer, armguard} a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports
{n: brachial artery, arteria brachialis} the main artery of the upper arm; a continuation of the axillary artery; bifurcates into the radial and ulnar arteries at the elbow
{n: brachial plexus, plexus brachialis} a network of nerves formed by cervical and thoracic spinal nerves and supplying the arm and parts of the shoulder
{n: brachial vein, vena brachialis} two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein
{n: brachiation} swinging by the arms from branch to branch
{n: brachiopod, lamp shell, lampshell} marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
{n: branch, subdivision, arm} an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization
"a branch of Congress"
{n: brassard} armor plate that protects the arm
{n: breaststroke} a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
{n: bridge, bridge circuit} a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected
{n: brittle star, brittle-star, serpent star} an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc
{n: butterfly, butterfly stroke} a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down
{n: cangue} an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms
{n: cannon} (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
{n: carbineer, carabineer, carabinier} a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine
{n: cartridge, pickup} an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
{n: cartwheel} acrobatic revolutions with the body turned sideways and the arms and legs outstretched like the spokes of a wheel
{n: cephalic vein, vena cephalica} a large vein of the arm that empties into the axillary vein
{n: chief of staff} the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
{n: chokehold, choke hold} a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind
"he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
{n: civil censorship} military censorship of civilian communications (correspondence or printed matter of films) entering or leaving of circulating within territories controlled by armed forces
{n: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold} the act of grasping
"he released his clasp on my arm"
"he has a strong grip for an old man"
"she kept a firm hold on the railing"
{n: coat of arms, arms, blazon, blazonry} the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
{n: cold war} a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare
<-> hot war
{n: combat, armed combat} an engagement fought between two military forces
{n: commission, military commission} an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces
{n: companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate} a person who is frequently in the company of another
"drinking companions"
"comrades in arms"
{n: condition, status} a state at a particular time
"a condition (or state) of disrepair"
"the current status of the arms negotiations"
{n: conqueror, vanquisher} someone who is victorious by force of arms
{n: conscientious objector, CO} one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience
{n: court-martial} a military court to try members of the armed services who are accused of serious breaches of martial law
{n: crawl, front crawl, Australian crawl} a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick
{n: crinoid} primitive echinoderms having five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disk
{n: crosscheck} an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick)
{n: crucifix} a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontally
{n: cubitus} the arm from the elbow to the fingertips
{n: cuttlefish, cuttle} ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
{n: dacoit, dakoit} a member of an armed gang of robbers
{n: dacoity, dakoity} robbery by a gang of armed dacoits
{n: dead-man's float, prone float} a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward
{n: deceleration, slowing, retardation} a decrease in rate of change
"the deceleration of the arms race"
<-> acceleration
{n: deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus} a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
{n: demerit} a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces
"ten demerits and he loses his privileges"
{n: destroyer, guided missile destroyer} a small fast lightly armored but heavily armed warship
{n: dip} a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms
{n: disarming, disarmament} act of reducing or depriving of arms
"the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
<-> armament, arming
{n: dishonorable discharge} a discharge from the armed forces for a grave offense (as sabotage or espionage or cowardice or murder)
{n: distributor point, breaker point, point} a contact in the distributor; as the rotor turns its projecting arm contacts them and current flows to the spark plugs
{n: dove, peacenik} someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations
<-> hawk
{n: downbeat} the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)
{n: dragoon} a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
{n: drill} (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms
{n: dumdum, dumdum bullet} a soft-nosed small-arms bullet that expands when it hits a target and causes a gaping wound
{n: elbow, elbow joint, human elbow, cubitus, cubital joint, articulatio cubiti} hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
{n: embrace, embracing, embracement} the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
{n: enemy, foe, foeman, opposition} an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
"a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
{n: enlisted man} a male enlisted person in the armed forces
{n: enlisted woman} a female enlisted person in the armed forces
{n: erythema nodosum leprosum, ENL} an inflammatory complication of leprosy that results in painful skin lesions on the arms and legs and face
{n: escutcheon, scutcheon} a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms
{n: fatwah} (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar
"bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"
{n: feather star, comatulid} free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
{n: feeling} a physical sensation that you experience
"he had a queasy feeling"
"I had a strange feeling in my leg"
"he lost all feeling in his arm"
{n: field press censorship} security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces
{n: fire trench} a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire
{n: firearm, piece, small-arm} a portable gun
"he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
{n: fluke, flue} flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
{n: freedom to bear arms} a right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution
{n: freeze, halt} an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
"a halt in the arms race"
"a nuclear freeze"
{n: fringe} a social group holding marginal or extreme views
"members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
{n: full nelson} a wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent's arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling)
{n: fusilier} (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket
{n: garter, supporter} a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve)
{n: gauntlet, gantlet} a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim
{n: genlisea} rootless carnivorous swamp plants having at the base of the stem a rosette of foliage and leaves consisting of slender tubes swollen in the middle to form traps; each tube passes into two long spirally twisted arms with stiff hairs
{n: gentleman-at-arms} one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
{n: gibbon, Hylobates lar} smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies
{n: gnomon} indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial
{n: guerrilla force, guerilla force} an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups
{n: guerrilla, guerilla, irregular, insurgent} a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment
{n: gulf} an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
{n: gunfight, gunplay, shootout} a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten
{n: gunrunner, arms-runner} a smuggler of guns
{n: half nelson} a wrestling hold in which the holder puts an arm under the opponent's arm and exerts press on the back of the neck
{n: halter} a woman's top that fastens behind the back and neck leaving the back and arms uncovered
{n: hammerlock} a wrestling hold in which the opponent's arm is twisted up behind his back
{n: hang} a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
{n: heraldry} emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms
{n: holdup man, stickup man} an armed thief
{n: honorable discharge} a discharge from the armed forces with a commendable record
{n: infantry, foot} an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot
"there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
{n: infantryman, marcher, foot soldier, footslogger} fights on foot with small arms
{n: inlet, recess} an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
{n: innominate artery} a large artery arising from the arch of the aorta and divides into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery; supplies the right side of the neck and head and the right shoulder and arm
{n: insurgency, insurgence} an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
{n: insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel} a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
{n: jerk} raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
{n: keratosis pilaris} keratosis characterized by hard conical elevations in the openings of sebaceous glands (especially of arms and thighs)
{n: kick, kicking} a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics
"the kick must be synchronized with the arm movements"
"the swimmer's kicking left a wake behind him"
{n: knight bachelor, bachelor-at-arms, bachelor} a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
{n: knight} originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
{n: lancer} (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
{n: light arm} a rifle or pistol
{n: limb} one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
{n: lunge, straight thrust, passado} (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward
{n: man-at-arms} a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times
{n: manual of arms, manual} (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle
{n: master-at-arms} the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship
{n: medical officer, medic} a medical practitioner in the armed forces
{n: melagra} rheumatic or myalgic pains in the arms or legs
{n: meromelia} congenital absence of part of an arm or leg
{n: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking} the act of interlocking or meshing
"an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check"
{n: metacentric chromosome} a chromosome having two equal arms because the centromere is in median position
{n: microbrachia} abnormally small arms
{n: military censorship} all types of censorship conducted by personnel of the armed forces
{n: military intelligence, military intelligence agency} an agency of the armed forces that obtains and analyzes and uses information of strategic or tactical military value
{n: military intelligence} information about the armed forces of another country that is useful in planning and conducting military policy or military operations
{n: military officer, officer} any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
"an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
{n: military reserve, reserve} armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
{n: military service, armed service, service} a force that is a branch of the armed forces
{n: military vehicle} vehicle used by the armed forces
{n: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine} the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"
"the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
{n: military-industrial complex} a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment
"we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--Dwight David Eisenhower
{n: munitions industry, arms industry} an industry that manufacturers weapons of war
{n: musketeer} a foot soldier armed with a musket
{n: musketry} the technique of using small arms (especially in battle)
{n: myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease} a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant
{n: noncombatant} a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
{n: octopod} a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
{n: olecranon, olecranon process} process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
{n: ommastrephes} extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
{n: opening} becoming open or being made open
"the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
{n: orangutan, orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus} large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
{n: order arms} a position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
{n: osteoblastoma} benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults)
{n: peace process} any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities
{n: pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle} a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm
{n: phocomelia, seal limbs} an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to the body like stumps; rare condition that results from taking thalidomide during pregnancy
{n: phylactery, tefillin} (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
{n: pistol, handgun, side arm, shooting iron} a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
{n: pistoleer} someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed)
{n: pitcher, hurler, twirler} (baseball) the person who does the pitching
"our pitcher has a sore arm"
{n: pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea} a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation
"the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"
{n: pliers, pair of pliers, plyers} a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws
{n: pogge, armed bullhead, Agonus cataphractus} northern Atlantic sea poacher
{n: potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii} vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
{n: power walking} a form of cardiopulmonary exercise consisting of rapid walking accompanied by vigorous swinging of the arms
{n: primary censorship} armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
{n: prisoner of war censorship} military censorship of communication to and from prisoners of war and civilian internees held by the armed forces
{n: provision} a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms)
{n: psychomotor epilepsy, temporal lobe epilepsy} epilepsy characterized clinically by impairment of consciousness and amnesia for the episode; often involves purposeful movements of the arms and legs and sometimes hallucinations
{n: pull-up, chin-up} an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar
{n: pushup, press-up} an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
{n: quadriplegia} paralysis of both arms and both legs
{n: quadriplegic} a person who is paralyzed in both arms and both legs
{n: quartering} a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages
{n: ranker} an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces
{n: rearmament} the act of arming again
"he opposed the rearmament of Japan after World War II"
{n: recruit, enlistee} any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
{n: rerebrace, upper cannon} cannon that provides plate armor for the upper arm
{n: reverse hang} a hang with the arms extended in back
{n: rocker arm, valve rocker} a lever pivoted at the center; used especially to push a valve down in an internal-combustion engine
{n: rotator cuff} a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
{n: scalenus syndrome} discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus
{n: scrum, scrummage} (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession
{n: sea lily} crinoid with delicate radiating arms and a stalked body attached to a hard surface
{n: secondary censorship} armed forces censorship of the personal communications of officers or civilian employees or enlisted personnel not subject to primary censorship
{n: sector} measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged at one end
{n: security} the state of being free from danger or injury
"we support the armed services in the name of national security"
<-> insecurity
{n: semaphore} an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
{n: sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shame plant, live-and-die, humble plant, action plant, Mimosa pudica} prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
{n: sergeant at arms, serjeant-at-arms} an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands
{n: serviceman, military man, man, military personnel} someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
"two men stood sentry duty"
<-> civilian
{n: shield, buckler} armor carried on the arm to intercept blows
{n: shock troops} soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
{n: shoulder} the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
{n: sidestroke} a swimming stroke in which the arms move forward and backward while the legs do a scissors kick
{n: siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade} the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
{n: sit-up} an stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage
{n: sleeve, arm} the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
{n: slingshot, sling, catapult} a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
{n: slot, one-armed bandit} a slot machine that is used for gambling
"they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
{n: spar, sparring} making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer
{n: spiral galaxy, spiral nebula} a galaxy having a spiral structure; arms containing younger stars spiral out from old stars at the center
{n: spirula, Spirula peronii} a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral
{n: sprawl, sprawling} an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about
{n: squadron} a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
{n: square} a hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles
"the carpenter who built this room must have lost his square"
{n: squid} widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins
{n: starfish, sea star} echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
{n: startle reflex, Moro reflex} a normal reflex of young infants; a sudden loud noise causes the child to stretch out the arms and flex the legs
{n: steelyard, lever scale, beam scale} a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
{n: stinky squid, Pseudocolus fusiformis} a stinkhorn of genus Pseudocolus; the fruiting body first resembles a small puffball that soon splits open to form a stalk with tapering arms that arch and taper to a common point
{n: stool} a simple seat without a back or arms
{n: straight chair, side chair} a straight-backed chair without arms
{n: straight hang} a hang performed on the rings or parallel bars with the body erect and the arms at the sides
{n: straight-arm} (American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent
{n: straitjacket, straightjacket} a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a means of restraining a violent person
{n: stranglehold} a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
{n: subclavian artery, arteria subclavia} either of two arteries that supply blood to the neck and arms
{n: submarine, pigboat, sub, U-boat} a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
{n: sundress} a light loose sleeveless summer dress with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps that expose the arms and shoulders
{n: superior vena cava, precava} receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
{n: swan dive, swallow dive} a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
{n: swastika, Hakenkreuz} the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
{n: sweep} a movement in an arc
"a sweep of his arm"
{n: swimming stroke} a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
{n: systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, disseminated lupus erythematosus} an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
{n: tabard} a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
{n: tablet-armed chair} a chair with an arm that has been widened for writing
{n: tennis elbow, lateral epicondylitis, lateral humeral epicondylitis} painful inflammation of the tendon at the outer border of the elbow resulting from overuse of lower arm muscles (as in twisting of the hand)
{n: teres major, teres major muscle, musculus teres major} teres muscle that moves the arm and rotates it medially
{n: teres minor, teres minor muscle, musculus teres minor} teres muscle that adducts the arm and rotates it laterally
{n: teres, teres muscle} either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms
{n: tetraskelion, tetraskele} a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center
{n: thoracic outlet syndrome} tingling sensations in the fingers; caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm
{n: thrower} someone who projects something through the air (especially by a rapid motion of the arm)
{n: throw} the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
"the catcher made a good throw to second base"
{n: toggle joint} a joint made by two arms attached by a pivot; used to apply pressure at the two ends by straightening the joint
{n: tone arm, pickup, pickup arm} mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
{n: torso, trunk, body} the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
"they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
{n: trapezius, trapezius muscle, cowl muscle, musculus trapezius} either of two flat triangular muscles of the shoulder and upper back that are involved in moving the shoulders and arms
{n: treading water} a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms
{n: trench warfare} a type of armed combat in which the opposing troops fight from trenches that face each other
"instead of the war ending quickly, it became bogged down in trench warfare"
{n: trespass viet armis} trespass with force and arms resulting in injury to another's person or property
{n: triskelion, triskele} a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center
{n: turnstile} a gate consisting of a post that acts as a pivot for rotating arms; set in a passageway for controlling the persons entering
{n: twist} social dancing in which couples vigorously twist their hips and arms in time to the music; was popular in the 1960s
"they liked to dance the twist"
{n: ulnar nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris} a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand
{n: undoer} a seducer who ruins a woman
"she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer"
{n: veteran, vet, ex-serviceman} a person who has served in the armed forces
{n: war cry, rallying cry, battle cry, cry, watchword} a slogan used to rally support for a cause
"a cry to arms"
"our watchword will be `democracy'"
{n: war, warfare} the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
"thousands of people were killed in the war"
{n: wartime} a period of time during which there is armed conflict
{n: water wings} a life preserver consisting of a connected pair of inflatable bags that fit under a person's arms and provide buoyancy; used by children learning to swim
{n: weapon, arm, weapon system} any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
"he was licensed to carry a weapon"
{n: weaponry, arms, implements of war, weapons system, munition} weapons considered collectively
{n: weed, mourning band} a black band worn by a man (on the arm or hat) as a sign of mourning
{n: weight, free weight, exercising weight} sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
{n: widegrip pushup} a pushup with the arms widely separated
{n: wiper, wiper arm, contact arm} contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
{n: writing arm} an arm of a tablet-armed chair; widened to provide a writing surface
{v: arm, build up, fortify, gird} prepare oneself for a military confrontation
"The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"
"troops are building up on the Iraqui border"
<-> disarm
{v: arm} supply with arms
"The U.S. armed the freedom fighters in Afghanistan"
{v: breaststroke} swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
{v: call up, mobilize, mobilise, rally} call to arms ; of military personnel
<-> demobilize
{v: clinch} hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
{v: cling to, hold close, hold tight, clutch} hold firmly, usually with one's hands
"She clutched my arm when she got scared"
{v: close, come together} come together, as if in an embrace
"Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
{v: compensate, recompense, repair, indemnify} make amends for ; pay compensation for
"One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich"
"She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident"
{v: connect, link, tie, link up} connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
"Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"
"Tie the ropes together"
"Link arms"
<-> disconnect
{v: cradle} hold gently and carefully
"He cradles the child in his arms"
{v: cradle} hold or place in or as if in a cradle
"He cradled the infant in his arms"
{v: dandle} move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees
{v: disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise} remove offensive capability from
<-> arm
{v: down, knock down, cut down, push down, pull down} cause to come or go down
"The policeman downed the heavily armed suspect"
"The mugger knocked down the old lady after she refused to hand over her wallet"
{v: emblazon, blazon} decorate with heraldic arms
{v: erupt} appear on the skin
"A rash erupted on her arms after she had touched the exotic plant"
{v: feel, sense} perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
"He felt the wind"
"She felt an object brushing her arm"
"He felt his flesh crawl"
"She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
{v: flail, thresh} move like a flail ; thresh about
"Her arms were flailing"
{v: fold} intertwine
"fold one's hands, arms, or legs"
{v: forearm} arm in advance of a confrontation
{v: go to war, take arms, take up arms} commence hostilities
{v: hack} kick on the arms
{v: homologize} be homologous
"A person's arms homologize with a quadruped's forelimbs"
{v: look away} avert one's gaze
"She looked away when the nurse pricked her arm with the needle"
{v: mechanize, mechanise, motorize, motorise} equip with armed and armored motor vehicles
"mechanize armies"
{v: murmur} speak softly or indistinctly
"She murmured softly to the baby in her arms"
{v: persuade} cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action ; twist somebody's arm
"You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"
<-> dissuade
{v: pinion, shackle} bind the arms of
{v: plaster} apply a plaster cast to
"plaster the broken arm"
{v: proliferate} cause to grow or increase rapidly
"We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
{v: pull back} move to a rearward position ; pull towards the back
"Pull back your arms!"
{v: ramp} stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
{v: rearm, re-arm} arm anew
"After the war, the defeated country was not allowed to rearm"
{v: rearm} arm again
"After the war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors"
{v: rough up} treat violently
"The police strong-armed the suspect"
{v: run, black market} deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor
{v: seize, prehend, clutch} take hold of ; grab
"The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"
"She clutched her purse"
"The mother seized her child by the arm"
"Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
{v: snap, click} move or strike with a noise
"he clicked on the light"
"his arm was snapped forward"
{v: spread-eagle} execute a spread eagleon skates, with arms and legs stretched out
{v: spread-eagle} stand with arms and legs spread out
{v: sting, bite, prick} deliver a sting to
"A bee stung my arm yesterday"
{v: stretch, extend} extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
"Stretch your legs!"
"Extend your right arm above your head"
{v: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around} be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
{v: strong-arm} handle roughly
"He was strong-armed by the policemen"
{v: strong-arm} use physical force against
"They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant"
{v: suffer, sustain, have, get} undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
"She suffered a fracture in the accident"
"He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"
"She got a bruise on her leg"
"He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
{v: swing} hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement
"The soccer player began to swing at the referee"
{v: unfold, spread, spread out, open} spread out or open from a closed or folded state
"open the map"
"spread your arms"
<-> fold
{v: wind up} give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
Armed with such a precept, a number of doctors may slip into deceptive practices that they assume will " do no harm " and they may well help their patients.
有了这样的信条撑腰，很多的医生会滑向欺骗的深渊，认为谎言不会 "造成伤害 "，只会帮助病人。
People gathered behind the ropes to look as we privileged few casually strolled towards the theatre entrance, practising our Hollywood-star waves( a slightly raised right arm with a subtle flick of the wrist was the technique I used, and it seemed to work well).
人们聚集在绳栏外观看，而我们少数几个被特许进入的人漫不经心地走向影院门口，像好莱坞明星般挥了挥手（轻轻地抬起右臂并伴随着手腕精巧地轻弹是我使用的技巧，看来还很奏效）。
And the " city of marble.... paved with emeralds ", as English art historian John Ruskin described it, welcomed the travelers with open arms.
况且，正如英国艺术史学家约翰·拉斯金所描写的那样，这座 "大理石的城市……用翠玉铺路 "，张开双臂欢迎游客。
Her head in my arms hollow, my lips on her dear face. "
她的头俯伏在我的怀里，我的双唇吻着她可爱的脸庞。 "
" Of course, pet. " Zoe's arms spread wide and a tender smile lit her eyes. Carmen, with a little sob, flew into her arms.
"当然，亲爱的。 "佐伊伸出双臂，眼里闪着温和、亲切的微笑。卡门低声啜泣着，一下子投入了她的怀抱。
She reaches her arm behind her head as if to throw the tennis ball in her hand.
她把手臂弯到头后，就像要把手中的网球抛出去。
The chains went, but officials would not let the course go ahead without an armed guard being present--just in case.
束缚去除了，但管理员们不会让这一治疗过程在没有一名武装卫兵在眼前的情况下进行下去只是以防万一。
some were going to be hanged in the next few days.
有些犯人将要在以后的几天中被绞死。
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