English Explanatory Dictionary

weapon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
  2. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
  3. A tool of any kind.
  4. An idiot, an oaf, a fool, a tool; a contemptible or incompetent person.
  5. A very skilled, competent, or capable person or thing worthy of awe.
  6. The human genitals.
verb
  1. To equip with a weapon; to arm.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɛp.ən/ en-us-weapon.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-weapon.wav /ˈwiːp.ən/

Word forms

weapon weapons weaponing weaponed

Etymology

From Middle English wepen, from Old English wǣpn, from Proto-West Germanic *wāpn, from Proto-Germanic *wēpną (“weapon”), of unknown origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wēbnom. Cognates Cognate with Scots weepon (“weapon”), North Frisian woopen (“weapon”), Saterland Frisian Woapen (“weapon”), West Frisian wapen (“weapon; coat of arms”), Alemannic German Waaffe (“tool”), Dutch wapen (“weapon”), German Waffe (“weapon”) and Wappen (“coat of arms”), Luxembourgish Waff (“weapon”), Yiddish וואָפֿן (vofn, “weapon”), Danish våben (“weapon; coat of arms”), Faroese vákn, vápn (“weapon; whaling lance”), Icelandic vopn (“weapon”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk våpen (“weapon”), Swedish vapen (“weapon; coat of arms”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐍀𐌽 (wēpn, “weapon”).

Synonyms

weapon arm armament moron arse legend champion unit danger zone down there genital organs genitalia genitals genitors intimate parts junk nethers no-no spot pee-pee private parts privates pudenda reproductive organs sex organs sweet spot undercarriage underparts wee-wee

Related words

:Category:Weapons

Derived words

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