weapon 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

Examples

Derivationally related form

verb

make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon

Hyponym

noun

a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

noun

a weapon consisting of arrows and the bow to shoot them

noun

(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand

noun

a weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships

noun

a weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards

Part_holonym

noun

weapons considered collectively