armed
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7.9
- adjective
- /ɑrmd/
- Specialized
- The defensively armed sea urchins cover themselves with sharp spines for protection.
- armed conflict
- armed forces
Examples
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The rosebush is armed with sharp thorns that deter hungry animals.
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Armed with this philosophy, she would move on to have a successful teaching career.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm visiting my parents soon, armed with all sorts of questions.
Blog text (3) -
We are teenagers armed with yo-yos.
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Its tentacles were armed with 500,000 microscopic harpoons called nematocysts, each loaded with lethal venom.
Academic text (2011) -
Some cacti are armed with long, sharp spines to protect themselves from herbivores.
Synonyms
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3.3
Covered with sharp points like thorns that can hurt to touch
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4.2
Covered with sharp points like those on rose bushes
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6.8
A plant or plant part with a sharp thorn at the tip
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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9.1
An armed left-wing group in Colombia that fought the government and used kidnapping and the drug trade to fund itself
- NSFW
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9.9
A Rwandan rebel group that fought to overthrow the Tutsi government and restore Hutu rule
- NSFW
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9.3
A group of Islamic extremists in Algeria that uses violent attacks to try to make an Islamic state
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3.0
A day each year in the United States to honour people who serve in the military
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9.9
An armed group in Algeria that used violence in the 1990s to try to create an Islamic state
- Literature
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7.4
A political party in Colombia formed by former fighters after the 2016 peace talks
The reading and blocking of letters and messages sent to or from soldiers by military leaders
How Spiny
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armed is also used for plants and animals with thorns or bristles and comes from the same idea as Latin arma 'weapons'. That's why a cactus 'armed' with spines means it has natural 'weapons' for protection.