different between army vs arms

English

Etymology

From (1386) Middle English armee, borrowed from Old French armee (cf. modern French armée), from Medieval Latin arm?ta (“armed force”), a noun taken from the past participle of Latin arm?re (“to arm”), itself related to arma (“tools, arms”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?er- (“to join, fit together”).Doublet of armada. Displaced native Middle English heere, here, from Old English here.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ä'm?, IPA^(key): /???.mi?/
• (General American) enPR: är'm?, IPA^(key): /???.mi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)mi

Noun

army (plural armies)

1. A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
   1. Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

   2. (often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).

2. The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

3. (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
4. (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.

5. (figuratively) Any multitude.

Synonyms

• host
• here
• ferd

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• navy
• Air Force
• Marines

Anagrams

• Mary, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, mary, yarm

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??mz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??mz/
• Rhymes: -??(?)mz

Etymology 1

See arm.

Noun

arms

1. plural of arm
2. weaponry, weapons

Etymology 2

Noun

arms

1. Clipping of coat of arms.

Derived terms

• Berney Arms
• Bronwydd Arms
• Craven Arms

Verb

arms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of arm

Anagrams

• ASMR, ASRM, M.R.A.S., MARS, MRAs, MRSA, MSAR, Mars, Masr, RAMs, Rams, SARM, SRAM, mars, mas'r, rams, rasm

Afrikaans

Noun

arms

1. plural of arm

Danish

Noun

arms c

1. indefinite genitive singular of arm

Gothic

Romanization

arms

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Icelandic

Noun

arms

1. indefinite genitive singular of armur

Swedish

Noun

arms

1. indefinite genitive singular of arm

Anagrams

• Mars, mars, rams