weapon
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
Noun 3 meanings
An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
“The club that is now mostly used for golf was once a common weapon.”
An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
“Money is the main weapon of modern oligarchs.”
A tool of any kind.
“Choose your weapon.”
Verb 1 meaning
To equip with a weapon; to arm.
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.
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WEAPON at a glance
WEAPON has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (W 4 + E 1 + A 1 + P 3 + O 1 + N 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,752 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with weapon
All rhymes- UPON6
- COUPON10
- WHEREUPON17
- TAMPON10
- THEREUPON14
- TARPON8
- CAPON9
- BIOWEAPON16
- SUPERWEAPON18
- POMPON12
- IPPON9
- HEREUPON13
One letter away
- WEASON9
- WEAKON13
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