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- weap·on·less;weap·on·ry;weap·on·shaw·ing;weap·on;weap·on·eer;weap·on·shaw;weap·on·show;weap·on·show·ing;
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weap|on — «WEHP uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) any object or instrument used in fighting. Swords, spears, arrows, clubs, guns, and shields are man made weapons. b) Figurative. any means of attack or defense: »to use truth as a weapon of freedom. Drugs are… … Useful english dictionary
weap|on|ry — «WEHP uhn ree», noun. 1. the developing and producing of weapons: »He pointed out that anything the knowledge that two and two makes four may play a part in atomic weaponry (Harper s). 2. weapons collectively: »What the U.S. now needs to back up… … Useful english dictionary
weap — weap(e obs. ff. weep v … Useful english dictionary
weap´on|less — weap|on «WEHP uhn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) any object or instrument used in fighting. Swords, spears, arrows, clubs, guns, and shields are man made weapons. b) Figurative. any means of attack or defense: »to use truth as a weapon of freedom. Drugs … Useful english dictionary
weap|on-grade — «WEHP uhn GRAYD», adjective. surpassing the minimum standards set for materials to be used in nuclear weapons: »weapon grade plutonium … Useful english dictionary
weap|on|eer|ing — «WEHP uh NIHR ihng», noun. the design or production of weapons: »Contemporary weaponeering is essentially a process of miniaturization; of packing more devastation into a smaller and more portable warhead (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists) … Useful english dictionary
weap|on|eer — «WEHP uh NIHR», noun. 1. a person who develops or produces weapons. 2. a person who activates a nuclear weapon … Useful english dictionary
weap|on|ize — «WEHP uhn yz», transitive verb to transform something, especially a microbe, into a destructive force that can be directed: »“Anthrax was hard to weaponize. To produce a spore small enough to infect the lungs took great skill.” (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
weap|ons-grade — «WEHP uhnz GRAYD», adjective. = weapon grade. (Cf. ↑weapon grade) … Useful english dictionary
weap·on·ry — /ˈwɛpənri/ noun [noncount] : weapons The army has developed some new high tech weaponry … Useful english dictionary
