Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "weapon" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

army bunker car's glove compartment concealed place cops car gun store holster hunting shop locked cabinet police station war

Capable Of

even odds hurt person hurt victim terrorize

Defined As

singular of weapons

Derived Terms

Assault Weapons Ban academic weapon assault with a deadly weapon beweapon hypersonic weapon nonweapon nuclear weapons inheritance project nuclear weapons state personal defence weapon secret weapon superweaponry weapon oath weapon of mass disruption weapon-salve weapon-schaw weaponed weaponeer weaponization weaponize weaponless weaponlike weaponry weapons free weapons hold weapons tight weapons-grade weaponsmith weaponsmithing

Context

britain humorous pejorative scotland slang

Has Property

harmful

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

artifact instrument persuasion suasion tool

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

ABC weapon Taser air gun anti-tank guided weapon anti-tank weapon arrow assault weapon atomic weapon axe baton binary weapon biological weapon bioweapon blade bow cannon chemical weapon club cold weapon conventional weapon crew-served weapon cyberweapon dagger dart digital weapon directed-energy weapon doomsday weapon drop weapon energy weapon firearm flail forum weapon gun harpoon javelin khopesh knife mace mass destruction weapon missile murder weapon nuclear weapon nunchaku personal defense weapon pistol pole weapon radiological weapon ranged weapon sap section automatic weapon siege weapon space weapon spear squad automatic weapon stun gun superweapon sword tank tectonic weapon thermobaric weapon thermonuclear weapon weapon of mass destruction weapon of wholesale destruction whip

Type Of (IsA)

artifact dangerous thing device instrument non agentive artifact object with uses persuasion tool

Part Of

weaponry

Related Terms

:Category:Weapons

Related Terms

arm arms attack bazooka cannon combat contemptible control defense fights fool for war gun gun cannon gun or harm harm instrument hunting idiot incompetent instrument knife knife or missile oaf sword tool war war tool

Synonym Network

armament

Used For

accidentally shoot ones love aggression attacking committing crime competition defence defend oneself against attack defending yourself destroy living thing destruction fighting in war hunting hurt hurting hurting somone inflicting harm kill killing killing or wounding killing others protect against intruder protection punishment self defence self defense subdue adversary threatening violence

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.