Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 19 compound words that contain armed. The most common are listed below. Open armed in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 49
- armed forcesThe military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
- armed conflictA contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.
- armed robberyA theft where the thieves are armed with weapons.
- armed conflictsplural of armed conflict: A contested incompatibility that entails the use of armed force between two parties including a territory, the government of a state, or both.
- armed struggleAn irregular political conflict waged by an armed rebel group attempting to overthrow the prevailing regime or otherwise achieve or secure political rights.
- armed forcesingular of armed forces
- Armed Services
- armed and dangerousPossessing a weapon and likely to try to harm or kill someone with it.
- one-armedHaving only one arm; especially having lost an arm.
- armed policePolice, in general.
- armed responseA response to a political issue that involves military action or the use of weapons.
- two-armedhaving exactly two arms
- one-armed banditA gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.
- open-armedHaving one's arms open and apart.
- cross-armedHaving the arms crossed.
- armed neutralityThe posture of a state or group of states that has no alliance with either side of a war but asserts that it will defend itself against resulting incursions from any party.
- armed to the teethEquipped thoroughly with weapons.
- armed robberiesplural of armed robbery: A theft where the thieves are armed with weapons.
- armed bullheadAgonus cataphractus, a fish covered in hard bony plates.
- armed merchantmenplural of armed merchantman: A merchant ship that has weapons aboard for fighting or potential fighting.
- armed merchantmanA merchant ship that has weapons aboard for fighting or potential fighting.
- tri-armedAlternative form of triarmed: Having three arms.
- armed responsesplural of armed response: A response to a political issue that involves military action or the use of weapons.
- armed upsimple past and past participle of arm up
- multi-armedAlternative form of multiarmed: Having several arms or projections.
Compound words 19
- triarmedHaving three arms.
- armednessThe state or quality of having a particular type of or number of arms.
- biarmedHaving two arms (or similar structures).
- multiarmedHaving several arms or projections.
- nonarmedUnarmed.
- unharmedWhich has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged.
- disarmedsimple past and past participle of disarm
- forearmedsimple past and past participle of forearm
- outarmedsimple past and past participle of outarm
- counterarmedsimple past and past participle of counterarm