armed

About 25.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Equipped, especially with a weapon.

   nuclear-armed

2. adjective Equipped with a gun.
3. adjective Prepared for use; loaded.
4. adjective Furnished with something that serves to add strength, force, or efficiency.
5. adjective Having prickles or thorns.
6. verb simple past and past participle of arm
7. adjective Having an arm or arms, often of a specified number or type.
8. adjective Possessing arms of a specified number or type.

   the four-armed creature

Similar words

weaponed barbed clawed taloned prickly one-armed bristly bristled bristlelike thorny

Often followed by

forces with men services and force conflict struggle resistance