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The correct spelling is arm.
How to pronounce arm
/ɑːm/
nounIPA: /ɑːm/
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The correct spelling is arm. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. For example: "She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!”"
Usage Examples
“She stood with her right arm extended and her palm forward to indicate “Stop!””
“The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.”
“the arms of an octopus”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
- 2.The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
- 3.A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
- 4.A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses.
- 5.A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
verb
- 1.To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
- 2.To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
- 3.To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
- 4.To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
- 5.To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
adjective
- 1.Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
- 2.To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
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