arms control | a limitation on the size and armament of the armed forces of a country |
manual of arms manual | (military) a prescribed drill in handling a rifle |
order arms | a position in the manual of arms, the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground, often used as a command |
arms deal | a deal to provide military arms |
stilt stiltbird longlegs long-legs stilt plover Himantopus stilt | long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
analgesic anodyne painkiller pain pill | a medicine used to relieve pain |
coat of arms arms blazon blazonry | the official symbols of a family, state, etc. |
weaponry arms implements of war weapons system munition | weapons considered collectively |
legs | staying power, that old Broadway play really has legs |
freedom to bear arms | a right guaranteed by the nd amendment to the US Constitution |
pain threshold | the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced, some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people |
pain pain sensation painful sensation | a somatic sensation of acute discomfort, as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain |
phantom limb pain | pain felt by an amputee that seems to be located in the missing limb |
annoyance bother botheration pain infliction pain in the neck pain in the ass | something or someone that causes trouble, a source of unhappiness, washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer, a bit of a bother, he's not a friend, he's an infliction |
pleasure principle pleasure-pain principle pleasure-unpleasure principle | (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id, the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality |
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks SALT | negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons |
arms race | a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments |
pain painfulness | emotional distress, a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid, the pain of loneliness |
crab legs | legs of especially Alaska king crabs |
frog legs | hind legs of frogs used as food, resemble chicken and cooked as chicken |
munitions industry arms industry | an industry that manufacturers weapons of war |
arms manufacturer | someone who manufactures arms and munitions |
gentleman-at-arms | one ofgentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions |
knight bachelor bachelor-at-arms bachelor | a knight of the lowest order, could display only a pennon |
man-at-arms | a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times |
master-at-arms | the senior petty officer, responsible for discipline aboard ship |
pain pain in the neck nuisance | a bothersome annoying person, that kid is a terrible pain |
sergeant at arms serjeant-at-arms | an officer (as of a legislature or court) who maintains order and executes commands |
pain unit | a unit measuring the intensity of pain |
restless legs syndrome restless legs Ekbom syndrome | feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia), may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs |
pain hurting | a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder, the patient developed severe pain and distension |
chest pain | pain in the chest |
lumbago lumbar pain | backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back, can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc |
labor pain | pain and discomfort associated with contractions of the uterus during labor |
referred pain | pain that is felt at a place in the body different from the injured or diseased part where the pain would be expected, angina pectoris can cause referred pain in the left shoulder, pain in the right shoulder can be referred pain from gallbladder disease |
bow leg bow legs bandy legs | outward curvature of the legs |
trouble ail pain | cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed |
go to war take arms take up arms | commence hostilities |
pain anguish hurt | cause emotional anguish or make miserable, It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school |
pain-free unpainful | not accompanied by pain sensations, pain-free surgery |
under arms | armed and prepared for fighting |