weapons
- 1Plural of weapon.
Inspectors counted the weapons stored in the underground bunker.
The treaty required both sides to destroy their nuclear weapons.
Note
A regular plural: weapon simply adds -s, with no change to the stem. The plural carries every sense of the singular, not only arms. In British and Irish slang a group of fools or incompetents can be called weapons, and in Australian slang the same word can praise people of awe-inspiring skill. Only context tells insult from compliment, so use the slang senses with care.
weapons is a form of weapon
weapon, noun: An instrument used for attack or defense in combat or hunting, such as a gun, missile, or sword; also, jokingly, any tool someone favors for a task. Full entry
- Forms
- weaponweapons plural
- Spelling
- weapon → weapons: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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