arm+of+the+sea

  • 11arm — arm1 [ärm] n. [ME < OE earm; akin to L armus, Goth arms, OHG arm: see ART1] 1. a) an upper limb of the human body b) in anatomy, the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow c) in nontechnical use, the part of the upper limb… …

    English World dictionary

  • 12sea loch — noun (Scot) A lakelike arm of the sea • • • Main Entry: ↑sea * * * sea loch, Scottish. loch (def. 2). * * * n. see loch …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 13arm — arm1 armed, adj. armlike, adj. /ahrm/, n. 1. the upper limb of the human body, esp. the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 2. the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 3. the forelimb of any vertebrate. 4. some part of an… …

    Universalium

  • 14arm — I [[t]ɑrm[/t]] n. 1) anat. a) the upper limb of the human body b) the upper limb from shoulder to elbow 2) anat. a) the forelimb of any vertebrate b) any similar structure in an invertebrate 3) hfi any armlike part or attachment, as the tone arm… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 15arm — I. /am / (say ahm) noun 1. the upper limb of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2. this limb, exclusive of the hand. 3. the forelimb of any four legged vertebrate. 4. some part of an organism like or likened to an arm. 5. any arm like… …

  • 16arm — 1. n. 1 each of the upper limbs of the human body from the shoulder to the hand. 2 a the forelimb of an animal. b the flexible limb of an invertebrate animal (e.g. an octopus). 3 a the sleeve of a garment. b the side part of a chair etc., used to …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 17arm — {{11}}arm (n.1) upper limb, O.E. earm arm, from P.Gmc. *armaz (Cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Ger. arm, O.N. armr, O.Fris. erm), from PIE root *ar fit, join (Cf. Skt. irmah arm, Armenian armukn …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 18arm — 1. noun 1) an arm of the sea Syn: inlet, creek, cove, fjord, bay; estuary, strait(s), sound, channel 2) the political arm of the group Syn: branch, section, department …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19sea-loch — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : an elongated narrow arm of the sea projected into the adjacent land mass …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20The Chronicles of Amber — is group of novels that comprise a fantasy series written by Roger Zelazny. The main series consists of two story arcs, each five novels in length. Additionally, there are a number of Amber short stories and other works. The Amber stories take… …

    Wikipedia