weapon

[ˈwepən]

Definition:
1. An object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody.
2. Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
3. A means of persuading or arguing.

Synonyms: gun

Use 'weapon' in a sentence:

1. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies.
2. If such a weapon is being designed with that specific purpose, how do you evaluate the risk ?
3. What was the murder weapon?
4. Their most potent weapon was the Exocet missile.
5. The country has not forsworn the use of chemical weapons.
6. It had a butt made also of bronze, which could be a lethal weapon.
7. He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines.
8. One thing that seemed to worry Theresa Hitchens is that the new weapon could increase the danger of a space arms race.
9. There are also protocols on the testing of nuclear weapons.
10. A ban was imposed on the use of chemical weapons.
11. In a situation like this, she wishes she has a gun or some lethal weapon.
12. Currently, I use AK-47 as my primary weapon.
13. A score of countries may be producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons.
14. Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
15. If it was converted into a weapon, where would the vaccines protect the rest of the country come from?
16. I never used a weapon in my life before.
17. The corporal ignored him, sliding the empty magazine from his weapon and replacing it with a fresh one.
18. They handed the weapons over to the police.
19. She looked desperately around for a weapon.
20. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they're going to think twice about breaking in.
21. The weapon used in the raid was a replica.
22. Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody.
23. This kind of weapon is obsolete.
24. The first exhibit was a knife which the prosecution claimed was the murder weapon.
25. You are intelligent because you have the ultimate weapon against the big N.B.D—Nervous Break Down.
26. Their main weapon against super skinny models: a brand of civil disobedience dubbed "body activism".
27. Chemical weapons are banned internationally.
28. He has said he will use all the weapons at his disposal.
29. The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon.
30. This bird employs its beak as a weapon.
31. Enriched uranium is a key component of a nuclear weapon.
32. I know one secret weapon they have; their God is all-powerful--he destroyed us once, and he might again.
33. The human race has enough weapons to annihilate itself.
34. The question is whether it will be most used for peaceful purposes or as a deadly weapon.
35. The murder weapon was found concealed in undergrowth.
36. For instance, after killing, it was his spectacles he wiped instead of his weapon.
37. They insisted on the immediate surrender of all weapons.
38. Discipline was the new coach's secret weapon.
39. The police have been trying to prevent them carrying weapons.
40. The police still haven't found the murder weapon.
41. Police frogmen searched the lake for the murder weapon.
42. His first task was to search them for weapons.
43. Education is the only weapon to fight the spread of the disease.
44. He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon.
45. Exactly what can be called an offensive weapon is still a grey area.
46. He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
47. Nuclear weapons should be used only as a last resort.
48. They took him to the station and booked him for assault with a deadly weapon.
49. The report outlined possible uses for the new weapon.
50. They handed over the weapons as a gesture of good faith.
51. He claims that several countries have developed nuclear weapons secretly.
52. The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place.
53. 65 percent of the 1987 budget went for nuclear weapons research and production.
54. Guilt is the secret weapon for the control of children.