Arm
Arm noun - A portable weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder.
Block and arm are semantically related in addition topic. In some cases you can use "Block" instead a noun "Arm", when it comes to topics like subdivision.
How words are described
| old | old arm | old block |
| good | good arm | good block |
| normal | normal arm | normal block |
| regular | regular arm | regular block |
| Other adjectives: original, upper, single, entire, real, massive, large, big, enormous, huge, wrong, wooden, black, main, new, extra, giant, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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If you are skilled and/or lucky enough, you can even use the bare manipulator arm to block attacks, and the arm itself is indestructible.
Source: Video Game / Einhänder -
Lampshaded in "Rise of the Turtles, Part 2", where, while pursued by Kraangs, he ripped off one of their robot armors' arm and uses said arm to block the door, much to his teammates' shock.
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Die By The Sword: Losing legs will make you hop and jump around a bit slower, losing your shield arm means you can't block as effectively, and losing your sword arm makes you completely helpless.
Source: Subsystem Damage
Cite this Source
Block and Arm. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm/block
Arm & Block. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm/block>.
Block or Arm. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/arm/block.
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