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As a noun arms

is .

As a proper noun harm is

, low german, derived from herman, meaning "army man".

arms

English

Etymology 1

See arm.

Noun

(head)
    • We laid down on the snowbank and moved our arms up and down to make snow angels.

    Etymology 2

    13th Century, from (etyl) armes, (etyl) arma .

    Noun

    (en-plural noun)
  • (pluralonly) Weapons.
  • * 1883 ,
    • The next thing I laid hold of was a brace of pistols, and as I already had a powder horn and bullets, I felt myself well supplied with arms .
  • (heraldry) Synonym for coat of arms.
    • The Duke's arms were a sable gryphon rampant on an argent field.
  • English plurals
    • Usage notes
    * Capitalized, the word is often used in the names of pubs, taverns and the like.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (arm)
    • If the Duke arms himself for war, the king will not sit by idly!

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    harm

    English

    (wikipedia harm)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
  • * , chapter=13
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.}}
  • That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms .

    Usage notes

    * Adjectives often applied to "harm": bodily, physical, environmental, emotional, financial, serious, irreparable, potential, long-term, short-term, permanent, lasting, material, substantial.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

    • Derived terms

    * do no harm * harmer * harmless * harm's way * self-harm * unharmed

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