Synonyms of the word

weapon

• n. An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
• n. An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another.
• n. (informal, humorous) A tool of any kind.

arm

• n. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.
• n. (anatomy) The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow.
• n. A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.
• n. A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object,…
• n. (geography) A bay or inlet off a main body of water.
• n. A branch of an organization.
• n. (figuratively) Power; might; strength; support.
• n. (baseball, slang) A pitcher.
• n. (genetics) One of the two parts of a chromosome.
• n. A group of patients in a medical trial.
• v. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms.
• v. To supply with arms or limbs.
• adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Poor; lacking in riches or wealth.
• adj. (Britain dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To be pitied; pitiful; wretched.
• n. (usually used in the plural) A weapon.
• n. (in the plural) heraldic bearings or insignia.
• v. To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
• v. To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
• v. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
• v. (figuratively) To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
• v. To fit (a magnet) with an armature.

artillery

• n. Large cannon-like weapons, transportable and usually operated by more than one person.
• n. An army unit that uses such weapons.
• n. Gunnery.

instrument

• n. A device used to produce music.
• n. A means or agency for achieving an effect.
• n. A measuring or displaying device.
• n. A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.
• n. (law) A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.
• n. (figuratively) A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.
• v. (transitive) To apply measuring devices.
• v. (transitive) To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.
• v. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.

persuasion

• n. The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of…
• n. An argument or other statement intended to influence one's opinions or beliefs; a way of persuading someone.
• n. A strongly held conviction, opinion or belief.
• n. One's ability or power to influence someone's opinions or feelings; persuasiveness.
• n. A specified religious adherence, a creed; any school of thought or ideology.
• n. (colloquial or humorous) Any group having a specified characteristic or attribute in common.

suasion

• n. The act of urging or influencing; persuasion.