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armor

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

Pronunciation

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ahrmer

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈɑɹmɚ

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Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. uncountable

    A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

  2. uncountable

    A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.

  3. Tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant

  4. countable

    A tank, or other heavy mobile assault vehicle.

  5. uncountable

    A metal plate, protecting a ship, military vehicle, or aircraft.

verb

  1. transitive

    To provide something with an analogous form of protection.

  2. transitive

    To equip something with armor or a protective coating or hardening.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

Used this way, armor is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use armor

  • “Knights in medieval times wore heavy armor for protection in battle.”

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Tank / military

heavy armorwhole armor

Protective

protective armor

Tough

body armor

Other combinations

armor platearmor platingshining armorfull armor

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • armoredadjectiveInflected form

    Protected by armor (used of persons or things military).

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • armorynounDerived noun · specialist

    A collection of resources.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • armor platenounCompound term

    Specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire.

  • armored carnounCompound term

    An armor-plated truck with strong doors and locks used to transport money or valuables.

  • armored catfishnounCompound term

    South American catfish having the body covered with bony plates.

  • armored combat vehiclenounCompound term

    An enclosed armored military vehicle.

  • armored dinosaurnounCompound term

    Dinosaurs having bony armour.

  • armored personnel carriernounCompound term

    An armored vehicle (usually equipped with caterpillar treads) that is used to transport infantry.

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