arm in English: The long part of your body between your shoulder and your hand. (noun)

Translation

The long part of your body between your shoulder and your hand.

Word origin

From Old English earm, the old Germanic word for the arm.

Origin: Old English
Root: earm

Grammar

Gender

Pluralarms

Examples

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"Arm" is the part of the body between the shoulder and hand.

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"Arms" is the plural, because we have two of them.

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Here "arm" is the part of the body you raise.

Related words

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

hand

The part of your body at the end of your arm, with fingers and a thumb.

leg

One of the two long parts of your body that you use to stand and walk.

hold

To have something in your hands or arms and keep it there.

carry

To hold something and move it from one place to another.

crawl

To move along the ground on your hands and knees.

jacket

A short coat with sleeves that you wear over your other clothes.

knee

The joint in the middle of your leg, where the leg bends.

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