arm vs missile

arm and missile both are nouns.

arm is a verb but missile is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arm	Yes	No	Yes	No
missile	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, missile is a hyponym of arm; that is, missile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than arm:

arm: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
missile: a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

Other hyponyms of arm include bow, bow and arrow, brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, fire ship, flamethrower, gun, knife, light arm, projectile, slasher, sling, lance, shaft, spear, stun baton, stun gun, blade, brand, steel, sword, hatchet, tomahawk, W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD, Greek fire, pole weapon, polearm, repulsor.

arm (noun)	missile (noun)
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm	a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting	a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
the part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person
any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
a division of some larger or more complex organization

arm (verb)	missile (verb)
prepare oneself for a military confrontation
supply with arms

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