Armed Forces of the United States

armed

— adjective (used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms armed robbery — adjective (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns — adjective having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination the many-armed goddess Shiva

forces noun

— (military) troops (plural only). — Troops

of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

united Adjective

— I some things (two or more) are united they are together. These act as one thing. This is often used for people of groups of people. We are united in our goals. John as Sue were united in holy matrimony (marriage) last week. We stand united against our enemies.

States properNoun

— (historical, US) Those parts of the United States comprising states rather than territories. — (Channel Islands) The parliament of either of the two Channel Islands countries: the States of Guernsey or the States of Jersey.