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arm
Noun
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One of the upper limbs people have; arms start at the shoulder and go down to the wrist, sometimes the hand is included.
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A weapon.
arm
Verb
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To give or sell weapons to a person, group, or country.
Our taxes pay to arm the military.
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To get a tool or a weapon ready for action; to activate.
Remember to arm the alarm system.
raising
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adjective
increasing in quantity or value
a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate
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noun
(= elevation)
the event of something being raised upward
an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
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noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
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noun
(= nurture)
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
forward
Preposition
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If something goes forward, it moves in the direction of its front, not its back.
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If something goes forward, it gets better.
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If something goes forward, it moves into the future.
forward
Adjective
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If someone is forward, they are too friendly when talking to strangers.
forward
Verb
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If you forward a letter, message, etc., you send it.
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If you forward your career, you make it more successful or better.
forward
Noun
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A forward is a player whose position plays closer to the other team's end in games like soccer.