🇬🇧 Weapon meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A weapon is an object or tool that people use to hurt, scare, or fight others, especially in battles or wars. Some weapons are very dangerous, so they are only supposed to be used by soldiers, police, or in stories and games—not for play in real life.

My secret weapon in hide-and-seek is pretending to be a pile of laundry, which is easy because my room is a mess.

At the costume party, my weapon was a spray bottle of glitter, and now the entire house sparkles forever.

My dad claimed his singing was a secret weapon, but it only chased everyone out of the room.

At breakfast, my only weapon against the evil broccoli omelet was a bottle of ketchup.

Some animals use strange “weapons,” like horned lizards that can squirt blood from their eyes to scare enemies away!

The child saw a big dog and picked up a stick as a weapon. He held the stick like a weapon to scare the dog. The dog stopped. A woman said, "That stick is a weapon." She gave the child a ball, not a weapon. The child dropped the weapon, and he smiled.

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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