arm vs member

arm

noun
  • A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal. 

  • A pitcher 

  • A group of patients in a medical trial. 

  • A long, narrow, more or less rigid part of an object extending from the main part or centre of the object, such as the arm of an armchair, a crane, a pair of spectacles or a pair of compasses. 

  • The extended portion of the upper limb, from the shoulder to the elbow. 

  • The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm. 

  • One of the two parts of a chromosome. 

  • Heraldic bearings or insignia. 

  • A branch of an organization. 

  • A bay or inlet off a main body of water. 

  • A weapon. 

  • The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. 

  • Power; might; strength; support. 

adj
  • To be pitied; pitiful; wretched. 

  • Poor; lacking in riches or wealth. 

verb
  • To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. 

  • To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency. 

  • To take up weapons; to arm oneself. 

  • To fit (a magnet) with an armature. 

  • To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate. 

  • To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip. 

  • To become prepared for action; to activate. 

member

noun
  • Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. 

  • A file stored within an archive file. 

  • the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court. 

  • The penis. 

  • A part of a whole. 

  • One who officially belongs to a group. 

  • An element of a set. 

  • Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign. 

  • A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause. 

  • One of the propositions making up a syllogism. 

  • A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class. 

  • friend 

How often have the words arm and member occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )