Sword

  • 21sword — [[t]sɔrd, soʊrd[/t]] n. 1) mil a weapon, typically having a long, sharp edged blade affixed to a hilt or handle 2) this weapon as a symbol of military power, punitive justice, etc.: The pen is mightier than the sword[/ex] 3) a cause of death or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22sword — /sɔd / (say sawd) noun 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp edged on one side or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle. 2. this weapon as… …

  • 23sword — see whosoever draws his sword against the prince must throw the scabbard away he who lives by the sword dies by the sword the pen is mightier than the sword …

    Proverbs new dictionary

  • 24sword — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before 12th century 1. a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 25sword — noun /sɔːd,soʊrd/ a) A long bladed weapon having a handle and sometimes a hilt and designed to stab, cut or slash. <! This is encyclopedic: It was sheathed in a scabbard. It was originally a melée weapon that was used in serious combat, but… …

    Wiktionary

  • 26Sword —    Of the Hebrew was pointed, sometimes two edged, was worn in a sheath, and suspended from the girdle (Ex. 32:27; 1 Sam. 31:4; 1 Chr. 21:27; Ps. 149:6: Prov. 5:4; Ezek. 16:40; 21:3 5).    It is a symbol of divine chastisement (Deut. 32:25; Ps. 7 …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 27sword —    the penis    Viewed sexually as in the male vulgarism pork sword. A sword swallower is the patient in fellatio.    A swordsman is a male profligate:     Bit of a swordsman, was he? ... The post mortem suggests there was sexual activity on the… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 28sword — noun 1》 a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and often worn as part of ceremonial dress.     ↘(the sword) literary military power; violence. 2》 (swords) one of the suits in a tarot pack.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29sword — See: AT SWORDS POINTS, PUT TO THE SWORD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 30sword — See: AT SWORDS POINTS, PUT TO THE SWORD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

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