Sword

  • 31sword — Synonyms and related words: Excalibur, ax, battler, belligerent, belted knight, bickerer, bilbo, blade, bravo, brawler, broadsword, bully, bullyboy, claymore, cold steel, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, cutlass, cutlery, cutter,… …

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  • 32sword — [OE] Sword comes from a prehistoric Germanic *swertham, which also produced German schwert, Dutch zwaard, Swedish svärd, and Danish sværd. It is not known what its ultimate source was, although it has been speculated that it may have links with… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33sword — See: at swords points, put to the sword …

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  • 34sword — n See pork sword …

    Contemporary slang

  • 35sword — n. 1. Sabre, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, cimeter, rapier, claymore, hanger, steel, brand, bilbo, skean, Toledo, tuck. 2. Emblem of vengeance, emblem of justice. 3. Destruction by the sword. 4. Military power. 5. War, strife, dissension …

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  • 36sword — noun a ceremonial sword cross swords Syn: blade, foil, broadsword, épée, cutlass, rapier, saber, scimitar; literary brand …

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  • 37sword — n 1. blade, trusty blade, steel, cold steel; cutlass, saber, rapier, broadsword, claymore, anelace, schiavone. 2. war, combat, strife, violence; carnage, massacre, butchery, slaughter; military force or power; brute force. 3. cross swords a.… …

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  • 38sword — [sɔːd] noun [C] a weapon with a short handle and a long sharp blade • a double edged / two edged sword a situation that has bad aspects as well as good aspects[/ex] …

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  • 39sword —   Pahi kaua.     Flaming sword (Biblical), pahi waka waka …

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  • 40sword — [OE] Sword comes from a prehistoric Germanic *swertham, which also produced German schwert, Dutch zwaard, Swedish svärd, and Danish sværd. It is not known what its ultimate source was, although it has been speculated that it may have links with… …

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