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a thrusting weapon with a long, sharp-pointed blade: They fought with swords.Not to be confused with:
soared – rose into the air; rose rapidly; flew a plane that has no engine
sword
(sôrd)n.1. A weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
3. b. Military power or jurisdiction.
Idioms: at swords' points
put to the sword
[Middle English, from Old English sweord.]
sword
(sɔːd) n1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
2. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) such a weapon worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority
3. something resembling a sword, such as the snout of a swordfish
5. (Military) the sword b. death; destruction: to put to the sword.
[Old English sweord; related to Old Saxon swerd, Old Norse sverth, Old High German swert]
ˈswordˌlikeadj
sword
(sɔrd, soʊrd)n.
1. 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.
4. military force or aggression, esp. war: to perish by the sword.
Idioms: 1. at swords' points, mutually ready to fight or argue; opposed.
2. cross swords, b. to disagree violently; argue.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English sweord, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon swerd, Old High German swert, Old Norse sverth]
sword
- sheath - Seems to have first been a split stick that a sword could be inserted into.
- spades - As a suit in a deck of cards, it has nothing to do with spades as tools, but comes from Spanish espada, 'sword.'
- spay - A shortening of a French word espeer, meaning 'cut with a sword.'
- gladiator, gladiate - The main Latin word for sword was gladius, from which came gladiator; gladiate is an adjective meaning sword-shaped.
| Noun | 1. | sword - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard steel, blade, brand blade - the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge broadsword - a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab cavalry sword, saber, sabre - a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back cutlas, cutlass - a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors falchion - a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point fencing sword - a sword used in the sport of fencing foible - the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip forte - the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible hilt - the handle of a sword or dagger rapier, tuck - a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; 'he was licensed to carry a weapon' tip, peak, point - a V shape; 'the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points' |
sword
noun1.blade, brand(archaic), trusty steelThe stubby sword used by ancient Roman gladiators.
cross swordsfight, argue, dispute, disagree, spar, wrangle, be at loggerheads, come to blows, have a dispute, engage in conflictthe last time they crossed swords was during the 1980s
put someone to the swordkill, murder, slaughter, execute, massacre, put to death, mow downSeventy thousand people were put to the sword.Quotations
'The pen is mightier than the sword' [E.G. Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu]
'All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword' Bible: St. Matthew
'The pen is mightier than the sword' [E.G. Bulwer-Lytton Richelieu]
'All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword' Bible: St. Matthew
Swords and other weapons with blades
assegai or assagai, backsword, battle-axe, bayonet, bill, bowie knife, broadsword, claymore, cutlass, dagger, dirk, épée, falchion, foil, halberd, hatchet, jackknife, jerid, jereed, or jerreed, knife or (slang) chiv, kris, kukri, machete, parang, partisan, pike, poleaxe, poniard, rapier, sabre or saber, scimitar, sgian-dhu, sheath knife, skean, smallsword, snickersnee, spear, spontoon, stiletto, stone axe, sword or (archaic) glaive, sword bayonet, swordstick, tomahawk, trench knife, yataghan or ataghanmeč
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sword
[sɔːd]A.N → espadaf
to put sb to the sword → pasar a algn a cuchillo
to cross swords with sb → habérselas con algn
to be a double-edged sword → ser un arma de doblefilo
those that live by the sword die by the sword → el que a hierromata a hierromuere
to put sb to the sword → pasar a algn a cuchillo
to cross swords with sb → habérselas con algn
to be a double-edged sword → ser un arma de doblefilo
those that live by the sword die by the sword → el que a hierromata a hierromuere
sword
[ˈsɔːrd]n → épéefto cross swords with sb
(fig) → croiser le fer avec qnthe sword of Damocles → l'épée de Damoclèssword fight n → combatm à l'épée
sword
n → Schwertnt; to cross swords with somebody(lit, fig) → mit jdm die Klinge(n) kreuzen; by fire and (the) sword → mit Feuer und Schwert; those that live by the sword die by the sword (prov) → wer das Schwertergreift, der soll durchsSchwertumkommen
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in cpds → Schwert-; sword and sorceryn (Liter) Sciencefiction mit mittelalterlichen Themen
swordbearer
sword cane
sword dance
swordfish
swordplay
swordpoint
sword
:swordstick
sword swallower
sword
[sɔːd]n → spadasword
(soːd) noun a weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges. He drew his sword (from its sheath) and killed the man. swaard سَيْف меч espada meč das Schwert sværd ξίφοςespada mõõk شمشيرباز miekka épéeחרב तलवार, कृपाण, सैन्यबल, युद्ध mač, sablja kard pedang sverð spada 剣 칼 kardas, kalavijas, špaga zobens pedang zwaardsverd, kårdemiecz, szpada, szabla توره باز espada spadă меч; шпага meč meč mač svärd ดาบ kılıç 劍，刀 меч; шпага تلوار gươm, kiếm, đao 剑，刀
ˈsword-play noun the activity of fencing. swaardveg مُبارَزَه بالسَّيْف фехтовка esgrima šerm das Fechten fægtning ξιφασκίαesgrima vehklemine شمشيربازي miekkailu escrime סַיָפוּת असि-क्रीड़ा mačevanje kardforgatás permainan anggar skylmingar scherma 剣術 검술, 펜싱 fechtavimasis paukošana seni bermain pedang het schermen sabel-/kårdefekting szermierka توره بازی کول esgrima scrimă фехтование šerm sabljanje mačevanje svärdslek, fäktning การฟันดาบ kılıç oyunu 舞劍 фехтування تلوار بازی thuật đánh kiếm, cuộc đấu kiếm 舞剑
ˈswordsman
(ˈsoːdz-) noun a man who can fight or fence with a sword. swaardvegter مُبارِز بالسَّيْف фехтовач esgrimista šermíř der Fechter fægter ξιφομάχοςespadachín; esgrimidor vehkleja شمشيرباز miekkailija escrimeur/-euse סיף तलवारिया mačevalac kardforgató pemain pedang skylmingamaður schermitore, schermitrice 剣士 검객, 검술가 fechtuotojas paukotājs pemain pedang schermerfekter szermierz توره باز esgrimista scrimeur фехтовальщик šermiar mečevalec mačevalac fäktare นักสู้ที่ใช้ดาบ iyi kılıç kullanan kimse 劍客，擊劍運動員 фехтувальник شمشیر زن kiếm sĩ, nhà kiếm thuật 剑客
ˈswordtail noun a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail. swaardstert سَمَك ذو ذيل شَبيه بالسَّيْف риба меч espada mečovka der Schwertschwanzfisch sværddrager είδος τροπικού ψαριού pez espada mõõkkala شمشيرماهي miekkapyrstö porte-épée דָג חֶרֶב एक मछली švert, sabljonoša (tropska ribica) mexikói kardfarkú hal ikan ekor pedang hitabeltisfiskur (portatore di spada) ソードテール (민물고기) 소드테일 kardonešis ikan ekor pedang zwaarddragertje sverdfisk ryba-miecz شمشیر ماهی peşte-spadă меченосец mečovka mečarica sabljarka svärdbärare ปลาเขตร้อนที่มีขนาดเล็ก kılıçkuyruk 劍尾魚 мечоносець صاف پانی میں رہنے والی ایک مچھلی جس کی دم تلوار جیسی ہوتی ہے cá mũi kiếm 剑尾鱼
cross swords to quarrel or disagree. I try not to cross swords with my boss. swaarde kruis يَتَجادَل مَع، يَتَخاصَم مَع споря arrumar confusão křížit meče Klingen kreuzen mit krydse klinger; skændes διαξιφίζομαι habérselas con alguien mõõku ristama, tülitsema دست وپنجه نرم كردن taittaa peistä croiser le fer avecריב से संघर्ष करना ukrstiti mačeve, ogledati se s kime „pengét vált” vkivel bertikai deila við incrociare le spade やり合う 논전을 벌이다, 싸우다 susibarti, susiimti sastrīdēties; krustot zobenus berbalah de degens kruisen krysse klinge med, kranglespierać się لاس او پنجه نرم کول terçar armas a încrucişa spada cu вступать в спор skrížiť meče prekrižati meče ukrstiti mačeve växla hugg med, ha en dust med ทะเลาะ; ไม่เห็นด้วย tartışmak, çatışmak 爭論 схрестити шпаги; ламати списи جھگڑا یا تکرار کرنا cãi nhau, bất đồng 争论
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