sword

UK [soːd] US [sɔɹd]

noun 5verb 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

long, short

double-edged, two-edged

Success at a young age can be a double-edged sword for talented athletes.

ceremonial, dress | Samurai

VERB + SWORD

be armed with, carry, wear | draw, unsheathe | brandish, wield

thrust

The warrior thrust his sword through the wooden door to defend himself.

sheathe

SWORD + NOUN

arm | belt | blade | stroke

Definitions

noun

A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.

He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.

Malicious tunges, though they have no bones, Are ſharper then ſwordes, ſturdier then ſtones.

A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.

One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.

Violence; military might.

verb

To stab or cut with a sword

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade an

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

the pen is mightier than the sword

More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

If the pen is mightier than the sword in American history, it is more likely the pen of a novelist than the typewriter of a reporter — Harriet Beecher Stowe stimulating antislavery

fall on one's sword

To resign from a job or other position of responsibility, especially when pressured to do so.

[Bob] Stempel was laboring to undo the damage when GM's board forced him to fall on his sword after little more than two years on the job.

live by the sword, die by the sword

One who uses violence can expect a violent response; it is better to try to use peaceful means wherever possible.

sword and sorcery

Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using pre-modern weaponry.

In the typical Sword and Sorcery novel, the setting resembles the misty landscape of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, in that larger-than-life heroes struggle against strange and nightm

put to the sword

To execute, especially by using a sword.

Example Bank

He took out his sword and stabbed the man in the stomach.

Wiktionary

Malicious tunges, though they have no bones, Are ſharper then ſwordes, ſturdier then ſtones.

Wiktionary

Unsheathe your sword and dub him presently.

Wiktionary

The pen is mightier than the sword.

Tatoeba · #33795

This sword has a strange history.

Tatoeba · #57655

All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

Tatoeba · #239040

Usage Notes

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