Thesaurus results for DAGGER

dagger

noun

Definition of dagger

as in poniard

a sharp pointed knife that is used as a weapon

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Recent Examples of dagger The road Game 3 win reigns supreme in Liberty lore after Sabrina Ionescu drained a 28-foot game-winning dagger. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026 That is not Brutus sharpening his dagger on the Senate steps – that is what good governance looks like, and by any rule of good governance, Goldman Sachs is lucky to have David Solomon continuing at the helm. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026 Dansby Swanson’s third-inning strikeout with two on and no outs in Game 2 was the dagger. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 The dagger fourth goal was an own-goal by Zorhan Bassong, who accidentally headed the ball into his own net. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dagger

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Noun

This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.

— John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017

Definition of poniard

Noun

Both his suggestion and the jolly appreciation seem out of tune with the situation ‘far from home’, which may be a military manoeuvre involving mock battles and bayonet practice, or a preparation for actual combat.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the standout features of these new headphones is their special locking cable, which uses a secure bayonet connection that’s designed to stay firmly attached during use.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of bayonet

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The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.

— Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.

— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024

Definition of cutlass

Noun

The Babylone style is a laced stiletto sandal that is decorated at the toe strap with the YSL Cassandre in a bronze-tone metal.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Andres Assous' recent collaboration with the stunning Bri Tiesi features several pairs of covetable stiletto boots (knee-high and ankle), fierce ankle strap pumps, sophisticated loafers and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stiletto

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Officers found a switchblade and a glass drug pipe in his pants pockets, according to the complaint.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Chris Cooper, a political scientist at Western Carolina University (of no relation to the candidate), sometimes jokes that Roy Cooper is like Mister Rogers, if Mister Rogers carried a switchblade.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of switchblade

Noun

It is alleged that the altercation escalated, and Cawthon produced a pocketknife, threatened the victim and stabbed the victim's dog, according to prosecutors.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Test your news knowledge with this week's Fox News Digital News Quiz, featuring a controversy over an attorney’s social media post and a pocketknife discovered by Transportation Security Administration officers.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of pocketknife

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