dagger

About 2.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.
2. noun The typographical mark †.
3. noun A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.

   His last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.

4. verb To pierce with a dagger; to stab.
5. verb To perform the daggering dance.
6. noun A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

Similar words

obelisk sword blade snee knife cloak skean cross sets aaia

Often followed by

in and of into from to with at was

Word family

daggerlike daggers