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sword

About 13.72 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. 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.
  2. noun A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination. A card of this suit.
  3. noun A card of this suit.
  4. noun One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
  5. noun Violence; military might.
  6. verb To stab or cut with a sword

Similar words

blade brand steel dagger scimitar sabre rapier sheath saber knife

Often followed by

and of in to was is or with that

Word family

swordlike swords

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