| sword (sôrd) n. Idioms: 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. 2. An instrument of death or destruction. 3. a. The use of force, as in war. b. Military power or jurisdiction. at swords' points Ready for a fight. put to the sword To kill; slay. [Middle English, from Old English sweord.] |
sword [sɔːd]
n
1. (Military / 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. (Military / 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
cross swords to argue or fight
(Military)
the sword
a. violence or power, esp military power
b. death; destruction to put to the sword
[Old English sweord; related to Old Saxon swerd, Old Norse sverth, Old High German swert]
swordless adj
swordlike adj
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  sword - a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guardbacksword - a sword with only one cutting edge 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 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 weapon, weapon system, arm - any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting; "he was licensed to carry a weapon" |
sword
noun
blade, brand (archaic), trusty steel The stubby sword used by ancient Roman gladiators.
cross swords fight, argue, dispute, disagree, spar, wrangle, be at loggerheads, come to blows, have a dispute, engage in conflict the last time they crossed swords was during the 1980s
put someone to the sword kill, murder, slaughter, execute, massacre, put to death, mow down Seventy thousand people were put to the sword.
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 ataghan
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 ataghan
Translations
sword [sɔːd]
sword [ˈsɔːrd] n → épée f
to cross swords with sb (fig) → croiser le fer avec qn
the sword of Damocles → l'épée de Damoclès
sword fight n → combat m à l'épée
to cross swords with sb (fig) → croiser le fer avec qn
the sword of Damocles → l'épée de Damoclès
sword fight n → combat m à l'épée
sword
sword in cpds → Schwert-;
sword:
n → Schwert nt; 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 Schwert ergreift, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen
sword in cpds → Schwert-;
sword and sorcery
n (Liter) Sciencefiction mit mittelalterlichen Themen
swordbearer
n → Schwertträger m
sword cane
n → Stockdegen m
swordfish
n → Schwertfisch m
swordplay
n → (Schwert)fechten nt
swordpoint
n at sword → mit vorgehaltener Klinge
sword:
swordstick
n → Stockdegen m
sword swallower
n → Schwertschlucker(in) m(f)
n sword [soːd]
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 meč sværd das Schwert ξίφος espada mõõk شمشيرباز miekka épée חֶרֶב तलवार, कृपाण, सैन्यबल, युद्ध mač, sablja kard pedang sverð spada 剣 칼 kardas, kalavijas, špaga zobens pedang zwaard sverd, kårde miecz, szpada, szabla espada spadă меч; шпага meč meč mač svärd ดาบ kılıç 劍，刀 меч; шпага تلوار gươm, kiếm, đao 剑，刀
n sword-play
the activity of fencing. swaardveg مُبارَزَه بالسَّيْف фехтовка šerm fægtning das Fechten ξιφασκία esgrima 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 esgrima scrimă фехтование šerm sabljanje mačevanje svärdslek, fäktning การฟันดาบ kılıç oyunu 舞劍 фехтування تلوار بازی thuật đánh kiếm, cuộc đấu kiếm 舞剑
n swordsman [ˈsoːdz-]
a man who can fight or fence with a sword. swaardvegter مُبارِز بالسَّيْف фехтовач šermíř fægter der Fechter ξιφομάχος espadachín; esgrimidor vehkleja شمشيرباز miekkailija escrimeur/-euse סַיָף तलवारिया mačevalac kardforgató pemain pedang skylmingamaður schermitore, schermitrice 剣士 검객, 검술가 fechtuotojas paukotājs pemain pedang schermer fekter szermierz esgrimista scrimeur фехтовальщик šermiar mečevalec mačevalac fäktare นักสู้ที่ใช้ดาบ iyi kılıç kullanan kimse 劍客 фехтувальник شمشیر زن kiếm sĩ, nhà kiếm thuật 剑客
n swordtail
a tropical fish of fresh water, the male having a long sword-shaped tail. swaardstert سَمَك ذو ذيل شَبيه بالسَّيْف риба меч mečovka sværddrager der Schwertschwanzfisch 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 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 křížit meče krydse klinger; skændes Klingen kreuzen mit διαξιφίζομαι habérselas con alguien mõõku ristama, tülitsema دست وپنجه نرم كردن olla napit vastakkain croiser le fer avec רִיב 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, krangle spierać się 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
sword → سيف meč sværd Schwert σπαθί espada miekka épée mač spada 剣 검 zwaard sverd miecz espada меч svärd ดาบ kılıç thanh kiếm 剑
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