dagger
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈdæɡər/
:
puñal
- The assassin drew his dagger and approached silently in the shadows.
- dagger in hand
- sword and dagger
Then he reaches into his pocket and pulls out this dagger.
- Then he reaches into his pocket and pulls out this dagger.
- And then out-of-the-box, he grabs a dagger.
- And she takes the dagger and realizes that she could kill him on the spot.
- The point of a dagger missing, cut off by a framing device made between wood and linen.
- She takes a step sideways so that Cassian can throw a dagger with impeccable aim right in his chest.
- I just knew and wanted to get to the end of it and get the Varian badge, you know, the winged dagger.
- They stuck into our hearts like a dagger, A sense of shame.
- And then when there is contact again, that icy grief dagger comes right back at you.
- But yeah, as far as on me Sock P Dagger, simple, you know, simple knife.
- Walking past business class on Turkish is just like a dagger to the heart.
Examples
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Suppose I were to take a dagger from my sleeve, and make to kill the prisoner with it.
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And if my son still lives, the dagger enclosed is for him.
Fiction book (1992) -
You have your dagger with you?
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Return his dagger to him.
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His hand closed around the steel dagger he always carried at his waist.
Fiction book (1992) -
The one place the dagger can be hidden safely.
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And she takes the dagger and realizes that she could kill him on the spot.
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That dagger was recovered from the remains of the D'Abo house.
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This is the dagger that Prince Yusupov used to murder Rasputin.
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Thrust into his sash was a sheathed dagger with a handle of carved coral.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
A tool with a sharp blade and handle used for cutting or as a weapon
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7.5
A small thin dagger used for stabbing
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9.5
A small pointed knife used for stabbing
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9.9
A small thin dagger used as a weapon in the past
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9.9
A small pointed knife used as a weapon
Compounds
- Archaic
A small old knife with a short pointed blade that collectors keep and museums show
- Specialized
A small mark that shows a third footnote in printed text after an asterisk and a dagger
How Pointed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dagger comes from an old word dagge that meant 'knife'. So a dagger is a small, sharp knife made for stabbing.