swordlike
- adjective
- /ˈsɔrdˌlaɪk/
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en forma de espada
- Take the sotol, a succulent with swordlike leaves and serrated edges, which proliferates in the high Chihuahuan Desert.
- swordlike foliage
- swordlike leaves
Examples
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Then CLANG! A swordlike shaft punches through the ceiling and spears down four feet into the elevator car.
Fiction book (1991) -
The narrow, swordlike foliage is elegant throughout the season.
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Pointing toward the sky are the swordlike leaves of variegated orris root (Iris pallida 'Variegata').
Synonyms
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4.9
Shaped like a long thin sharp needle
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3.2
Having a very thin end that can prick or cut
Shaped like a long narrow sword blade
Long, narrow and pointed like a sword blade
Narrow and flat, getting thinner at the end like a knife
Long and narrow like a sword, often used to describe leaves
Having one or more thin, sharp parts used to cut, like a knife
A thing with a very thin, sharp edge or shape
Narrow and tapering to a pointed tip like a lance
Long and pointed like a thin sharp stick
A shape that is pointed, gets narrow, and ends in a sharp tip
Antonyms
How Narrow
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Swordlike comes from the old word sword, meaning 'a long sharp blade', and the ending -like, which means 'similar to'. So something swordlike is long, narrow and pointed, like the blade of a sword.