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 Definitions of SWORD  [ɔrd, soʊrd]  

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Definition of 'SWORD' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) sword
a weapon, typically having a long, sharp-edged blade affixed to a hilt or handle.

2.  sword
this weapon as a symbol of military power, punitive justice, etc.:
The pen is mightier than the sword.

3.  sword
a cause of death or destruction.

4.  sword
military force or aggression, esp. war:
to perish by the sword.

5.  sword
to engage in combat; fight.

6.  sword
to disagree violently; argue.


Definition of 'SWORD' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) sword, blade, brand, steel
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard


Definition of 'SWORD' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) sword
a weapon like a long straight knife, used in the past
a horseman with a sword


Definition of 'SWORD' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) SWORD
an offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties

2. (noun) SWORD
hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or of authority and power

3. (noun) SWORD
destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension

4. (noun) SWORD
the military power of a country

5. (noun) SWORD
one of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended


Translation of 'SWORD' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: 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.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: swaard Arabic flag Arabic: سَيْف Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: меч
Brazilian flag Brazilian: espada Czech flag Czech: meč German flag German: das Schwert
Danish flag Danish: sværd Greek flag Greek: ξίφος Spanish flag Spanish: espada
Estonian flag Estonian: mõõk Farsi flag Farsi: شمشيرباز Finnish flag Finnish: miekka
French flag French: épée Hebrew flag Hebrew: חֶרֶב Hindi flag Hindi: तलवार, कृपाण, सैन्‍यबल, य
Croatian flag Croatian: mač, sablja Hungarian flag Hungarian: kard Indonesian flag Indonesian: pedang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: sverð Italian flag Italian: spada Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean:  Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kardas, kalavijas,špaga Latvian flag Latvian: zobens
Malay flag Malay: pedang Dutch flag Dutch: zwaard Norwegian flag Norwegian: sverd, kårde
Polish flag Polish: miecz, szpada, szabla Persian flag Persian: شمشيرباز Pashto flag Pashto: توره باز
Portuguese flag Portuguese: espada Romanian flag Romanian: spadă Russian flag Russian: меч; шпага
Slovak flag Slovak: meč Slovenian flag Slovenian: meč Serbian flag Serbian: mač
Swedish flag Swedish: svärd Thai flag Thai: ดาบ Turkish flag Turkish: kılıç
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 劍,刀 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: меч; шпага Urdu flag Urdu: تلوار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: gươm, kiếm, đao Chinese flag Chinese: 剑,刀

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'SWORD' - Nearby Entries  

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