Thesaurus:sword
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Sense: a long, edged piece of forged metal, used primarily as a cutting or thrusting weapon
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Metonyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- sica
- Harpe
- dirk
- kopis
- gladius
- spatha
- Xiphos
- falcata
- makhaira
- rhomphaia
- arming sword
- Baselard
- Falchion
- Shashka
- Viking sword
- Curtana
- Szabla
- Zweihänder
- Katzbalger
- claymore
- cinquedea
- dussack
- longsword
- estoc
- side-sword
- bilbo
- flame-bladed sword
- Swiss saber
- Kriegsmesser
- rapier
- cutlass
- small sword
- épée
- dueling sword
- espada ropera
- hunting sword
- pistol sword
- broadsword
- foil
- spadroon
- Mameluke sword
- —
- chokutō
- tachi
- nodachi
- wakizashi
- uchigatana
- katana
- —
- khopesh
- acinaces
- scimitar
- kilij
- shamshir
- saif
- yatagan
- —
- jian
- dao
- hwandudaedo
- kampilan
- bolo
- khanda
- zhanmadao
- hook sword
- dha
- firangi
- talwar
- kris
- kukri
- kastane
- kalis
- yanmaodao
- krabi
- wodao
- miao dao
- panabas
- urumi
- klewang
- —
- macuahuitl
- macana
- machete
- —
- shotel
- ida
- billao
- kaskara
- flyssa
- takoba
Hypernyms
[edit]Meronyms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “727. arms” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “sword” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.