sword
English Thesaurus
1. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | arm, weapon, weapon system, |
| definition | : | any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | backsword, |
| definition | : | a sword with only one cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | broadsword, |
| definition | : | a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cutlas, cutlass, |
| definition | : | a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | falchion, |
| definition | : | a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | fencing sword, |
| definition | : | a sword used in the sport of fencing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rapier, tuck, |
| definition | : | a straight sword with a narrow blade and two edges (noun.artifact) |
| instance hyponym | : | excalibur, |
| definition | : | the legendary sword of King Arthur (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | blade, |
| definition | : | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | foible, |
| definition | : | the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | forte, |
| definition | : | the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | haft, helve, |
| definition | : | the handle of a weapon or tool (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hilt, |
| definition | : | the handle of a sword or dagger (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | peak, point, tip, |
| definition | : | a V shape (noun.shape) |
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