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sword

Definition

  • noun: a weapon with a long metal blade that has a sharp point and edge
  • noun: a weapon (as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
  • synonyms: war, dissension, brand

Examples

  • a threat that hangs over us like a/the 'sword of Damocles'

  • Freedom of expression can be a 'double-edged sword'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) mothers, daughters, sons And thus o'er-sized with coagulate gore, the hellish Pyrrhus old grandsire Priam seeks So proceed you His antique sword, rebellious to his arm, lies where it falls, rejecting all command Unequal matched, Pyrrhus at Priam drives, in rage strikes wide But with the weight and wind of his fell sword the unnerved father falls Then did the senseless city seem to feel this blow And with a hideous crash take prisoner Pyrrhus' ear (..)
    2015 Hamlet