Definition of sword
1 : a weapon (such as a cutlass or rapier) with a long blade for cutting or thrusting that is often used as a symbol of honor or authority
2a : an agency or instrument of destruction or combatb : the use of force the pen is mightier than the sword — E. G. Bulwer-Lytton
3 : coercive power
4 : something that resembles a sword
at swords' points
: mutually antagonistic : ready to fight
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Examples of sword in a Sentence
once upon a time dueling with swords was the gentlemanly way to settle a point of honor
Recent Examples of sword from the Web
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In Zika's case the story seems to be more about what didn't happen, and that's a double-edged sword.
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Murray used a sword to open the bottle and took a swig.
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Murray reached into it and grabbed bottles of beer for both himself and fellow Cubs fan Offerman, opening them with a sword.
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Murray used a sword to open the bottle and took a swig.
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A sword-swinging woman stabbed her ex-boyfriend during a fight at a north-side gas station, metropolitan police said.
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Ma, in his CNBC interview, allows that artificial intelligence is a double-edged sword.
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One of the most exciting scenes in the play has the two leads dueling during a sword fight, which Williamson took too seriously and injured his co-star.
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The utter simplicity of the battle system was a double-edged sword that cut straight to the heart of my ability to enjoy the game.
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Origin and Etymology of sword
Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword
SWORD Defined for English Language Learners
sword
playDefinition of sword for English Language Learners
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: a weapon with a long metal blade that has a sharp point and edge
SWORD Defined for Kids
sword
playDefinition of sword for Students
: a weapon having a long blade usually with a sharp point and edge
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