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noun

plural of poniard
as in daggers

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poniards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of poniard
as in quills

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for poniards
  1. daggers
  2. thrusts
  3. bayonets
  4. riddles
  5. knives
  6. cutters
Noun
  • Weary of seeing people pick their teeth with daggers, Cardinal Richelieu has knives blunted in royal France.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • In his first international meeting with England, Messi had a pair of assists on two late-match daggers that pierced through the hearts of Three Lions’ players and supporters.
    — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of daggers
Verb
  • The shock win is a first for the Irish against India in international cricket across any format — at the 12th time of asking — and thrusts them 1-0 up in the two-match series.
    — Dominic Fifield, New York Times, 26 June 2026
  • His ex-cop brother Adam Driver propositions him on a business scheme which thrusts them into conflict with the Russian mob.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 25 June 2026
Definition of thrusts
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
Definition of bayonets
Verb
  • Blyth was nominated in the supporting role as Mildred's spoiled daughter, Veda, who seduces her mother's second husband (Zachary Scott), then riddles him with bullets in a jealous rage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 June 2026
  • Any trip to the dark night skies of our Southern California deserts reveals a vista full of wonder and mystery — riddles that astrophysicists like myself spend our days unraveling.
    — Steven R. Furlanetto, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
Definition of riddles
Noun
  • One, a delight for the kitchen — the pressure, the camaraderie, the artist's heart, the pirate's adoration of heat and knives — and, another, hard drugs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Officers also found a backpack containing two additional knives.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of knives
Noun
  • Schmidt threw 15 pitches — all fastballs, cutters or sinkers — to Anthony Volpe and Ali Sánchez but threw breaking balls during his warmup.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
  • Bambu also includes a surprisingly complete tool and maintenance kit with Allen keys, unclogging pins, spare filament cutters and wipers, extra screws, cleaning tools, and replacement wear items.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 28 June 2026
Definition of cutters
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