stylet

noun

Definition of styletnext
as in bayonet

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Recent Examples of stylet The scale insects pierce through the thin bark of the beeches with a stylet and inject enzymes to help digest the plant material. — Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2026 Although mites are arachnids, the most common garden insect pests, namely aphids, scales, mealybugs, and whiteflies, all suck from plant foliage with stylets. — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025 The team explains how scientists can examine an octopus’ beak, stylets, and growth rings in the lab to determine how old the animal is. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Apr. 2024 Sulfur sprays and stylet oil fungicides will also reduce the spread of powdery mildew. — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023 The last stylet—the hypopharynx—drips mosquito saliva into the wound. — John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023 Then, the mosquito uses one stylet—the labrum—to prod around, seeking a blood vessel to pierce. — John Sass, Field & Stream, 11 Apr. 2023 In the ring-mating species, its walls are thick to prevent injury from the intruding stylet or the anchored sperm. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 10 Jan. 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stylet
  1. bayonet
  2. dagger
  3. poniard
  4. bodkin
  5. cutlass
  6. cutter
  7. knife
  8. stiletto
Noun
  • Back then, students halted studies to pick up rifles, muskets, and bayonets.
    — Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
  • The Continental Army went into the battle with a two-to-one advantage in numbers, but when most of the American militia crumbled in the face of a British bayonet charge, Pumphrey's unit was outnumbered, Wise says.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 23 June 2026
Definition of bayonet
Noun
  • The dagger goal with which Gotham FC sunk the record-breaking KC Current in 2025 was out of the second phase of a set piece.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The delivery apps offer discovery and delivery for their 15% to 30% cut—a useful (if brutally expensive) tool for a family-run shop and a dagger to the pizza chains who once stood out by offering those services in-house.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of dagger
Noun
  • This includes openly carrying the famous Jim Bowie knife, as well as daggers, dirks, throwing knives, stilettos, poniards, swords, machetes and spears.
    — John Tufts, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2017
Definition of poniard
Noun
  • The bodkins were helpful tools that could double as hairpins.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Icke also occasionally cues up some Bob Dylan songs, chosen for their on-the-bodkin lyrics.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 30 June 2022
Definition of bodkin
Noun
  • The workers blamed Landi — who was still in charge — for their troubles, and an image of Landi posing, pirate-style, with a cartoon-villain expression and a cutlass between his teeth became a symbol for Eutelia’s misdeeds.
    — Atossa Araxia Abrahamian Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The ultimate prop was the pirate flag, which could be decorated with a skull and crossbones (as in the classic Jolly Roger design), bleeding hearts, hourglasses, spears, cutlasses and skeletons.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Definition of cutlass
Noun
  • Thought the cutter was really good, but by far, the best his curveball and slider have been.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Future launches could carry new tools, such as a knife, a cutter, or a robotic screwdriver for more invasive servicing or repairs.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • That case focused mostly on the details of the knife attack itself; the federal one delves more into questions of motive.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
  • Greek media reported the suspect had been brandishing a knife and threatening people before the attack, prompting a bystander to call police.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of knife
Noun
  • Her sleek new ‘do went perfectly with her preppy ensemble, which consisted of a navy Burberry trench coat and black suede stiletto boots.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026
  • The shoe style is Maison Christian Louboutin‘s contemporary take on the timeless stiletto sandal.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Definition of stiletto

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