stylet

noun

Definition of styletnext
as in bayonet

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Recent Examples of stylet 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 The procedure involves using a slender surgical probe known as a stylet to guide a tube down the woman's throat, according to Dr. Hudman Hoo, a pulmonologist and the medical director of St. Anthony's Hospital's ICU ward in St. Petersburg, Florida. — Randi Kaye and Travis Caldwell, CNN, 11 Sep. 2021 The respiratory therapist pulled out my stylet, inflated the tip balloon through its small port at the top, attached an Ambu bag to the open mouth of the endotracheal tube and pushed in liters of oxygen. — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
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
  • Damon can be as crisp an orator as any actor now working, but his performance here reminds you why Jason Bourne, moving stealthily through a crowd like a sheathed dagger, remains one of his defining roles.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • 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
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
  • To keep a deep Philadelphia lineup off balance, Scott used his four-seam fastball for strikeouts, went to his sweeper early and often in counts, and mixed his cutter, curveball and splitter effectively.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 July 2026
  • Northwestern State right-hander Dylan Marionneaux (4) throws a ton of strikes with a bunch of average pitches, highlighted by a big-breaking upper-80s cutter that borders on a slider.
    — Keith Law, New York Times, 16 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
  • Kloss sported a strapless satin gown, pairing it with a matching clutch and stiletto sandals.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 July 2026
  • The $850 style is cut higher on the foot than a low-vamp pump, with a dramatic point, slim 100mm stiletto and small JC emblem at the back.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 June 2026
Definition of stiletto

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