Sword (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle.
  2. this weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority, etc.: The pen is mightier than the sword.
  3. a cause of death or destruction.
  4. war, combat, slaughter, or violence, especially military force or aggression: to perish by the sword.
  5. the code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by British forces.
Idioms
  1. mutually antagonistic or hostile; opposed: Father and son are constantly at swords' point.
  2. cross swords,
    • to engage in combat; fight.
    • to disagree violently; argue: The board members crossed swords in the selection of a president.
  3. to slay; execute: The entire population of the town was put to the sword.
noun
  1. a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
  2. such a weapon worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority
  3. something resembling a sword, such as the snout of a swordfish
  4. to argue or fight
  5. the sword
    • violence or power, esp military power
    • death; destruction
Sword (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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