dagger
[noun]
Synonyms: knife, bayonet, dirk, stiletto

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dag‧ger /ˈdæɡə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from dag 'to push a knife into' (14-18 centuries)]

1. a short pointed knife used as a weapon

2. look daggers at somebody informal to look at someone angrily

3. be at daggers drawn if two people are at daggers drawn, they are extremely angry with each other
⇒ cloak-and-dagger

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

dagger
noun
ADJ. curved | ceremonial, jewelled, ornamental
VERB + DAGGER draw | sheathe

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

dagger
ˈdæɡə
See: cloak-and-dagger , look daggers

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