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- [bey-uh-nit, -net, bey-uh-net]
- /ˈbeɪ ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbeɪ əˈnɛt/
- /ˈbeɪ.ə.nət/
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- [bey-uh-nit, -net, bey-uh-net]
- /ˈbeɪ ə nɪt, -ˌnɛt, ˌbeɪ əˈnɛt/
Definitions of bayonet word
- countable noun bayonet A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon. 3
- verb bayonet To bayonet someone means to push a bayonet into them. 3
- noun bayonet a blade that can be attached to the muzzle of a rifle for stabbing in close combat 3
- noun bayonet a type of fastening in which a cylindrical member is inserted into a socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket 3
- verb bayonet to stab or kill with a bayonet 3
- noun bayonet a detachable, daggerlike blade put on the muzzle end of a rifle, for hand-to-hand fighting 3
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Origin of bayonet
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < French baïonnette, after Bayonne in France (where the weapon was first made or used); see -ette
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Parts of speech for Bayonet
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bayonet popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bayonet
verb bayonet
- pierce — to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does.
- knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
- stab — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- spear — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- impale — to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
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