All dagger synonyms

noun dagger

• blade — The blade of a knife, axe, or saw is the edge, which is used for cutting.
• bayonet — A bayonet is a long, sharp blade that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon.
• sword — 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.
• cutlass — A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
• poniard — a small, slender dagger.
• stylet — a stiletto or dagger.
• switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
• stiletto — a short dagger with a blade that is thick in proportion to its width.
• bodkin — a blunt large-eyed needle used esp for drawing tape through openwork
• dirk — a male given name, form of Derek.
• anlace — a medieval short dagger with a broad tapering blade
• sidearm — with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground: to pitch sidearm.
• skean — a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
• knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.