dagger — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

   Sinonimi

   dirkknife

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   The dagger, under the title cultellum and misericorde, has been the constant companion of the sword, at least from the days of Edward I. and is mentioned in the statute of Winchester.

2. The typographical mark †.

   Sinonimi

   obeliskobelus

3. A point scored near the end of the game (clutch time) to take or increase the scorer's team lead, so that they are likely to win.

   Esempi

   His last-minute 3-point dagger silenced the criticism for his so-called failure to come up big in big moments.

Verbo

1. To pierce with a dagger; to stab.

2. To perform the daggering dance.

   Uso

   • Jamaica

Sostantivo

1. A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.

   Esempi

   DAGGER. A piece of timber that faces on to the poppets of the bilgeways, and crosses them diagonally , to keep them together

Sostantivo

1. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

   Sinonimi

   sticker

   Termini più generali

   knife

2. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used

   Sinonimi

   obelisk

   Termini più generali

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