dagger — Dicionário de inglês

Substantivo

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

   Sinônimos

   dirkknife

   Exemplos

   Mais exemplos (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 †.

   Sinônimos

   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.

   Exemplos

   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

Substantivo

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

   Exemplos

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

Substantivo

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

   Sinônimos

   sticker

   Termos mais gerais

   knife

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

   Sinônimos

   obelisk

   Termos mais gerais

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