dagger
Short thrusting weapon
A dagger is a short knife with a pointed blade, designed for stabbing.
Unlike swords, daggers are typically held close and used in tight quarters.
The word carries associations with treachery and assassination—daggers are concealed, then drawn at close range.
To look daggers at someone is to glare with hostility.
In printing, a dagger (†) is a reference mark, often indicating a footnote or that a person is deceased.
Flat cutting edge
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- stilettoThin-bladed knife or heel
- krisWavy-bladed Indonesian dagger
- poniardSlim-bladed stabbing weapon
shiv · tanto · kukri · rondel · bodkin · hilt · scabbard · sheath
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- BrutusRoman who killed Caesar
Macbeth · Judas · conspiracy · intrigue · espionage · double-cross · subterfuge · sedition
Flat cutting edge
- pointedTapering to a tip
- stabbingWounding with a blade
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- thrustForceful forward motion
edge · tip · keen · tapered · honed · whetted · razor-sharp · double-edged
blade
Flat cutting edge
poniard · shiv · tanto · kukri · rondel · bodkin · hilt · scabbard · sheath · pommel
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- assassinationMurder of a prominent figure
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
Brutus · Macbeth · Judas · conspiracy · intrigue · espionage · double-cross · subterfuge · sedition · deception
blade
Flat cutting edge
thrust · edge · tip · keen · tapered · honed · whetted · razor-sharp · double-edged · lethal
hidden
Kept out of sight
covert · secreted · strapped · tucked · compact · discreet · pocket · disguised · undercover · assassin
obelisk
Tapering stone monument
- typographicOf printed letter design
- footnoteCitation at page bottom
- annotationAdded explanatory comment
symbol · glyph · character · mark · indicator · cross · pilcrow
- kniveschef's knife, pocket knife, utility knife, steak knife, boning knife
- weaponsknife, gun, sword, swords, rifle
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- bladed weaponssword, stiletto, sabre, broadsword, knife
- bladesblade, edge, knife, razor blade, cutting edge
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
daggersword
Hilted fighting blade
longsword · greatsword · claymore · broadsword · spear
daggerolive branch
Symbol of reconciliation
white flag · peace offering · handshake · embrace · caress
- cloak and daggerInvolving secrecy and intrigue
- shoot daggersStare with intense hostility
- look daggersStare with intense hostility
- looking daggersStaring with fierce hostility
- looked daggersStared with intense hostility
- stare daggersGlare with intense hostility