daggers
Short thrusting weapons
Daggers are short, pointed knives designed for stabbing.
The word extends to dagger-shaped symbols (†) used in typography, often to mark footnotes or indicate death dates.
To look daggers at someone is to glare with hostility.
To be at daggers drawn is to be in open conflict, ready to fight.
Flat cutting edge
- stilettoThin-bladed knife or heel
- dirkLong Scottish dagger
- knifeSharp cutting utensil
- sheathProtective blade covering
hilt · pommel · tang · crossguard · scabbard · steel · iron · bronze
Paid murderer of targets
- covertIntentionally concealed
- concealedMade invisible deliberately
- hiddenKept out of sight
- silentProducing no sound
cloak · shadow · ninja · spy · ambush · undercover · infiltrate · clandestine
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- BrutusRoman who killed Caesar
- IdesRoman calendar midpoint
intrigue · conspiracy · deception · plotting · assassination · Macbeth · sinister · danger
blade
Flat cutting edge
sheath · hilt · pommel · tang · crossguard · scabbard · steel · iron · bronze · sharpened
thrust
Forceful forward motion
stab · wound · penetrate · jab · slash · gash · lacerate · gouge · skewer · incise
assassin
Paid murderer of targets
silent · cloak · shadow · ninja · spy · ambush · undercover · infiltrate · clandestine · surreptitious
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- BrutusRoman who killed Caesar
Ides · intrigue · conspiracy · deception · plotting · assassination · Macbeth · sinister · danger · warning
scowl
Angry facial expression
hostility · contempt · disdain · menace · animosity · resentment · malice · spite · venom · loathing
knight
Honored mounted soldier
feudalism · heraldry · broadsword · chainmail · hauberk · mace · keep · moat · manor · paladin
- arms and armorswords, shields, helmets, axes, crossbows
- ancient weaponssword, swords, shield, shields, bow
- historical weaponsmusket, muskets, flintlock, flintlocks, pistols
- medieval armsswords, shields, axes, spears, bows
- Ren fairejousting, knights, mead, turkey legs, jesters
- Bronze Agebronze swords, bronze, bronze tools, bronze jewelry, bronze mirrors
daggersaffection
Warm emotional attachment
warmth · amity · friendship · cordiality · fondness
daggersswords
Edged fighting weapons
longswords · greatswords · claymores · broadswords · polearms
daggersshields
Protective barriers for defense
armor · helmets · breastplates · protective gear · gauntlets
- 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