unsheathing
Pulling sword out
Unsheathing is the act of drawing something from its protective covering, most often a sword or blade from its sheath: The knight's unsheathing of his sword silenced the room.
The word extends to anything revealed or deployed after being concealed: the unsheathing of claws, the unsheathing of a new policy.
Create with pencil
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- swordHilted fighting blade
- katanaCurved Japanese fighting blade
- rapierSlender dueling blade
scabbard · fencing · dueling · steel · thrust · parry · riposte · foil
Act of removing
- scabbardProtective case for blades
- holsterSidearm carrying case
- releaseTo let go
- slideSmooth continuous movement
pull · removal · freeing · liberation · detachment · disengage · emergence
Act of first revealing
- exposureState of being unprotected
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
unmasking · emergence · manifestation · display · presentation · showing · flash · glint
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- brandishWave something menacingly
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
hostility · warrior · glare · bravado · swagger · confrontation · challenge · display
Arranging things in advance
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- poisedCalm and controlled
- armedCarrying weapons
primed · quickdraw · activation · deployment · reflexes · stance · vigilance · mobilization
Ceremonial set of actions
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- knightingConferring knighthood formally
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
initiation · presentation · dubbing · dedication · consecration · pageantry · tradition · enthronement
draw
Create with pencil
rapier · scabbard · fencing · dueling · steel · thrust · parry · riposte · foil · sabre
extraction
Act of removing
slide · pull · removal · freeing · liberation · detachment · disengage · emergence
unveiling
Act of first revealing
- exposureState of being unprotected
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
revelation · unmasking · emergence · manifestation · display · presentation · showing · flash · glint · gleam
menace
Source of potential harm
- threatIndication of potential harm
- brandishWave something menacingly
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
dominance · hostility · warrior · glare · bravado · swagger · confrontation · challenge · display · posturing
preparation
Arranging things in advance
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- poisedCalm and controlled
armed · primed · quickdraw · activation · deployment · reflexes · stance · vigilance · mobilization · trigger
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- knightingConferring knighthood formally
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
inauguration · initiation · presentation · dubbing · dedication · consecration · pageantry · tradition · enthronement · accolade
- weapon drawsfast draw, quick draw, presentation
- knife skillsknife grip, pinch grip, claw grip, chopping, slicing
unsheathingsheathing
Protective outer layer
holstering · encasing · covering · stowing · putting away
unsheathingsheathing
Protective outer layer
holstering · securing · standing down · disarming · putting away
unsheathinghiding
Staying out of sight
concealing · withdrawing · suppressing · masking · veiling
sheath, sheathed, sheaths, sheathing, sheathe, unsheathe, unsheathed, unsheathes, unsheath