Meaning & use
dagger
A short knife with a pointed, double-edged blade, used as a weapon for stabbing.
See it in a sentence
The assassin hid a dagger beneath his cloak before entering the palace.
Archaeologists found a bronze dagger buried alongside the ancient warrior.
A note on using this word
A dagger is built for close-range stabbing rather than cutting, and 'look daggers at someone' means to glare with anger.
Words with a similar meaning
knifeblade
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