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dag·ger
 dagger
- pronunciation:
- dae
g
 r
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- phrases:
- look daggers at
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short, pointed, swordlike weapon with two sharp edges.
The assassin had a dagger hidden up his sleeve.He plunged the dagger into the heart of his enemy.
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| definition 2: |
in printing, a mark in the form of a cross, used esp. as a reference mark; obelisk.
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| related words: |
blade, knife |
| phrase: |
look daggers at |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
daggered, daggering, daggers |
| definition: |
to pierce with or as if with a dagger.
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