Noun: dagger
Pronunciation: (da-gu(r))
Dagger meaning:
- A short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing.
Synonyms: knife, sticker
Quotations: Chinese Proverbs – Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.
William Shakespeare – O happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.
Benito Mussolini – Let us have a dagger between our teeth, a bomb in our hands, and an infinite scorn in our hearts.
Sample sentences:
- He stabbed him with a dagger.
- Her words are as sharp as a dagger.
- I saw a combat with the dagger.