poniard vs dagger
dagger vs poniardponiard and dagger both are nouns.
poniard is a verb but dagger is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| poniard | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| dagger | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
dagger is a hypernym of
poniard; that is, dagger is a
word with a broader meaning than poniard:
- poniard: a dagger with a slender blade
- dagger: a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing
Other hypernyms of poniard include
sticker.
| poniard (noun) | dagger (noun) |
|---|---|
| a dagger with a slender blade | a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing |
| a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used |
| poniard (verb) | dagger (verb) |
|---|---|
| stab with a poniard |
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