weapon vs blade

blade vs weapon

weapon and blade both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weapon	Yes	No	No	No
blade	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, blade is a hyponym of weapon; that is, blade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weapon:

weapon: any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
blade: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Other hyponyms of weapon include bow, bow and arrow, brass knuckles, brass knucks, knuckle duster, knuckles, knucks, fire ship, flamethrower, gun, knife, light arm, missile, missile, projectile, slasher, sling, lance, shaft, spear, stun baton, stun gun, brand, steel, sword, hatchet, tomahawk, W.M.D., weapon of mass destruction, WMD, Greek fire, pole weapon, polearm, repulsor.

weapon (noun)	blade (noun)
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting	the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
a means of persuading or arguing	a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
	flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water
	the part of the skate that slides on the ice
	a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)
	a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
	something long and thin resembling a blade of grass
	a dashing young man
	especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

Difference between weapon and blade

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.