swords

NOUN

weapon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blade dagger saber

STRONG

backsword brand broadsword claymore creese cutlas cutlass dirk epee falchion foil hanger kris rapier sabre scimitar toledo

WEAK

bilbo curtana damascus blade estoc glaive scimiter smallsword spadroon

NOUN

saber

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blade dagger weapon

STRONG

bill brand cutlass epee foil rapier scimitar

WEAK

bilbo

Example Sentences

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Translating these nonwords into spoken words is a hurdle that should perhaps be avoided altogether.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2023

Researchers conducted online surveys in which Americans rated the humor value of 120,000 words and nonwords, then used computers to analyze the data.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 17, 2019

The summed bigram frequencies were averaged based on whether they were for incorrectly or correctly classified words or nonwords.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2012

Shown are the average summed bigram frequencies for words and nonwords that are correctly classified, and words and nonwords that are incorrectly classified.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2012

Discrimination can be made in this way, but there are other ways to discriminate between Grainger .’s words and nonwords.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 6, 2012