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PONIARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
bodkin; poniard
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("poniard" is a kind of...):
dagger; sticker (a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing)
Derivation:
poniard (stab with a poniard)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they poniard ... he / she / it poniards
Past simple: poniarded
-ing form: poniarding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "poniard" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They want to poniard the prisoners
Derivation:
poniard (a dagger with a slender blade)