sword
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishswordsword /sɔːd $ sɔːrd/ ●●○ noun [countable]1
KILLa weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle2 → a/the sword of Damocles3 → put somebody to the sword4 → turn/beat swords into ploughshares → cross swords (with somebody), → double-edged swordExamples from the Corpussword• Kruger's sword shook slightly as the dart struck his arm.• Setting one foot upon Asterion, he gripped the sword, twisted it, and pulled the blade free of the wound.• The sword was later recovered from a long forgotten underground lair by a combined expedition of Dwarfs and Men.Origin sword Old English sweord
KILLa weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle2 → a/the sword of Damocles3 → put somebody to the sword4 → turn/beat swords into ploughshares → cross swords (with somebody), → double-edged swordExamples from the Corpussword• Kruger's sword shook slightly as the dart struck his arm.• Setting one foot upon Asterion, he gripped the sword, twisted it, and pulled the blade free of the wound.• The sword was later recovered from a long forgotten underground lair by a combined expedition of Dwarfs and Men.Origin sword Old English sweord- play a gig
- play a hose on
- play a hose/light on something
- play a important part in
- play a joke on
- play a joke/trick/prank on somebody
- play a light on
- play a part
- play a part
- play a part etc
- play a part/role
- play a prank on
- play a prominent part
- play a prominent part in
- play a prominent part/role (in something)
- play a prominent role
- play a prominent role in
- play a record etc
- play a record/CD/tape etc
- play a role
- play a role etc
- play a role/part/character etc
- play a tape etc
- play a trick on
- play a waiting game