hilt
/hɪlt
/noun
The handle of a weapon or tool, especially a sword, dagger, or knife.Quad's hands gripped sword hilts, cueing Mack to bring his rifle to a firing position....
- Lodge put his sunglasses on and stood up, his hand gripped around the hilt of his weapon.
- Veon frowned but said nothing, his hand gripping the hilt of his sword tightly.
Synonyms
handle, haft, handgrip, grip, shaft, shank, stock, helve
Phrases
(up) to the hilt
Derivatives
hilted
[in combination]: a cross-hilted sword
Origin
Old English hilt, hilte, of Germanic origin.
Rhymes
- rationalizer
- rationally
- rational mechanics
- rationalness
- rational philosophy
- rationate
- rationative
- ration book
- ration card
- ration carrier
- ration coupon
- rationless
- ration pack
- ration sheep
- ration stamp
- ration strength
- ration ticket
- Rat Islands
- ratissage
- ratite
- rat-kangaroo
- rat-killing
- rat king
- rat labor
- rat labour