a weapon with a long metal blade (= sharp cutting part) and a handle. to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out of/put it into its cover). Extra Examples.

a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out/put it into its cover)

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sword. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb sword. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

(plural swordsmen /ˈsɔːdzmən/ /ˈsɔːrdzmən/ ) (usually used with an adjective) a person who fights with a sword.

Definition of swordplay noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ...

swordsmanship noun /ˈsɔːdzmənʃɪp/ /ˈsɔːrdzmənʃɪp/ [uncountable] skill in fighting with a sword.

Beat swords into ploughshares devote resources to peaceful rather than warlike ends; with biblical allusion to Isaiah 2:4 and Micah 4:3.

weapon · ​. an object such as a knife, gun, bomb, etc. that is used for fighting or attacking somebody · ​something such as knowledge, words, actions, etc. that ...

Edited by: Tony Deverson and Graeme Kennedy. Publisher: Oxford University Press. Print Publication Date: 2005. Print ISBN-13: 9780195584516.