sword > define

noun

• A cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
  • synonyms: blade, brand, steel

• (n.) Destruction by the sword or in battle; war; dissension.
• (n.) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
• (n.) Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment or of authority and power.
• (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the general term, including the small sword, rapier, saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.
• (n.) The military power of a country.