sword

«sword» in Mova's school dictionary: a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle (a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sword, swords)

meaning for a pupil

A sword is a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle (a hilt), used long ago for fighting. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons knights, Romans, Vikings and samurai fought with swords. In stories and legends heroes have famous swords, like King Arthur's Excalibur. In everyday life children play with toy or foam swords, and «sword fighting» is the sport of fencing. Phrases: «draw a sword», «sword fight», «cross swords» (argue), «double-edged sword» (something good and bad at once), «swordfish».

examples

• The knight drew his sword. tree →
• Excalibur was King Arthur's magic sword. tree →
• Roman soldiers carried short swords. tree →
• We had a sword fight with foam swords. tree →
• The pirate waved his sword. tree →
• A swordfish has a long pointed nose like a sword. tree →
• Real swords are sharp and dangerous, not toys. tree →
• Petru stopped and lowered his sword. tree →

note

The w is silent: said «sord». Plural: swords. Do not confuse with «sward» or «word». Safety: never play with real blades.

In the corpora

• Each animal got «a belt... and then a sword... and then a cutlass on the other side to balance it.
• The prophet Isaiah dreamed of a world where the wolf lives with the lamb and swords are beaten into ploughshares.
• And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword.
• And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
• And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sword» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.