dagger

dagger is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general term: cf. Poniard, Stiletto, Bowie knife, Dirk, Misericorde, Anlace.
2. noun. A mark of reference in the form of a dagger [/]. It is the second in order when more than one reference occurs on a page; -- called also obelisk.
3. transitive verb. To pierce with a dagger; to stab.
4. noun. A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame.
5. noun. a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

   Synonyms: sticker

6. noun. a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

   Synonyms: obelisk

Synonyms

sticker, obelisk

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dagger:

gadger, ragged

Common word forms

daggers, daggered, daggering

Words from these letters

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