A sword with a handle or grip that is intended to be grasped with both hands.

Alternative form of Newton's flaming laser sword

simple past tense of fall on one's sword

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fall on one's sword

present participle of fall on one's sword

past participle of fall on one's sword

Synonym of double-edged sword: a benefit that is also a liability. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dual, edged, sword.

(idiomatic, metonymically) More influence and power can be usurped by writing than by fighting.

(philosophy) A philosophical razor which states that what cannot be settled by experiment is not worth debating.

A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer. / A person who fights with a sword. / (informal) A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.